A video on a wardrobe is something that
we never really thought we will make,
because fashionable or stylish aren't the
first things that come to mind when you
think of us. And so, this video isn’t about style, instead, the emphasis is on
“minimalist”. But that too, is surprising, because we used to own, conservatively
speaking, twice to thrice the amount of clothes that we have now. But despite
previously owning a ton of clothes, we always found ourselves rumbling through
our wardrobe, feeling like we didn’t have anything to wear. It’s a real first-world
problem, but it’s one that we’re pretty sure we’re not alone in facing. So
during the process of moving into our new space, we took a good hard look at our
clothes, donated and recycled a good chunk of them, and ended up with this semi-
decluttered wardrobe. But just a little context on two things
that play a huge part in shaping our wardrobe. First, is the climate. The
weather in Singapore is hot and humid all year round. Second, is the nature of
our work and our work from home lifestyle. These two factors combined
means that we get to choose the clothes that we WANT to wear,
rather than having clothes that we need to wear. And so our choice of clothing
tends to be light and comfortable.
We don’t accessorize. But simply putting on a nice watch helps us inch slightly
closer to looking effortless, rather than “no effort”.
Fun fact, you don’t see too many pieces with buttons, because HL has Koumpounophobia, which is a fear
of buttons. It’s the most ridiculous thing.
All in all, our style, if we even have any, can be described as just simple and comfortable. While some people will label
it as boring, we prefer to call it “socially tactical”. The clothes in our
wardrobe will definitely not help us stand out in a crowd, but as introverts,
that's exactly the way we like it.
To us, having a minimalist wardrobe isn't about having as few pieces of clothing
as possible, ruthlessly discarding anything that we no longer love. It's
more about being content, not adding to our collection mindlessly, and making the
most of the stuff that we already have, even if they are imperfect decisions
from the past.
We also learned a few things about
ourselves. Much of the clothes that we gave away were clothes that we thought
would look good on us, because they looked good on someone else. We all want to look
good, but we realized that fashion just isn’t the best avenue for us to express
ourselves. Dressing up’s supposed to be an enjoyable process, but for me, it was
always a stressful event because I make the most atrocious decisions when I try
to be more adventurous with my outfits. So having a plain wardrobe helps bring
back a bit of that fun for me. And for all the blandness in the way I dress, I’d
like to think that I more than make up for it with my abundance in personality.
Quick shoutout to Nordgreen. What really
stood out to us were their efforts when
it comes to sustainability and social
responsibility. We are proud to be a
partner and we'll be talking about them
more in the future.
