Fewer & Better: The Staple

Fewer & Better: The Staple

Sharing My Wardrobe Staples List

Learning how to love my closet again

Sarah | Fewer & Better
Nov 20, 2023
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One of my goals when I started my blog was to figure out what I actually wear. I’ve been fortunate enough to have inherited a frankly tremendous amount of beautiful pieces, and of course I’ve purchased pieces of my own along the way. Over the years, I realized that I was just overwhelmed with stuff. This isn’t a unique phenomenon–our culture seems to emphasize more more more at an exponential increase. And while I do think I’m a maximalist in certain ways (decorating being the case in point), there’s maximalism when everything is loved and useful, and there’s maximalism when you’re simply buried. I wasn’t quite buried, but there were a lot of things to sort through, and I knew I needed to get things in hand. Today I’m sharing how I started my wardrobe staples process—and I have upcoming posts sharing how you can get started, too.

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