I watched documentaries like ‘The True Cost’ and ‘Minimalism’ and that – combined with my own experience in the fast fashion industry – was it for me.
I first became aware of the capsule wardrobe system in 2015. I learned about it through Caroline Joy, author of the blog Un-fancy. She wrote all about this way of building your wardrobe based on slow fashion principles, and right away I was intrigued to try it out myself. I was working as a designer in the commercial fashion industry at the time, and I was fed up even just few years after graduating and getting my first real job. I knew in my heart pretty early on, that it wasn’t how I saw myself contributing to the fashion industry. I watched documentaries like ‘The True Cost’ and ‘Minimalism’ and that – combined with my own experience in the fast fashion industry – was it for me. Trying a capsule wardrobe and decluttering our home Konmari-style started out as a personal experiment, I was on a journey to free myself from excess stuff. A journey that I then decided to share on my blog, Use Less, which has now turned into my fulltime job. I learned the art of limitation in more ways than one, and allowed myself to miss out and commit more. Because you know what happens when you commit to things in life? You find more freedom. So as I made peace with my wardrobe, I started making peace with myself and my life.