Back to basics

Most of what I've brought with me to my parents' home is clothes. So I have developed a strategy to deal with the excess. Going to organize my wardrobe with a view to pairing it down naturally. What do I mean by this, you ask? Well, let me try to explain.

Going to look at each piece and gauge at what stage of life it is at present. Those clothes (and accessories) which are nearing “retirement” will be given pride of place. The intention of it being that I'll “finish them off” all the sooner and so will reduce the volume of clothes in an intelligent manner.

Case in point: of the 16 pairs of jeans I own, there will be 2 or 3 on very frequent rotation. Those 2 or 3 being those that are in worst shape. Same with the flat sandals that I love using come summer. There are about 3 pairs that are already 5 years old and are growing increasingly thin. Those will be the ones I try to get the most wear out of when the temperature rises. Meanwhile, I am working hard on two pairs of textile ballerinas with nonrenewable soles. I'm wondering which will come first – the hole in the sole or the one caused by the thumbs wanting to cut loose?

Ofcourse, all this process must involve creating covetable stylings too! Otherwise it simply wouldn't be ecocheek or fun ;-) So watch this space for further developments in this area.

P.S. The photo I've chosen to illustrate this is actually a vintage original of my own making back in the fun days of college when I'd spend hours developing photos in B&W in the dark room. Loved the mix of art and mathematics that that was. Needless to confirm that that particular white shirt is long gone. It too, was used “to death”.