The love birds are chirping, flower buds are blossoming and my allergies are killing me. As the weather warms and I blow my nose into a box of Kleenex, I decide to purge my closet under the guise of spring cleaning. So I pull out the hefty bag and start looking at my closet and its contents.
It's a meditative experience since it's an opportunity to take a good strong look at who you were, who you are and who you want to be. There's a tattered Moschino t-shirt with a large image of a Pagliacci clown figure hugging a shopping bag for dear life that I've had for several years. It should go in the trash bag and it's something I wouldn't wear out in public, but it's the last piece of clothing I have from the college wardrobe my parents bought for me for my freshman year. It's been recycled into a sleeping shirt.
The beige cotton Sisley suit with the four buttons that perfectly captures a used car salesman makes a quick jump into the donation bin...there must be a Toyota car dealer waiting for this. Wait, the pants with the side button details still fit. Maybe the suit pants will have to make an amicable split from the blazer.
White Gucci pantent leather loafers which I wore only with black skinny jeans which already left the plantation will go along with the G-Star coat I forgot I had and haven't worn since a Bush was in the White House. This goes on for another hour of trying things on and making Judge Judy decisions on the spot whether a pair of pants has committed a crime against fashion humanity and deserves the death penalty. But at the end, I realize that my sense of style is growing up. With less time spent exploring the hottest underground clubs and more time finding new underground restaurants, my style is more casual than trying too hard to get noticed by a bouncer behind a velvet rope.
If I can do it, you can too.
YES: Live green and recycle. Keep the clothes and accessories that have a potential for an after life. Just remember that socks and underwear can't be recycled.
NO: If you haven't lost the 10 pounds you've been meaning to lose for the last 5 years, you won't be losing it in the next 5. Say aloha to that muscle shirt that makes a case that men can get pregnant versus showing off your bulging biceps.
MAYBE: You can keep the things that you absolutely can't part with until you find a suitable replacement. You can't part with your favorite raincoat until you find one exactly like it. It's just one of those things. Now go forth and spring forward.
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