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#SML (Not-so) Minimalist Fashion: An Intermezzo

Been a while, huh? I have wanted to talk about this since months ago, yes, you read it right, months with “s”, referring how long it was. I will just start it all now I guess.

Check your closet now! See and count how many clothing pieces you have! A lot? Not really?

Well, you don’t have to give me the answer right now. I believe it’s you, yourself who need the answer. Let’s reflect on how much we spent or how often we used each and every piece of those. Again, it's not for me you shall answer, it’s you, and obviously I also need to give myself those answers.

I did not know when or how it all begins, but if you have been to my place or talked to me, you will notice a thing or two about “my clothing habits”. I love shopping and spending time picking what to purchase, but I did not always end up buying that even-though I did not limit myself at all I promise. I was very picky in every purchase not because I did not find the cute top or minimalist bottom, nor a pink little stationary and rose-pink jewelry. (Yes, I just describe my type of favorite items to you, Readers! :3). Automatically, without me realizing, my brain not only started to calculate but also analyze deep down. The legit discussion that I tried to guess happening on my brain are:

Do I need this? Do I like this? Is the color belongs to my personal color palette? Do I have the same color in this fashion category? Do I want to spend this much on this purchase? Do I have it on my monthly budget? Well, I think they are all most of those.

I did try to always grant myself an appreciation since I know myself work hard, which also a thing I like to tell my friends about, appreciate, and say thanks to yourself. I will talk about this later, on different occasions. So, yes, let me repeat, I did always give budget on my self-entertainment as I noted on my monthly financial plan and report. I aim for myself to go shopping or just basically make myself happy. And like I said, I love shopping and so I think it’s suitably right to be on the list.

But anew, after I get attracted by a thing, a top, a skirt, artsy stuff, or whatever, my Megamind naturally works without a delay. It is not my soul, I believe. After hours in the shopping mall, I could just wrap up buying nothing since the stuff that my sight wanted to have is not approved by my intellectual organ. 

Those many questions (listed before) need all to be answered with the confident yes, not maybe. Yet what shocking me the most is, my heart just let the brain work. It seems welcoming that decision. Alright, you may start making an inquiry now to me on why I would talk to you about this. Hmm, I have no exact response to your why honestly. LOL.

I am not trying to dictate you all to push your sense to copy mine, cause as much as I maybe want it, it will never happen, right? I ain't have the freedom to do so. Just in case. Yup, just in case. (I love the term and use it a lot, I know.)

Just in case you, who read this, are actually on the state of confusion about why your closet is so full, or why you spent too much on clothing, why it's so hard to make a single fashion purchase, or why it's so hard to arrange your closet or any point that one can think of and surely relate to this.

I would like to remind you of a situation I would always try to remind myself of every single stuff I have. All of the items we have will be examined in the Afterlife, and for everything you own, you will be responsible till the death bring you back to God. Yes, this statement may only be applicable if you trust religion and if you have faith that you are created by the Almighty for a reason.

There are definitely a lot-of topics and titles coming up on my brain monitor literally while finishing this one right now, but I think I will just give a full-stop here. I may see you in another post! Thank you for giving me the most precious thing in your life, your time.

May this talk is transferred to you well! I will come up with a new post about the tips on "not-so-minimalist wardrobe rules". Hopefully soon! InsyaaAllah!

Know that you’re loved, KL, August 2020 SLS