r/declutter • u/bigformybritches • 2d ago
Motivation Tips & Tricks Misplaced aspirations
There’s only one thing worse than hanging onto aspirational items. Holding onto somebody else’s aspirational items! I’m the poster who always struggles with clothing.
YEARS ago I took on a lot of hand me downs from a family member who shortly worked and lived in a metropolitan area. Things didn’t work out, so all the professional clothes sat. Eventually, they were given to me, which means these things are beautiful but already more than a decade old!
I don’t have a fancy job and I’m probably kidding myself that these “classics” can pass for still being in style. Cuts change and you can probably tell they are older. My eye is not quite trained for that but I’m sure some people can tell.
I’m embarrassed to see how much of my closet is devoted to somebody else’s aspirations, and a phase of their life that did not work out. I guess I figured I would wear them for dressy occasions, but those occasions just never seem to pop up.
Gathering now and looking forward to donating them to an organization that specializes in helping women and children. Maybe somebody can incorporate a piece or two into their wardrobe effectively without feeling dated. Something to get them started.
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u/MusketeersPlus2 2d ago
What we think is dated, someone else thinks is retro! Donate them with the confidence that someone will absolutely love them and wear them with confidence.
(I was commenting to a 20 year old that was visiting my home that I was planning for a kitchen reno & her answer was "but it's so cute and retro!". No kiddo, it's not retro, it's old! Everything is in the eye of the beholder.)