This assignment made me catalog my closet a way in
which I never have before. I realized that I do wear a good chunk of my
wardrobe during the process. My closet is compiled mostly of tops; I have a lot
of tank tops, t-shirts and sweaters-roughly around 100. I realized that many
could see that as being excessive but I frequently make sure that I use
everything I have in my closet. I do not keep many pieces that I rarely wear. I
believe in the thought that in order to bring more clothes in you have to kick
some out.
The other main items that compile my wardrobe
are pants. I have around 20 pairs in different colors, materials and prints.
Other than that I have around 10 dresses, jackets and pairs of shorts. I realized
most of my clothes were made in places like Indonesia, Guatemala, Bangladesh
and of course China. A lot of my tops were made in third world countries. That
came to no surprise for me considering all we have learned in class. Most of my
clothes were purchased from fast fashion retailers so I expected those countries
on the labels. This has become the reality of the present day fashion market
whether we, the consumers, are ok with it or not.
I would say around 95% of my closet was bought new
and around 5% were gifts. I do not have any second hand items. That being said I
do have a separate excessive amount of promotional “free t-shirts” from high
school. That is the most unnecessary part of my wardrobe.
I am not shocked about how much I own. I would
have guessed it were around this much. I think my consumption can always be
decreased because I do not realistically need any more clothes to survive. Consciously
consuming is never a bad thing. I would like to become more educated as to
where my shirts are coming from and what they are made from in the future. I think
my consumption patterns can be improved in those ways along with trying to find
clothing that was ethically made.
