Courtney CarverProject 333: The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really is So Much More

I give this book 5 ⭐️s because I think everyone can learn from this challenge and it helps the planet which is a plus.•••Key notes 🔑1. The average woman owns $550 dollars in clothing that has never been worn. We wear 20% of our clothing 80% of the time, yet 100% of our wardrobe gets 100% of our attention, emotion, space, and time.2. Project 333 is a minimalist fashion challenge where you dress with only 33 items – including clothing, accessories, jewelry, and shoes – for three months.3. Money, time, space, clarity and freedom are a few things that most people gain as a result of dressing with less and trying this closet challenge.4. As a guide you start with 21 articles of clothing, six accessories, two pieces of jewelry and four pairs of shoes5. Stuff and shopping won’t make you feel better.6. The world now consumes about 8 billion new pieces of clothing every year.7. 95% of discarded clothing can be recycled or Upcycled8. The amount of water used in apparel production each year is enough to fill 32 million Olympic size swimming pools. Meanwhile, 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water.9. By extending the life of your clothing by an additional nine months you can reduce your carbon, Water, and waste footprints by 20 to 30% each.10. Clothing made from conventional polyester can take up to 200 years to decompose in the landfill.11. Making a pair of jeans uses the same amount of water as flushing a toilet for three years.12. The average American woman wears 20% of her wardrobe.13. The average annual clothing consumption per person in the US is 65 garments, According to the American Apparel and Footwear Association. That’s an entirely new wardrobe every year.14. The most eco-friendly thing you can do is consume less by using what you have. Use it all the way up, and when it’s time to replace it, consider the following questions: 1) where is it made? 2) how is it made? 3) what is it made of? 4) is it timeless and made to last, so I’ll be able to wear it for years to come? 5) do I already have something similar in my closet?15. Deciding what to wear causes decision fatigue implement one or more of these decision free recommendations 1) create a uniform 2) dress monochromatically 3) Shop less16. By choosing what to wear from a small capsule wardrobe, you’ll get to wear your favorite things every day and eliminate decision fatigue.17. Fear will tell you that you’ll never have enough. When you finish this challenge, you can tell fear that you do. The realization that you need way less than you think to be happy will change your life in the most amazing ways.18. If you aren’t quite ready to jump into a Capsule wardrobe, here are a few ways to test the waters. These ideas will help you begin the experience of dressing with less: 1) eliminate accessories 2) wear are your favorite colors 3) keep all your clothes in one place 4) identify your favorite outfits 5) keep only one size in your closet 6) don’t buy for your capsule wardrobe

Traveling for business has made me travel with less however personal travel I may bring more. Hmmm. All clothing or dressing being equal I can across the board travel with less. I have decreased my closet but I feel it increasing with items my sister thinks I need. I work to give away as I receive.

At first I thought 33 articles of clothing? That's crazy! But if you look at the clothes you wear each week it comes out to about 33 give or take. Many of us tend to wear the same small number of pieces all the time. The key is identifying them. I don't think jewelry and accessories should be included. Courtney does say to adapt as you see fit so that is my advice.

Project 333 is the perfect way simplify your closet, streamline your morning routine, stop shopping for stuff you don't need or don't even really want, and reclaim hours of your life. This book is about way more than fashion. Please don't just think this a fashion challenge. Project 333 is a tool for getting your life back to how you want to live it or making meaningful positive changes.Courtney Carver brilliantly shows us how the items in our closet impact our lives every single day. She delves into reasons why all the stuff got in the closet in the first place, how to remove it, how to stop cluttering up your closet again, and all the emotions in between. If you're looking to lighten up your life please give this book a try. You will be amazed at how much your closet really is impacting your daily life.Project 333 is a great book to help you to break the cycle of donating/selling/discarding/recycling items out of your closet only to clutter up your closet again in the future. Courtney Carver teaches us how to break up with the emotions caused by clutter and how to move forward. In addition to clearly outlining the rules of Project 333 & how to modify them if need be, she explains how setting boundaries in your closet can positively impact your life. She also shares her very relatable story along the way. With her signature heart, caring, and candor Courtney Carver will teach you how to challenge your relationship with fashion and simplify your life.If you are looking to completely overhaul your relationship with fashion, clutter, shopping, and make long lasting changes in your life this is the book for you!

This is such a great concept. I’ve been practicing it off and on for years and highly recommend it. Maybe not for everyone, but if the idea appeals to you I think you’ll really enjoy the book. It is well written and is a good guide to transforming the way you think about your clothing and what’s in your closet. For me it has added to peace, contentment, beauty and joy in my life.

Basically, the author explains that minimalism is cool, the project is cool, and when it's sold and you're ready for the details, she starts speaking about meditation. Not good.In a book about fashion challenge I actually expect content about fashion. And challenge itself. Not an essay about philosophical or otherwise merits of minimalism in general.Project seems cool though, pity we learn almost nothing about it from this book.