I have been meaning to make a YouTube video on my summer Project 333 Wardrobe. Since we are half way through summer, I figured I should at least write a blog post about it. So here we are!
For those of you who don’t know, Project 333 is a concept/challenge created by Author Courtney Carver in her blog and book of the same name, “Project 333: The Minimalist Fashion Challenge That Proves Less Really is So Much More” Which you can pick up here.
Basically the challenge is this: Choose only 33 items of clothing to wear for 3 months. Count every item of clothing as well as accessories excluding only — pajamas, underwear, workout clothes, work uniforms (say you wear khaki pants and a polo for work each day but not on your off days), sentimental jewelry (wedding ring and/or some piece you wear every single day - for me it’s a necklace my grandfather wore).
All the rest of your clothes that you don’t use as part of your 33 have to get put in a box, sealed, and put out of sight in your attic, basement, etc. At the end of the three month stint, you can go and open the box to choose your new 33 items. Or (and this is encouraged) if you don’t really need anything new to wear and can’t even remember what’s in the box, you can take it straight to Good Will or Salvation Army or wherever you take your old clothes. It’s much easier to minimize and let go with out of sight out of mind stuff!
I have been working with this style of capsule wardrobe system for about 2 years now with my first attempt documented in this video on my YouTube channel. I do plan to make a new video about this subject on my channel at some point… maybe when fall comes around?
But without further ado, here is my current wardrobe listed out. Notice I came in under 33 items this time around! I’ve linked to each product in case you want to pick it up for yourself. Some of them are discontinued so I wasn’t able to link to them.
Project 333 Summer Wardrobe 2022 Edition
Shoes
Pants
Blue Shorts — Target
Shirts
Pink Pocket — H&M
Grey Pocket — H&M
Blue Pocket — H&M
Khaki Bagel Pocket — Bacon Street Bagels Lynchburg
Black Speckled — H&M
Waves — Old Navy
Space-Time Continuum — Old Navy
National Parks — Old Navy
Outerwear
Kahki Hoodie — H&M
Raincoat Black — Northface
Accessories
Blue Hat — Drift Coffee
Khaki Hat — Drift Coffee
Silicone Band — Bible Memory Project (Current is Galatians 6:1)
Misc. Not Counted in 33
Necklace
Wedding Ring
2-3 Button Downs for Church
3 Suits for special occasions/work
Underwear
Socks
Pajamas
Workout Clothes
I’d love to hear if you have tried this challenge before or if you’d like to start, I wanna hear how picking out your items goes. Let me know in the comments, or write me a note directly at spencerscottpugh@gmail.com. Good luck!