Would it be stupid to throw all my clothes away?

[GiraffeObsessedBaby]

I'm 8 months pp after having my first child. My shape has completely changed. I'm plus size so a lot of clothes don't fit anymore due to shape change.

I'm sick of my wardrobe of clothes. We have built in wardrobes and four "doors" plus a drawer unit and 3 storage boxes are full of clothes and there's only about 5 sorry outfits I wear on rotation.

I'm going back to work next month and I hate all my old work clothes.

I'm just so fed up. I've spent the last few days looking at clothes online and I'm so ridiculously tempted to just get two big boxes and a roll of bin bags and pull everything out into sell or bin piles then just go out and buy a capsule wardrobe to tide me over and start again slowly when I can afford bits.

Has anyone done this? Is it just tiredness and hormones messing with my head?

I did this a few months ago with my underwear and I'm SO glad I did. So much happier. But I don't know if doing it with ALL my clothes is sheer lunacy or genius lol

I'd just go for it!! give yourself a fresh start. You can always buy new clothes. Maybe sell some and get some money to buy new ones if you're worried about cost etc.

Thank you! Glad to know someone else doesn't think I'm crazy. My mum just said not to be stupid. My husband laughed and said if I wanted to he'd help me buy a capsule wardrobe. I'd definitely put some stuff up for sale as it's barely worn (if at all definitely still some tags on some things shhh!!)

My shape also changed completely and my rib cage expanded. The doctor told me it wouldn’t go back. It did, but not until a couple of years after having my last child.

I had ditched almost all of my ill-fitting clothes after the doctor’s verdict that my size had got bigger for good. Do I regret it? Fuck no! What would I want with a bunch of old clothes that had been in storage for 6 years?

Keep some things aside until you’re sure it’s not the upheaval and hormones talking but frankly I’ve never looked back. Even now I don’t have many clothes, but I love everything I do have.

I literally just did it this past weekend. 4 full binbags of clothes and accessories went out the door to the charity shop and I feel so much better. Over time I will probably find myself needing to replace something but to be honest so much of what I binned was outdated cuts, fabrics or didn't fit me well even to start off with (even if I thought they were timeless classics - most of the time they weren't!!)

I did the Konmari thing where you put every single piece of clothing in heaps on the bed and then edit by clothing type - so look at all your jeans - then all your jumpers - then all your tops etc etc and just keep the ones you truly love.

My whole wardrobe will now fit in a large suitcase and it feels great.

ooh yes just buy yourself a few select pieces that you absolutely love instead. pure comfort and quality. much better than having a load of old clothes that don't fit and make you feel worse!!! Just looking at them is annoying isn't it??

Ah thank you ladies! So good to hear from someone whose done it!

@ICanOnlyLaugh yes my rib cage has gone so boxy and huge now! And my waist has dropped almost two inches. So clothes I loved on me before now look totally wrong. I'm not a fashionista or anything but over the years I've started to become happier in my own skin and like the way I look instead of judging my weight constantly berating myself. Now I'm totally lost and it's scaring me a bit. Hoping a fresh start will help me start to build up some confidence again.

Ooh @Xiaoxiong that's a good way to do it! Thank you!

I'd get rid of stuff you definitely can't stand, and for the stuff you're not sure of, bag up and put somewhere. For you've not gone down that bag in a year, get rid. I say this as I've made some rash binning decisions in the past!

Yep @flaofno I'm not a tidy minimalist person I like my "stuff" but I'm so sick of looking at all these clothes I don't wear! Some of them I still love but they don't fit and don't suit me and I've been getting so mad - why are they here then?!?! Lol that's why I was worried it was hormones

Thank you @Passthecake30 I've sort of done that inadvertently this year. I put some "overflow" dresses in my sons wardrobe and I've only taken two out in over a year so to me that says something.

Also remember Giraffe that by getting rid of them you are making space for new and beautiful things to come into your life (and wardrobe). I love thinking of a purge like that. It's not only on a physical level but somehow on a spiritual or deeper level it's so cleansing and purging. you will get the energy flowing again in your home and life... (I'm a bit into feng shui and this is one of the principles!). Also on a psychological level you are also shedding excess baggage, so this may reflect on a personal level with the weight as well.