Favorite Clothes of a Minimalist

Favorite Clothes of a Minimalist “Look at all those fancy clothes, but these gonna keep us warm just like those.” â€"Jack Johnson What does a minimalist wear? I’m surprised I get this question as often as I doâ€"as if people expect to see me walking around in a loinclothâ€"but, given the many misconceptions surrounding minimalism, it’s a valid question. Simply, a minimalist wears their favorite clothes every day. Most days I wear jeans, a teeshirt, and a pair of boots. Or, when I feel like it, I wear a crisp white button-up shirt, jeans, a blazer, colorful socks, and a clean pair of dress shoes. (I avoid logos because I refuse to be a walking billboard.) I don’t have many clothes now, and I still go to the Goodwill a few times a month to donate an item or two (if I’m not wearing it anymore, it gets donated), but I thoroughly enjoy the clothes I own. I don’t, however, give sentimental meaning to my clothes. If all my clothes burned in a house fire tomorrow, it wouldn’t be a big deal to me. “What about those shoes you’re in today? They’ll do no good on the bridges you burnt along the way.” â€"Jack Johnson Read this essay and 150 others in our new book, Essential.