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This is a continuation of my  discussions about Mori Kei and minimalism . This post in specific will focus on the idea of capsule wardrobe approach. Since I've already discussed this before, this post will be a lot shorter. Especially since I have never actually made a mori kei capsule wardrobe, nor have I ever seen anyone else make one. So all of this is speculation and imagination on my part! Often when people think of a capsule wardrobe, they think of people who own only 15 pieces in their entire wardrobe. (If you aren't aware of what the typical minimalist capsule wardrobe would look like, there are some good resources  here , and  here .) However, a capsule wardrobe can actually be much larger, ranging from as small as 15 pieces, to 20 or even 30 pieces. But while that amount may seem all well and good for someone who wears blouses and jeans, it seems a bit unrealistic for someone who wears mori kei. So when we talk about a mori kei capsule wardrobe, we'll have ...

Mori kei fashion and minimalism seems like exact opposites, I know. I've had so many people ask me how you can possibly combine the two. In fact, there are some who don't think it's possible. However, I believe that it is possible, and I'd like to propose to you just how to do it. I'm splitting this up into two options, which I'm calling the moderate approach, and the capsule wardrobe approach. This post will focus on the moderate approach, and in another post I'll take a look at the caspule wardrobe option. So, first, let's tackle the elephant in the room. Mori kei fashion takes a lot of clothing to pull off. It's a lot of layers, and a lot of clothing to own. Even if you wear a casual mori kei style all of the time, you will still have more clothing than the average person. So no matter what you end up deciding to do with your clothing, as someone who wears mori kei you will always have more clothes than the average minimalist. There's no...

( Source ) Hello everyone! I know I posted the intro post for this series quite a while ago, but life seemed to keep getting in the way and I was unable to get this post finished to my liking until now. Anyways, better late then never. Right? ^^; For this first post in my Mori Kei and Minimalism series, I want to talk about decorating your home. The standard idea for a minimalist's home is all about living with only what you need. Don't buy unnecessary stuff, don't hold on to clutter, etc. This can be a hard concept for mori folk. I see a lot of mori folk who have large collections of nature things, or lace-y things, and or other things of that nature. The general idea that one thinks of when referring to a "mori home" is one that is filled to the brim with old, homey things, like an old grandmother's cottage, or an eclectic relative's apartment. And while that does fit the mori aesthetic, it is pretty much the opposite of what minimalism is. It...

Today, I'd like to talk about something a little bit different than normal. As you can probably guess from the title, this will be about mori kei and minimalism. If you don't know that minimalism is, you can check out these links  here , and  here  for a quick summary. (They explain it better than I ever could.) You might be wondering why on earth I'm talking about both mori and minimalism side by side. The answer isn't all that simple, but I'll try to summarize it in as few words as possible. Basically, a few years ago I discovered the concept of minimalism. The idea really stuck out to me, and I sort of put it in the back of my mind to try it out. Ever since I was young, I was a generally untidy person. I could never find the space for all my stuff, or the time to clean, and so everything would just sit on my floor. As I got older, I realized that sort of environment was causing me a lot of stress, so I decided to clean up my life. But even then, I still could...