Today I have cleaned two wardrobes and removed so many clothes that they could fill up two wardrobes 🤣. Its result oriented and extremely therapeutic and satisfying.

Ive figured a simple logic and I’m actually very very proud of myself for it, if there is something in my cupboard no matter how brand-new it is, if i haven’t worn it for two years, I’m never gonna wear it again so give it away. 😇

Unless it’s kept for sentimental value like my wedding sari or mom’s embroidered napkins she made for the boys when they were born. 😘

So all of the clothes that are out of my wardrobe are now going to staff and more so to my closest friends.

I wonder why Hand me downs are looked down upon?

Infact when nivs, ron , dimple Minal and me used to make a day of it.

And honestly when an elaborate outfit costs you as much as a a fridge why wouldn’t you use it again? I mean you use the fridge every day right? Its durable and reusable.

But let me be clear I don’t buy clothes that cost me a fridge or my kidney. In fact at a point of time my partner in crime @sharmishta godbole and me we had one black dress between us, so whenever either of us had to be presentable and go somewhere we would shuffle it between us. It’s seen new year parties, girls lunches,dress up and stay at home evenings and my award functions. It’s seen us through our thick and thin (shape and life) And if we were both going for the same event we’d ignore the ‘dress up’ code and instead we would ‘dress down’ looking like unkempt, underdressed twins🤣.

That was the time when no designer wanted to dress me. Today it’s changed Thanks to Radhika styling me and also suddenly I’ve garnered respectability🤔.

Some very reputed fashion magazine actually called me a style diva. And that credit goes to pallu sandy,rads. Me and style diva aren’t synonymous trust me. And I’m laughing the loudest.

Ofcourse I buy clothes, the ones I’ll wear all the time, the manta bring repeat repeat till it’s deplete. Some of my kaftans have reduced in height from ankle,To calf,to shirt , to short top length. Thanjs to the pups chewing the edges. Any shorter and I’ll use it as a bandana .Also Im a staunch follower of the Indian house hold art of converting a t-shirt to mop. jfyi sleeves can be used as a head band. I find this whole innovation ingenious. Extremely cutting edge, whilst cutting cloth)

Also @Vaishu and me we both buy two different things we both like so that I can wear what she’s got and vice versa.

Like emotions, pain, hurt , joy, food , laughter, clothes too have to be shared.

It makes me happy to take from my friends and give em mine. And mostly It makes me ridiculously happy that my wardrobe doesn’t look like narnia anymore. 💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻

But with all this sharing and bonding comes one condition….no matter how much I love em I won’t give my old worn out kaftans and I will steal theirs too😝. (There are so many times I’ve gone to my sisters neha,pallu,tarranum worn their kaftan and never had any intent of returning it.😛.

Clothes like friends is comfort for me. Long lived in, memories like hand woven mittens that keep me warm. And occasionally a risqué toe unraveling the weave to look for more. But the mitten will still stretch itself to keep me warm and safe.