✅ Should I Keep These Pants?
This is a part of a series of votes to clean out my wardrobe. Using the "does it spark joy" method I'll write up some notes on my feelings and then let the shareholders decide if I should keep them or get rid of them.
First up is two pair of pants I rarely wear:
The Nantucket Reds are "casual pants" from Brooks Brothers. They were purchased for me by an ex-girlfriend's mother and I have not worn them in months. They look good with my Sperry's boat shoes but they feel a bit loud and they are tight in the waist. Do they spark joy? No, I don't really care about these pants.
The Chess Pants are in the classic trad style of "go to hell" pants and are also from Brooks Brothers. I love these pants. I bought them when we first started Chroma and I think of them as my "game designer" pants. But I haven't worn them in over two years. They are the pants version of an old favorite t-shirt. I would not miss them if they disappeared, but I can't bring myself to get rid of them. Do they spark joy? No, but they spark sadness when I think about getting ride of them.
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Took pants to Goodwill.
The red ones are great tho!
They are, but I feel like they fit a previous version of me? Glad I'm not making this decision because it's difficult.
who are all the people voting for the chess pants?? they are terrible get rid of them!
I concur with Aaron. I’d like to see you make the red pants work but it’s clear you’re not feeling them so out they go.
I think one key to dressing well is having a tight selection of things that you love and that all sort of fit together so coordination doesn’t take much effort.
You know how I feel about things that have no purpose. I would also like to amend that you donate / give them to someone who love them.
They take up virtually no space, one would spark sadness if you got rid of them, and the other you might your change your mind about -- who knows? No harm in keeping them in the back of a closet.