Brief Thoughts on Simplicity
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Jennifer Arrington (Unpublished)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2016/06/15
I like the idea of simplicity. The concept relates to sustainability and ethical fashion, and the versatility of the kind of clothing we wear. Versatility in terms of the number of ways that a piece of clothing can be worn on the right context that can be worn in for the wearer. Ethical in terms of the simple principles needed to understand for ethical fashion. Finally, simplicity in terms of the sustainability of the fashion means as few pieces of clothing or garment as possible. Simplicity is a, ironically, simple idea. It is no more mysterious than the idea that eating well tends to improve general health. Exercise helps too. It’s something like 2+2 = 4. When one decreases the amount of clutter in one’s life, the things that one has to worry about or organize is reduced by a dramatic degree. So, I was reading a little bit through the company products, descriptions, models’ histories, and the founder’s history. Some of the things that came to mind as I was reviewing some of these the fact that there is a great amount of tacit principles in the way that the company is laid out. In terms of the sustainability, versatility, and the morality of the design and fashion of the company, the use of a single garment that can then be warped and maneuvered for various contexts, wearers, professions, and occasions can provide a simple means to reduce the number of garments that one uses in daily life. This can make life much more simple. This can leave cognitive resources and economic resources for other things. But something important to keep in mind, especially with respect to the current culture around the accumulation of things including clothing.
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