You wouldn't expect it of an eco-crusading, habitually opining, gimmick-embracing (Commuter Challenge, anyone?!) person such as myself, but I don't like the October Dress Project . It's an initiative, usually celebrated with daily pictures on social media, to wear the same one dress every day for the month of October. What's not to like about an event described as "anti-consumerism, pro-simplicity, anti-conformity, pro-imagination"? Why do I object to promoting the humility (in Western culture) of wearing the same article of clothing day after day? Its execution entirely misses the point. If only the single dress wardrobe actually meant simplicity, I would champion the project, but iterations of the dress project I've seen have instead been a celebration of excess. They become a celebration of how many different ways you can dress up that garment so no one will even notice you've been wearing the same one dress for 31 days. One dress, yes,...
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