I think I’d like to slap her right now. I went through the craze 2 years ago and got rid of a fairly new cropped jean jacket that looked great with dresses because I rarely wore it. Said thank you for your service, then off it went. I want that jacket back and would have worn it a few times since then! Now I’m looking to replace it. It was so cute, a little cropped and slimmed silhouette, teeny bit of distressing. Anyone else get rid of stuff they now regret because of that show?
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I was also too aggressive in purging my closet. I gave away the vast majority of my skinny clothes because I figured there was no way I’d ever get back down to that size. I’m needing those clothes back! It’s a great problem to have but I’m still reluctant to go shopping since I want to do it in person and I don’t have enough to wear.
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My daughter who never wears dresses asked for 1 this morning. Off to the store we go as I cleared her closet last year.
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I think I’m the overall scheme of things if you cleared out and got rid of dozens of things (just putting an amount on it) and you find you regret giving one away , that’s pretty good odds and it’s ok to replace an item.
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We are happy that we cleared our things that we rarely wore and didn’t wear. We are even happier that our house is much more fun to live in now than it was before. If we have to buy a new item (or several) we will enjoy doing so. 
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I never threw out that much, but her folding techniques are geat! I had twice as much room when I made all those little rectangles.
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From the day my daughter went to college in 2012 and left me with an empty nest, I have been going through stuff and purging. I have never done a true Marie Kondo, taking out everything and deciding if I want to keep it. However, I did adapt her folding method (for me and my daughter) and I love it.
I honestly can’t think of anything I threw out and then felt I needed later on. I did throw out some jeans that didn’t fit (and maybe would fit now that I lost some weight), but my thinking is that they would probably be wrong now anyway (leg too wide or too low cut or high cut.)
As life changes, it makes sense to purge with the changes. My husband retired and we went through his work clothes and purged those. If you do this, hopefully, you won’t have to do a major purge at some point later on.
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Long before Kondo, I’d de-accession at least once a year, sending clothes to consignment, goodwill, or my sisters.
Once, remembering a dress a sister took, and thinking it would be perfect for me for an upcoming occasion, I borrowed it back. Trying it on again, I thought “this looks good” but never got out the door in it for whatever reason: not really comfortable? fabric? length? bad vibes? no idea.
When I let something go, there’s a reason, even if subconscious.
My big problem is being tempted to rebuy something I let go. For decades I wore certain items, replacing them when they wore out: metallic sandals, red oxfords, cashmere crew necks, but eventually they just didn’t work for me anymore. However, I still love those looks, just not on me anymore. So I have to speak firmly to myself to avoid adding wardrobe items I’ve already eliminated once, if not twice or thrice.
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Timely thread. Today I was swapping contents of 2 very large drawers in antique dresser, to put the warm weather clothes up higher. I eyed them for potential give-away, but they all fit nicely with the Kondo folding. Along the way I did look for a top that I may have given away or lost in travel. Too bad I could not find - it has good colors for a pair of leggings I bought this year. Still in the grand scheme of things I need to give more away.