When it comes to wardrobe cleanup, less is more. How many times you stand in front of your closet and wonder what to wear? For most of us, our closet is always full of stuff and yet we can’t find anything to wear. If you want to have an organized closet and have just the right outfit to wear, you have to do a wardrobe cleanup. Fall is the perfect time since you have to dig out the winter clothes anyway. I would do it this weekend. Take out everything from your closet and the stored winter clothes. Put everything on the bed, don’t forget to leave enough room on the floor for throwout and donation.
Have a friend who has good fashion taste over. First start with the summer clothes. Since you’ll probably add a few new items when spring comes, there’s no need to keep all your summer clothes. Throw out the stained, beyond repair, no-long-fit, outdated t-shirts, dresses out and leave them in the piles on the floor. Then go through your fall wardrobe and do the same. Keep in mind that most of us wear 80% of our clothes 20% of the time, so it’s safe to let go 50% of our clothes.
I understand that it’s difficult to let go some items. They might not fit, or look terrible on you, but you paid a price for it. These are the items that you should donate. We buy a lot of our clothes with impulse and the result is a nonfunctional wardrobe. The bottom line for throwing out is anything that you haven’t worn in the last two years. It’s pretty safe that you’re never going to wear them. You can start weeding out 20% of your items and then do it again in a few weeks if you can’t let it go the first time around.
Once the first step is done, you can put the keep item back to the closet. Categorize your outfits by color and function so it’s easy to find anything in the morning.
