Hi everyone,
Welcome to my blog. I want to give you some helpful tips for enjoying your summer wardrobe. The beginning of each season is a great time to review what we have to work with. So, take out all those summer clothes you've been storing for the past seven months and put away the winter ones. It's time to to figure out what you really have to work with this season.
The key to having control over your wardrobe is an organized closet. We all know the feeling of opening our closet in the morning and being overwhelmed. It looks as though we have a lot to choose from, but what we end up saying is "I've got nothing to wear!" That's because we don't edit our closets on a regular basis so we think we have more to work with than we really do.
Once you've taken out all your stored summer items, you need to touch each piece before you put it in your closet or dresser draw. It sounds time consuming but it will save you soooo much time when you really need it; when you're getting dressed in the morning and you're literally running out the door.
You're probably not going to keep everything. You know there are things you didn't wear last summer or the summer before that. That's because:
IT DOESN'T FIT
IT LOOKS OUTDATED
IT'S NOT COMFORTABLE
IT DOESN'T MATCH ANYTHING YOU OWN
If it doesn't fit, does it just need some alterations? Or, is it a size too small?
If it needs alterations, get them done. If it's too small, be honest about whether or not it's ever going to fit. If you've been holding on to something for 3 years in case you lose that extra weight, chances are it won't look right when and if you do. Our bodies change and styles change.
If it looks outdated, it probably is. You can try to pair the piece with something more current, but if you still feel 'unstylish', give it away.
If it's not comfortable, you won't wear it so it's just taking up space. Give it away.
If it doesn't match anything you own, put it in a separate pile for now.
Once you eliminate these pieces, you have a better idea of what you're working with.
