Before setting out to fill in the "holes in my closet" it was important for me to figure out and catalog what I already had. I truly see how important it is to (1) know what clothes you have (2) have them visible because there are few instances I put together an imaginary outfit and go hunting for the pieces that I want. My goal is to purge my closet of the clothes that I have a bizarre sentimental attachment to wearing in the future and the ones that I know that I will never be able to squeeze into. I was mildly successful in both of these avenues. I read a tip online that for clothes you feel attached to for no reason just take a picture and get it outta there, so I snapped a few pics on my iPhone and was able to get rid of another chunk of clothes. I am guilty of keeping some pants that were a little snug but managed to give away the ones where I couldn't even get the button to fasten.
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| Finally letting go of some old stuff |
As I mentioned above its vitally important to do a systematic review of closet inventory at least once a year. I knew I had a love of colored pants and had picked up a few here and there, little did I know I'd hit every color of the rainbow already. Glad I finally got them all together and neatly arranged so I can pick out exactly what I need.
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| One of the joys of closet reorganizing, rediscovering your past purchases |
Going through and sorting my clothes allowed me to rediscover the wardrobe I already have. I'm realizing this is a little bit about buying new clothes but mostly about learning what works for me. Learning how to combine the pieces I already have and breathing new life into them is going to be the real challenge here. I still need a solid foundation of basics to lay the meshwork of my style and then use the interesting pieces I've picked up along the way as adornments. After weeding through the screen printed Ts and unflattering tiered cotton tank top dresses I was left with some beautiful textures and prints. I had bought these more recently but they were buried underneath the other drab prints and textiles I'd been keeping around.
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| Plush gray sweater, heavenly soft. Black lace top with stud detailing. |
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| Light cotton T with delicate lace inset. Monochrome print top. |
I picked up a few great deals around holiday time and even managed to hit some things from my list!
