We buy and we buy . The latest trends, the newest must haves items. You love your wardrobe right ?! It’'Is just that that your closet is a mess . That changes right now !
Not only do your clothes reflect the fabulous side of yourself , your closet plays a big part of that . Are you able to find in a few second where your favorite jeans are ? Does is occasionally happened that you pick up something dirty from a pile of your clothes ?Do you really know what you own ?
If no , it’'’is time to (re)organize your closet girl !
We all dream of that perfect walk in closet. Your clothes hanging perfectly and everything is within reach. Unfortunately not all of us do have the space or money to make this fabulous closet our.
Still that's no excuse to treat your clothes with no respect !
! You might want to call your girls to help , put some music on and maybe some Cosmo's to make it more fun !
*Rachel Zoe in her closet
The 1st thing you are going to do is make 3 piles :
- 1 throw away
- 2 give away
- 3 keep
You are going to look at everything you own. Does is still fit ? Have you ever wore it ? Does is still have tags on ? Is it missing buttons ?
Remember be honest with yourself. You only want to look fabulous , not like you are trying !
From this we are going to separate into the piles.
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1) Throw away
To throw away and give away are for most people the hardest part. We hold on to items forever cause its our favorite top ( never mind the fact , the top had died and gone to heaven thrice ) . We honestly hope that the day will arrive soon that the dress that we bought to small will fit ( cause all of us lose dress sizes in a week right ) .
Honey give away or throw away !
From now on we only are putting items that fits us, compliments us and makes us feel and look fabulous !
So right , the throw away pile.
This contains everything that is not wearable anymore. Jackets missing buttons , having wholes. Colors that are washed out. Pant that are worn out. Anything that makes it not wearable for nobody !
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2) : Give away
This includes everything that could still look good on anyone else.
Make sure the clothes you put here are clean. Maybe you can make some of your girlfriends or nieces happy. If not , there are always happy that don't have anything at all and would appreciate it very much !
Remember if you didn't wear it for the last 3 years , you wont do it this year neither. And don't forget if you have some great designer items, you can always put them on eBay !
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3) : to keep !
The most fun part or all three. These items you choose to keep because they fit. They look good on you and you can build on top of them !.
We are going to make a list of what you own already. This will make you aware of what you have and what you don't have yet. It makes it easy for future purchases and prevent that you end up with ten 10 jeans the same style and color. You want a diversity of items right ?!
Now its time to hang or fold your clothes properly…..
This you do by sorting them by color.
I don't separate winter form summer, but i do keep my coats separately. They just fill up too much space and it doesn't look neat with them.
I always go from light to dark. Starting with white ending with black.
I start with sleeveless, then singlet's,short sleeves , long sleeves,tunics,cardigans and sweater. If you have a closet with a lot of space you can separate the trousers from the up wear .And preferably the dresses at the end, If you don't have one space available for all of your trousers and skirts. Again i go from light to dark,from short to long. For the dresses i would make use of garment racks.
! Don't forget if you have items that came from the dry cleaners , take them out of the plastic covers. Allow air in and between your clothes.
If do hang your clothes, don't stuff them too tightly so the air disappears. Also if you still have or use the iron hangers, shame on you ! Throw them away immediately, they wont do your clothing any good. Ideal are the wood hangers otherwise the plastic ones. If you go with color, stick with one color and the same type of hanger to create that clean organized look in your closet.
Be aware of delicate items that they wont loose their shape.
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As for your jewelry and accessories….
a great way to storage and display your fabulous jewelry is by this example shown below.
Take a simple dresser. put a fabulous mirror above it and a fabulous chair with it to add that glamorous touch.
Now you can use plastic storage boxes for your ring and earrings. |You could also use the empty cupcake towers. They are great for rings and accessories.
Spread them out over the dresses ( in the mean time use the dresses for your underwear and pajamas') . Or use little baskets in fun colors to make it fashionable.
! Keep your jewelry away from hairspray and perfumes, they could damage the colors. Put your jewelry on as last and clean them with a soft cloth from time to time.
As for your shoes…..
First check them . Are their any that need to be repaired ?
Walking around with no heels is not fabulous honey ! We want to see you coming now hear you coming because your heels are screaming help me , help me !
I do take all my shoes out about every month. And clean them inside out. I polish them , i even clean the soles. Guess you can say i love my heels !
Again i separate them on color and type. Pumps, slippers, sneakers, boots… and so the list goes on.
You should keep a basket with heel pads and shoe polish in black, transparent and camel in it , so you can always polish them last minute !
What i do for shoes, is the same for bags. You separate them on type, and color. And clean them !
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Well you should have a great organized closet by now.
Everything clean, fixed and within reach to stay fabulous !
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