Are you overwhelmed by the amount of clothes you have in your wardrobe? Do you find it difficult to find certain items when you need them and know that they’re in there somewhere?! If so, now’s THE perfect time to give your wardrobe a healthy declutter! And, most importantly, by freeing up some space means that there’s more room for NEW purchases 😊… surely there’s no better motivation than that?!
So here’s a few tips on how to create a more organised, fashion-forward wardrobe.
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1) Make time
You need to make sure that you have plenty of time before you start. The de-cluttering process will take a while, but it really will be worth it.
2) Make all your clothes visible
This might seem obvious but it is quite surprising what you find when you make sure everything is visible! A lot of us tend to have our clothes rammed in so tightly that you can't actually see all your clothes. Have a really good look through, you might be surprised with what you find. This process will either re-fresh your wardrobe with clothes you had forgotton about, or make more room when you throw clothes out that you haven't worn for such a long time.
3) Do a quick wardrobe purge
Take everything out of your wardrobe that you don’t need or want any more – this should be a relatively quick job and if there are some items you’re not sure about you can always leave them and decide at a later date. If you do wonder when you wore them last – a quick trick. Turn the head of the hanger so when you re-check at a later date you can see if it’s been worn recently or not. Then you need to be ruthless and throw things out that you haven’t worn for a long while.
4) Take a reflective inventory of your wardrobe
Now this can be the difficult bit, as often clothes are linked to memories and are sentimental, but really do take your time to think about the clothes you do have and ask yourself:
Do I really need 10 pairs of jeans? As much as I love it, when did I actually last wear that dress? And if after reflection, you realise you don’t actually need them anymore, now’s the time to take these items out.
5) Not sure? Try them on
If you do have 10 pairs of jeans it may be hard to decide which ones you should keep and which ones to throw out. Try them on and see which ones fit and which ones really don’t. A second opinion Is often helpful, and a full-length mirror Is essential. If you still aren't sure, it might help to accessorise it with shoes, jewellery and a handbag in order to make that final decision!
6) Clean out your wardrobe regularly
It’s incredible how much dust collects up in our wardrobes so make sure you regularly wipe down any wardrobe shelves you have and hoover out the floor; making your wardrobe look spick and span!
7) Rearrange and reorganise your clothes
Now there’s no right or wrong here, people like to organise their wardrobes in different ways. Some people like to arrange it by seasons, others by clothes types and sometimes it’s all about the colour-coding. Whatever works for you is great 😊
We hope this helps, thanks for reading & have a fab day!
