Decluttering your wardrobe !

Closet

How long has it been since you have removed those unnecessary items from your wardrobe, in the hopes that such items would suit you some day? Well, the truth is if it hasn’t suited you till date, chances are that it wont suit you in the near future also, unless you are really working on that particular piece, for it to suit you up well. For instance it had been quite a long time since a hot pink short dress was lying in my closet until I gave it away citing that it didn’t suit my personality !

Umm… but giving away some beautiful unused dresses can be heartbreaking and I totally agree to that but then look at the positive side to this, you’re ultimately making more room for the new dresses, hence making a way for the new you !

As for me, I declutter my wardrobe twice or thrice a year or to be very honest when I actually have a lot of time to do that ! so point one to be noted, this task needs some good amount of time !

Take everything out of your wardrobe (carefully) or may be you can work up section wise - I prefer the later one cos it makes this easier to pile up stuff, so empty a section on the floor and pile it up, go ahead and make section wise piles !

Quick Sort !

Sort up your wardrobe into lounge wear, casuals, denims, formals, party wears or as you prefer !

To keep or not to keep !

Thats the tricky question, to keep that pretty dress or to give it away since its not going to come back in fashion again or you may never fit back in that dress again !

Ask yourself one question, if you were supposed to buy this dress again, right now, would you buy it? if your answer is yes, then you keep the dress and if it is otherwise then give it away ! 

If you’re confused on that one, then ask that broadminded bestie of yours to get the confusion cleared. If your bestie is too busy to reach you, then use the technology and send across a picture of you wearing that dress and wait for the review ! Remember, change in perspective can very well clear a confusion in this context !

If theres a piece which you feel would look great upon alteration, then have no second thoughts about it and pile up such “Alteration required” pieces together and make sure you get them right !

Make sure you clean the “Keep these” piles and organise them properly before you put them back in your closet!

Discard the “Give away” piles by donating them to needy people/organisations or exchange them (if that works). I keep some exclusive pieces for my children & grand children cos I feel those are too precious to give away ;)

Once you’re done with all those piles … step back, breathe and bask in the glory of your totally renewed, trendy and fabulous wardrobe! Make yourself a cup of coffee and admire your lovely closet, I am sure it would give you pure joy which would be second to none :)