Wardrobe Clean Out Time
Out with the old, in with the new. Sounds great but in
actuality, this is a hard concept for most of us. Unfortunately,
New Year's resolutions are starting to die out by now. It is
actually a great time to reorganize the home and clear out. A
good place to start is with your wardrobe and accessories.
We all have skeletons in our closet. I'm talking about those old
clothes that we are holding onto. One of the biggest reasons for
holding onto our clothes? "I am going to loose weight and get
into that outfit again." Time to ditch it! I am sure it is
outdated by now and when and if you get into it, it will not
look that great anyway. If you loose those extra pounds, reward
yourself instead with something new, you deserve it.
Are you the sentimental type that holds on to clothes? The
outfit you wore to a special occasion, date or the one that cost
you a small fortune. I know it is hard to let go but it is time
to do it. How about that little black dress that we are all
suppose to have in our closet. It has been there for while,
hasn't it? Have you avoided wearing it because it is so
outdated? It is time to move on and get a new one.
Here is some good advice, if you have not worn it in two years
or more, you need to get rid of it. Not wearable because it
needs to be repaired, put them in a pile to bring to a Taylor or
just get rid of it. Face it, if you have not fixed it yet, it
will not happen. Are you waiting for the style to come back
again? Style's do come and go and come back again, but always in
a different way. The style changes in some way as well as the
"in" color. Bell bottoms were once in but never came back fully
in style again. They came back a little different as boot leg
cut and not as wide as the bell bottom. So do not save it for
another time, it will not work. Don't forget the clothes that
were bought and just didn't cut it. I am talking about the one's
you never got around to returning. Even the clothes that looked
great in the dressing room but when you actually wore it, it
didn't really look that great on you. These are great for the
consignment store. It took me a while to realize that brown just
is not my color. Each time when brown is the "new black" in
style I just didn't feel right in a brown outfit. It dawned on
me that it is just not my color. I held on to those great brown
clothes for a while. Finally I let go and accepted those great
brown clothes were not great on me. They were taking up much
needed closet space.
Next, are the accessories filling the shelves and drawers?
Handbags are a big save item. Spending a fortune on a designer
handbag is a good reason to hold on to it. If it is worn out and
does not look good any more, then there is no reason to keep it.
Zipper broke, button off, bad looking scratch in the leather? If
it is not useable, then do not save it. I had an off white suede
leather Coach bag that I loved and spent a lot of money on. It
became dirty looking way too fast. Being suede, it did not clean
well. I kept it for three years before I broke down and threw it
out. Never bought that color again! Handbags are like shoes,
once they wear out, they do not look good anymore. Pull out of
your closet all the handbags and shoe's. Try on the shoe's, see
if they fit, are too worn out or are out of style and put them
in the get rid of pile. Do the same for belts.
Anything in good shape and the style is current; bring them to a
consignment store. The rest can go to the thrift store or if too
worn out or damaged, throw it out. Thrift stores are usually run
by volunteers, they don't need to be throwing out your not so
good items in the trash. You will feel good with "out with the
old," now it is time and space for "in with the new." Have fun
shopping for those new great clothes!