CLOSET DECLUTTERING: HOW TO GET RID OF WHAT YOU NEVER USE! - FASHION

Wardrobe decluttering: the rules for cleaning (and space)!

According to the famous Marie Kondo, expert in the art of decluttering and writer of The reordering manual, putting our wardrobe in place is the first step in a general reorganization of our home that can bring happiness and well-being into our life. One of the reasons why we find ourselves in the wardrobe full of things we don't use is that we buy too much, followed closely by the lack of space and the lack of desire to put order, assigning a place to every type of object and trying to keep order as much as possible!
Having little space at home is just an excuse: discover all the secrets to optimize it to the maximum and take advantage of every corner!

What should I wear?

By tidying up your closet you will also rearrange your mind and you will easily find the answer to the question that plagues you every day (and in some cases even several times a day). We are of course talking about the "What should I wear?". Having everything in order, clothes, shoes, bags and accessories allows you to always know what you have at your disposal and above all to focus on the clothes you love to wear, the ones you feel comfortable with without spending hours trying and trying the usual skirt again. that in the end you never put! Think about it: a perfectly organized and tidy wardrobe is all you need to regain balance, calm and well-being. It sounds easy… and indeed it is! And spring, with the change of season is the ideal time to reorganize your style and your life. Read on to discover all the secrets of wardrobe decluttering.

If having a walk-in closet full of things you use and always in order is your dream, let yourself be inspired by those of the stars!

Empty wardrobe: off we go

Before starting, take a picture of your closet. Now you are ready to leave all of this behind. The beginning is the first step, the hardest but also the most rewarding. Completely empty the entire wardrobe, remove everything, every hanger and every box. Take advantage of this for a good internal cleaning of the wardrobe and then proceed with the division of the garments. Remember that as for the decluttering of each area of the house, the principle of choosing what to keep and not what to eliminate is always valid: organize 4 distinct areas of the bed and create 4 piles of clothes each corresponding to a group. You can thus become the clothes to throw away (those too badly reduced to think about keeping or donating them), the clothes to donate (which can make a friend happy but that you have not used for more than 12 months), those to keep (they are that you usually wear, that you like, that are fashionable and reflect your style) and finally those to reuse (these are clothes that you do not use because they need to be fixed, widened, tightened or repaired).

The clothes to keep

They are the ones that define your style and your real needs. Take a good look at them and make sure you have used them for the past 12 months. If there is something in this pile of clothes that you want to keep but won't use, it's time to get rid of it. Here, now that you've got rid of everything you don't wear and don't need, it's time to make a whislist of the things you are missing and that you will have to buy in the next shopping sessions. Yay!

The clothes to reuse

With everything you have cataloged as “for reuse” you have to make a decision or you will find them expecting the same next year. Decide to take care of a garment once a week, choose how to rearrange it and get help from a seamstress. It will be like buying something new every week!

The rules of your closet

To order the wardrobe and maintain this painstakingly conquered order, you will need to follow some simple rules. Never closed boxes: if you need to put small items such as underwear, remember that you will have to use open and transparent boxes. Fold everything with great care: store your clothes like you were in a shop, folding everything that can be folded. Maybe even the shirts! You will get more space at your disposal and a more complete overview.
Hang only the outerwear and in general everything that cannot be folded, such as the most delicate fabrics or that are easily wrinkled, skirts and light trousers (jeans are much better folded).
Choose hangers that are all the same in resistant plastic: even the eye wants its part. Then choose a criterion to order the garments in your closet, you can do it by color or by fabric: done? Now you just have to respect it!
Pay the same care to accessories: keep small bags in larger bags and shoes by dividing them by type, high heel, sporty, comfortable and so on.

Now look at the photo taken before starting the decluttering: don't you feel happy?

And the leaders that to be eliminated?

If the items you have removed from your closet are not in bad condition, you can organize a swap party with your friends, donate them to charity, give them to a friend who wears exactly that size or take them to a flea market and earn some money. of money (to be allocated to new shopping, of corse!).