Adorning your style BLOG
10.18.2023
THE BENEFITS OF A WARDROBE EDIT
If you were to walk into your closet right now, I’m willing to bet there are at least 5-10 pieces of clothing that are either past their prime, no longer fit anymore, or have never even been worn at all. Now, there’s no shame in it. We’re all guilty of it, myself included sometimes. With the regular craziness and busyness of life, our closets often take a back burner to the rest of the items on the never ending to do lists we make each day. Fortunately, there is a simple solution that I like to call a wardrobe edit.
A wardrobe edit is just that; an edit to your current wardrobe. It’s a process where you evaluate the items you currently have, decide which ones you want to keep or get rid of and reorganize the remaining items to your liking. This process is beneficial for many reasons but I’ll share my top 3 with you!
- It provides clarity into the items you currently have and may have
forgotten about.
Many times, if items aren’t clearly visible and available, we forget we have them and never pull them off of the hangar. Sure, it may come to mind every once in a while but for the most part, out of sight equals out of mind. We all work hard for the money we earn and if we decide to use it to buy a piece of clothing, don’t we want to make sure we get enough wear out of it to justify the cost? If we never see the item and therefore never wear it, once we do eventually evaluate our closet, we often feel guilty for wasting money on it in the first place. Doing a quick inventory 3-4 times a year can help you avoid this!
2. By removing the items that no longer serve you, you are creating space for new ones that will.
Most of us have a set amount of space in our closets for our clothes and accessories. When we hold onto items that we no longer wear or need, we’re allowing them to take up valuable space that could be put to better use. Also, decluttering and purging items that don’t work for you anymore, helps eliminate confusion and frustration. Oftentimes, if we hold onto items we shouldn’t, we will try to incorporate them into an outfit and wonder why it doesn’t look good. This can sometimes also lead down a path of negativity and result in us thinking our bodies are the problem, when in reality, it’s the clothes that are the issue. Be proactive in removing these items and watch how much easier it is to get dressed every day when you can only choose from items that actually work for you!
3. Reorganizing your items creates efficiency and saves you time in the long run.
How many times have you decided on what to wear for the day but can’t seem to find the one item needed to complete the outfit? You spend 10-15 minutes looking for it with no success. Now you’re frustrated and running late because you had to start over and find a whole other outfit to wear. Or worse, you just grab anything you can find to put on because you’re out of time and now you feel thrown together and self-conscious about your look for the rest of the day. This is why this last step of the process is so important. When I’m doing an edit for a client, I always ask for their input on how they would like the items to be arranged, because how you organize them (by color, occasion, type, etc) doesn’t really matter, as long as it’s a system that works best for you!
At the end of the day, the main goal and result of a completed wardrobe edit should be to make your life easier by creating a space filled only with items that you know work for you and that you can find quickly and effortlessly. These edits are one of my favorite parts of my styling process with clients, so if you’re needing help completing yours, I’d love to chat with you about it! You can schedule a free consultation with the link listed below:
