Today we're talking closets. No need to air your dirty laundry and 'fess up to any catastrophes you may or may not hiding in yours. However, its up in the air regarding the "How To" organize and I'm here to discuss and assist. Today we're going from housewares to formal wears.
If you are like me, you have clothes coming out the wahzoo...yet surprisingly cannot seem to find anything to wear. We're women...this pretty much goes without saying right?! It's like unspoken law that we carry along with us throughout our existance and it's an unspoken law that I am perfectly ok with :)
So we have cami's, cardigans, sleeveless, turtle necked, tube topped, bejeweled and bedazzled whatnots. We have cotton, cashmere, and everything in between. We possess things we aren't even sure what to classify them as and most certainly we have things we aren't even certain we have at all.
Get a clue and get color coordinated!!
It takes additional time to manage your clothing and get the articles into their appropriate settings but in the end, it's well worth the extra effort. However, in the meantime, you'll learn that nothing will get lost in the shuffle.
Gold Rule to ANY wardrobe-D.I.T.C.H the wire hangers. Its just tacky AND the only thing you should use wire hangers for is to get the car door unlocked when you've locked the keys inside. However, with the proper roadside assistance and/or a slim jim, problem solved and you'll be back to discarding them just as soon as you return from the dry cleaners and remove the plastic protective covers. Replace them with plastic (or wood if you've got the moolah!) The appearance, cleanliness, and straight lines you'll be able to achieve will be a significant upgrade to any closet (color coordinated or not).
So...we've got a nice basket of freshly washed (or dry cleaned) attire. I always make sure that the hook part of the hanger faces left and that when my shirts are placed onto the hanger, the front of the blouse is facing me. This is very important. We do NOT want the fronts showing on some articles and the backs showing on the others. We want order and simplicity and to achieve this...ALL the articles need to face the same way (like any department store when you go shopping) It's all organized that way for a reason. It's appealing to the eye (and it works because you buy).
Upon placing the clothing onto hangers, I like to place them into 3 piles. 1 pile for blacks (and/or grey) garments, 1 pile for whites, and the last pile for colors. Just like you were preparing to do loads of laundry. Then...we color coordinate...
It's not rocket science. It's a simple process that takes just a little bit more time to achieve. It brings your closet from drab to fab and makes it THAT much easier when you are looking for that exact thing to wear. It's like a filing system.
My personal closet goes from black to grey to white to creams to light yellows, greens, blues, purples and then browns. It is easy to achieve once in place and even easier to find something I am looking for.
I find that as I begin to discuss with women about fashion that surprisingly, a great deal of them do not have color coordinated closets and it baffles me. They aren't quite sure what they have in their closets. They stick to the same couple of staple pieces and they usually get into the rut of wearing the same outfits over and over again. Never mixing it up, never changing it up. They aren't sure what to mix with what because they aren't sure of what they have or have forgotten about the majority of their wardroabe.
How do you find ANYTHING? Do yourself a favor, take my advice and take a little bit of time to coordinate your closet. You'll find peace within and and you'll be able to find anything you're looking for :) I promise once you make a habit of it, it'll become sencond nature and you won't want anything less. You don't deserve anything less.
"Just around the corner in every woman's mind - is a lovely dress, a wonderful suit, or entire costume which will make an enchanting new creature of her. " Be creative and be color coordinated!!!
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