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Getting Rid of Everything You Don’t Wear

Whenever you embark on a wardrobe revamp project, Tiny House Talk recommends hunting through your closet first. You can sort everything into three piles: keep, donate, and discard. Keep a physical inventory before hanging them up again. Furthermore, you should make sure that everything you keep actually fits rather than being held onto for the future.

Use the clothes hanger trick described by Apartment Therapy site editor Janel Laban; Turn around all your hangers so the hooks point toward you (the wrong way). she said. You should always put things back with the hook the normal way when you are done wearing them. Any hanger still facing the wrong way after six months will hold something you haven’t worn.

2. Build Off Of Basics

The article on Real Simple about creating a well-balanced wardrobe suggested that you focus on the basics. Fitted Walk-In Wardrobes in basics like black pants, versatile tanks, and basic blouses, and then boost your wardrobe with patterned items and statement pieces. In that way, you’ll be able to create outfits rather than just owning unrelated items.

Make sure what you buy fits with what you already have

Buying anything (shirts, pants, shoes, purses, anything!) should be done before buying anything else! Take a look at what you already own that will pair well with it. Don’t buy stand-alone items. If you do, you’ll have a closet full of items you can’t wear.

4. Consider A Capsule Wardrobe

Today Show Style Contributor Lilliana Vazquez says a capsule wardrobe is all about editing down your closet to only the clothing that fits you and can be used a variety of ways. If you follow these requirements, you should be able to limit your closet to 30 items. In this process, you have to be fastidious, she said; if you haven’t worn it in a season or two before, it has to go. Despite the fact that this may seem limiting, you’ll soon find that you rely on a few staples anyway, and this is only going to serve to ensure everything you own will work together.

Knowing what to spend money on is key

According to Senior Style editor Charles Manning of Cosmopolitan, most people are making the wrong choices when it comes to splurging. There are cheaper black leather pumps at ASOS than you can get for $300. It is doubtful that anyone, including you, would be able to tell the difference between the cheap and expensive shoes anyway since both will wear out before you do. The focus of your outfit will be the attention-grabbing trend items anyway, he said.

6. Avoid Complicated Textures

When cutting costs on clothes, Manning also advised staying away from pieces that have a lot of embellishments, such as beads and textured patterns, because they’re difficult to do on a budget. Try going for fabric-printed designs if you like things that pop.