How To Purge Your Closet

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How To Successfully Purge Your Closet With the start of each year, so many of us vow to clean up all sorts of areas in our lives, start new and self-improving habits, and overall turn all of our negatives around. One of the biggest areas that needs to be cleaned up and that most people have a hard time with is purging your closet. So many items of clothing hold sentimental value or the possibility of being able to wear them at some currently unknown time in the future. But, does that mean that they are worth holding on to?

I used to stuff my closet full of those same items. Things I just couldn’t bear to part with, like my National Geographic t-shirt that showed animals all around the globe that I received as a present in the fourth grade and wore into college until it was so tattered and torn that it literally started to fall apart, or things that I might someday wear, like a cute dress that I had to have at the time until I later realized that getting me into a dress more than once or twice a year is a big feat in itself. After working in a clothing re-sale shop, where we could sell our used clothing for store trade for new items, I realized that I needed to clean up my act and picked up some of the best tips on Here, you’ll learn some great tips on How To Purge Your Closet.

1. Keep it current. Not necessarily with trends, but with your current look. If you haven’t worn the item in the last 6 months (or cannot remember the last time you wore it or if you never even removed the tags), you probably aren’t going to miss it once it’s gone. Exceptions to this rule are classic seasonal pieces that will always be in style, like a well fitting trench coat or a classic Little Black Dress.

2. Learn the difference between good vintage/retro/grunge and bad. While all those looks come back frequently enough to be worth holding onto older items for, not everything will come back. Think back on a lot of the trends from the past… Parachute pants a la M.C. Hammer, fanny packs (interesting prints are any exception), combinations of purple and hot pink or any neon shade, men in platforms and spandex, Mom jeans… A lot of trends need to stay dead. For good. Exceptions to this are a few sentimental pieces or hard to find pieces, but keep those to a minimum.

3. See if it fits you NOW. At your current weight, not when you lose 5 pounds. There’s no point keeping old clothes around with the hope that they might fit again. They may, and they may not but, unless there’s a health reason involved, odds are that you’re better off just trying to learn to like your body as it is. Not as what it could be if you cut back on the carbs and hit up the gym for an extra half hour each day. You’re going to be happier in the end and, if you are happier, you’re much more likely to be at a healthy weight for your body. Besides, once you do lose that weight, you’ll want to reward yourself with some shopping anyways. Exceptions to this are really amazing items that you love for their beauty, not necessarily because you want to wear them every day.

4. Look for similar items and duplicates. Then toss items that are on their last legs. If you’re like me and happen to have 4 plain white crew neck t-shirts, it’s okay to lose the one with the stain that you use only as an under layer. If you can’t wear it in multiple ways, or even out of the house, it’s not worth keeping around.

5. Learn to mix & match. If you can’t automatically think of at least 5 outfits that it can be included in, don’t keep it. Exceptions are, of course, really amazing items that you just don’t the chance to wear that often, but pull out whenever you can. Looking for a challenge? Try to work those exception pieces into other outfits. Try something daring and new, like a frilly cocktail dress with a leather jacket and boots.

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