Imagine stepping into your closet each morning and effortlessly finding the perfect outfit every time! A well-edited wardrobe can make this a reality. If this sounds like something you need (and who doesn’t), a closet edit can come to your rescue right now! Who doesn’t want a more sustainable and flattering wardrobe anyway?
Save time when getting dressed every day by creating a custom wardrobe that suits your style personality, personal coloring, and body type. With this expert advice, you can easily edit your wardrobe down to just the items that always flatter your body and work for your lifestyle. Here are the 7 pro steps to curating the wardrobe of your dreams.
7 Easy Closet Edit Steps
Ok, here are the tips pros use when helping clients edit their closets and create a personalized and sustainable wardrobe. Stick with me, once you are done, you’ll want to start your closet edit right away. You’re welcome!
1. Identify Your Fashion Style
Your fashion style is unique and personal. Begin by browsing through fashion magazines, Pinterest boards, or Instagram profiles to identify patterns in the styles that resonate with you. You may also look at celebrities whose fashion you admire for style inspiration. Are you drawn to classic timeless styles like Marylin Monroe?
Are you attracted to luxurious elegant style like Amal Clooney or does a sporty look appeal to you, such as Jennifer Lopez? You may also want to hire a virtual stylist or and virtual personal shopper. Image Consultants like me offer virtual services via Zoom, facetime, etc.
Creating a mood board of the styles you like will help you identify a theme.
Take a fun style personality quiz online to help confirm your personal style. Most people have one dominant style and a secondary style as well. Once you identify your personal style, you’re ready to move on to the next step of your closet edit.
2. Get a Color Analysis
Colors play a critical role in enhancing your natural features and complementing your skin tone. Wearing the wrong colors can age you as well as make you look sickly! Start by identifying the hues that make you glow and highlight your eyes.
If you are warm-toned and have a yellow undertone, warm-based colors look best on you. If you are cool-toned, jewel tones and cool blue-based colors are your best bet. Knowing your “undertone” will help determine if you are warm, cool, or even “olive’.
There are online color analysis apps that can help such as Colorwise.me. Or, you may want to hire a professional Image Consultant who can do color analysis and provide you with your color palette. Understanding your personal color palette can streamline your wardrobe choices and make mixing and matching a breeze.
3. Identify Your Body Type
Everybody is unique, and understanding your body type allows you to choose clothing that flatters your silhouette. Whether you’re an hourglass, pear, apple, or rectangle, there are styles that accentuate your strengths.
Knowing your body type allows you to embrace your curves or create the illusion of them with strategic clothing choices. This step ensures that your closet is filled with pieces that not only fit but also highlight your best features.
4. Remove, Donate or Discard
Now that you’ve identified your fashion style, personal color, and body type, it’s time for a closet purge. Bid farewell to items that no longer align with your style. If it doesn’t suit your style, flatter your body, or complement your color palette, it’s time to let it go! It’s not necessary to have a “minimalist wardrobe” if that is not your thing. The closet edit is about keeping only the clothes that work well for you and for you.
This step not only declutters your closet but also makes room for pieces that align with your authentic fashion identity. This step of the closet edit is crucial! Skipping this step will cause decision fatigue and clutter. While you’re at it, get rid of old worn, or outdated items as well. Your closet will thank you.
5. Create Capsule Wardrobes
Now let’s use what you do have that works for your style and have some fun! Take that edited wardrobe, and see how many outfits you can create by mixing and matching them. You’ll be surprised to discover how many ways you can wear that skirt, pants, and blazer.
Sweaters and shirts can be mixed and matched with pants and skirts for endless combinations. Capsule wardrobes are a great way to maximize your wardrobe options. And you didn’t think you had enough clothes after throwing out so much stuff! Look at you now!
6. Identify Gaps in Your Wardrobe
With your closet edited, assess if there are any missing pieces. Identify gaps in your wardrobe and create a list of essential items that enhance your styling options. This step prevents impulse purchases and ensures that every addition to your closet serves a purpose. It also helps you maintain versatile fashion and be strategic with how you spend your money.
Get those much-needed wardrobe essentials when they are on sale. Create a complete wardrobe slowly. As you get to know your knee and improve your wardrobe, shopping your closet will help you identify what you need over time.
7. Make a List and Go Shopping
Now that you know your wardrobe gaps, it’s time to go shopping! Use the knowledge you have about your color palette, body type, and style to shop for clothes that build on your existing edited wardrobe.
Prioritize quality over quantity, invest in timeless pieces, and consider sustainable and ethical fashion choices. Always be mindful of the cost per wear. You can always hire a personal fashion stylist to help you shop for clothes in person or virtually.
Shopping intentionally ensures that every new item in your wardrobe adds value and versatility. Don’t forget those fashion staple accessories to enhance your newly edited closet. Accessories can elevate your wardrobe. Your closet edit is a clarifying process that allows you to choose wisely.
The Life Changing Reasons for a Closet Edit
If you are not already convinced, let me break it down for you. A closet edit will improve your style, save you time, and save you money. Once you know your style, you can create an authentic wardrobe that will give you confidence. Your closet will be full of amazing outfits that you don’t have to think about figuring out what goes with what. This will help you make better style choices.
A closet edit will also help you save money. Once you know what works for you already in your closet, you can make a list of the items you need. No more impulse shopping or buying those “one-off” items that will never go with anything else in your closet (we’ve all been there). It’s also space-saving.
A closet edit will help you remove unwanted clutter. Ever heard the saying “less is more”? By minimizing your clutter, you’ll be able to have a handle on what you do have and what you need.
Closet Edit Management
Now that you’ve got your wardrobe figured out, it’s important to maintain it or it can run-a-mock again! Each season, continue your closet edit strategies by getting rid of items that get worn or you just don’t like anymore. For additional help, find this handy closet edit cheat sheet below:
Ready For A Closet Edit?
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