my wardrobe Archives - Page 12 of 12

A plan for the closet purge

I have too many clothes. It's not a terrible fate, but it is something that I intend to change. So I'm jumping on the "turn your hangers around" bandwagon, with one modification. After I've worn and cleaned/laundered something, I'll put the garment back in my closet with the hanger turned "backwards". (i.e. the pointy part facing front - see the white cardigan in my closet photo) (Thanks to http://theclosettherapist.blogspot.com/ for this great idea!)

And I'm also instituting a monitoring policy in my dresser drawers: all garments which are normally stored folded which get worn will be put back into the drawer with the neckline toward the front, rather than toward the back as I normally store ... View the Post

Vivienne just rocked my world view – again!

I spent all day yesterday ironing. Well, okay, I took a break and baked some banana/chocolate chip muffins, but I spent most of the day unpacking my summer clothes, checking them over, and ironing them. (also working in reverse, packing away all things winter)

So I emailed Vivienne and told her what I was doing, and she wants to know "why does it take you so long?"

And I explain that I've got X number of garments that I don't wear in the fall and winter, but that I need for warmer weather.

First response from Vivienne - of course - you've got too many clothes. I concede that.

And THEN, the killer question: "Why don't you wear the same suits all year around?".

I explain about the weather here - it gets ... View the Post