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Somewhere in the world there are well dressed women without an ounce of fat in their wardrobe. Everything they own fits them. They aren't embarassed by anything in their closet, be it bleeding edge trend or AbFab-Saffy-frumpy. I'm not one of them. You probabaly aren't either.
Rumors I've heard about the closets of gals I know.
I've heard of one gal who only owns solid colors and
actually buys plain Jil Sander t-shirt$. Another gal is rumored to buy several
of the exact same item if the fit and style pleases her. I've been thrifting
with another gal who bought armloads of clothes with little regard to fit.
I saw one of her closests, jammed, and happy, BUT she had just moved in so
we'll see what happens in a few weeks. Have you seen Mariah Carey's closets
on CRIBS? They are the Valhalla of the genre.
Closet Pet Peeves
Hate wire hangers, so did my mom. After years of people
saying "YOU GOTTA SEE MOMMIE DEAREST, sounds JUST like YOUR MOM"
Damn, they were right. The movie taught me childhood tragedy can evolve into
high camp and I wasn't the only 8 year vigoursly drilled in home care do's
and don'ts by a wack job. But those broads were right, wire hangers will ruin
knit clothes, snag fine fabrics and are harder to organize. Plastic hangers
are less likely to damage your stuff and help keep some distance between your
clothes which helps reduces wrinkles.
I like to organize my closet, beacuse getting dressed is hard enough. Sort items by type, shirt, blazer, dress and group together in your closet. Then sort each group by color. I don't do this everyday, usually when I change for the seasons. Sounds very anal but it helps. I put dressier clothes far down in the inaccessable end. It's all about what's easiest for you.
You can learn something from the GAP. Folding your shirts and sweaters the way they do, prevents that dorky crease down the center front, reduces the need for ironing, and you can easily see what's on the fornt of the shirt. I won't bore you with sock folding, I don't think it matters.
It's the Time Of The Season
I plain old have too many clothes to keep all of them
in my closet and dresser at the same time. So I change them seassonally. The
out of season clothes get stored in my luggage. It's a pain in the ass, afternooon
long task to swap them but it gives me a chance to asses what I've got. When
you sort clothes they fall into categories.
- Keep
- Donate
- Sell (Buffalo Exchange or Consignment) especially
if its a "Name Brand Item" in super condition that you really should
have tried on
- Maybe So and So would like this then actually
give it to them, I know a few very petite gals who've been blessed with marvelous
stuff that others have outgrown
- Retired with honors, very, very, rare. Have
a special place for these items, not your day to day closet. (my "Charlie
Don't Surf" Stussy T is a retired item. Iit's wrapped around some of
my spare Salem North Star glassware in a bin someplace)
Fat/Skinny Clothes
If it's 10 lbs away from where you are now, get it out
of your closet, I'm not saying get rid of it, don't clog your closet with
stuff you can't wear today. When you've slept late and you have an imortant
meeting and then a hot date, these clothes are really in your way. I've heard
a good weight management tool is to eliminate ALL FAT CLOTHES from your life.
Get rid of it if:
- even if you lose 10 lbs it will still be an unflattering
fit on you
- something bad happened to you in it or you never liked it
- you didn't wear it last season
- it just ain't right, either trashy trendy, 3 three seasons ago or borderline frump wear
- the machine washing transformed it into a nasty yukky thing
- the food, drink or pit stains, or pilling are just too much, unless its a real casual piece of amazing cut and pefect fit (like my white vintage terry cloth shirt with persistant pit stains)
Bulk Management
I'm trying to get in the habit of every time I bring
new clothes home taking at least one thing out of my closet. Next to my recycling
bucket I usually have a bag of clothes to donate. Socks that shrank after
their first washing? Donate. Catch a glimpse of yourself in a mirror and say
Christ! Donate that shirt. Your triple pleated tapered ankle pants keep falling
off your shelf and landing on your head? Donate!
If you live in the city, donating your clothes also has the benefit of discouraging trash-picker-rippers. If you make the mistake of putting GAP clothes out with your trash, as if by evil Slitherin magic, all your trash bags will be ripped open and you'll have to clean it up.
Do I practice what I preach? (click here and see) There's no wire hangers in my closet but I do need to go and remove all the fat clothes.....
I dream of an extra bedroom I can convert into a dressing room with hampers, an ironing board and a vanity.
What else do I dream about?
