When Did You Last Organise Your Wardrobe?

When did you last organise your wardrobe? Consider this a reminder to do so if it’s been a while.

My wardrobe was all over the place until recently. 

These days it’s grouped in clothing type and then hung up in colours. It’s like an arranged rainbow in there now! 

I pulled everything out and tried on or considered every item. I then got rid of anything I decided no longer worked for me or fitted me.

We all have different amounts of clothing, I know this, so this might be an hour’s job or a full day, or maybe something to do in bits if bitesize feels more manageable. 

Where to start and how to do this?

Have you seen the Marie Kondo decluttering method, and she asks the question ‘does it spark joy?’? I think this one needs to be applied to your wardrobe.

If you’ve clothes in there that you don’t feel great in, get rid of them.

I had plenty that I didn’t love, but just threw on anyway. Not any more. 

Pull anything out that you don’t love to wear, haven’t worn for twelve months or doesn’t fit you. 

Set those items aside and if you need to, just leave them out of your wardrobe for a bit. This gives you the chance to put them back and keep them if you miss them, though the chances are if you removed them there was a good reason to do so.

If you’ve items to get rid of, there are usually plenty of charity shops accepting donations. 

I’ve been donating clothes via the Tickled Pink recycling bins at Asda and then selling a few things through Vinted.

Vinted is also a great way to rebuild your wardrobe. You can look for specific items easily that way, so if you really want a new blue top to go with a skirt you love, the chances are you’ll find it on Vinted. And no, this isn’t a Vinted ad, I just use the app myself!

If you’ve found yourself with an emptier wardrobe, it seems like a good time to treat yourself to a few new items.

Before rushing in, I’d say it’s worth taking a moment here to think about how you’d like to dress. Not necessarily how you’ve always dressed, though if you’re happy with this of course stick with it, but how you would like to going forward. 

Are you looking for a specific style, think about colours that work best for you (and it’s worth knowing those colours that are the worst on you too), any practical needs for certain items, have you thought about dressing to suit your body shape? 

Thinking about your clothes in these ways can be a great way to change things up and refresh your outfits. 

It could be that after you look into it, you discover you look great in a certain colour palette and it instantly lifts your mood. Or perhaps you work out the best kind of clothes for your shape and you feel good in them. 

This is about you, how you want to look and feel each day, and having an organised wardrobe to be able to dress from.

You might find that after your initial declutter, you actually don’t need anything new at all. 

When you organise your wardrobe, you often rediscover clothes you’d forgotten all about, or see a way of creating different outfits from what you already have. 

It can be quite common to only ever wear half of your wardrobe anyway, so maybe organising your wardrobe means removing anything unwanted and then making everything easier to see and find each day. 

This gives it a whole new lease of life in itself. 

So I’ll return to the original question, when did you last organise your wardrobe? If it’s been a while, go give it a go! 

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