Wardrobe Taming -- Day Six

[ 14 September 2007, 14:56 ]

Wardrobe taming series:
Day One Day Two Day Three Day Four Day Five Day Six Day Seven Day Eight

This week has been all about going through your wardrobe with a fine-toothed comb, working out what you can wear & what doesn’t do it for you.

Today I’d like you to investigate your shopping habits. As you’ve been going through all this stuff you own, you might have noticed patterns cropping up. Maybe, for example, you own way more skirts than t-shirts. Maybe you have hundreds of coats but only a couple of jerseys or cardigans. Do you have a penchant for buying expensive high heels & then never wearing them? Do you always buy a certain colour or style? Are you stuck in a rut? Do you always go for stripes or florals? Do you suddenly become a trend-crazed fiend as soon as you get your hands on a copy of Vogue? Has spending outside your range left you with a whole lot of Chanel & nowhere to wear it? Do you look at your closet & realise that you were “talked into” buying half of your clothing?

I’d like you to have a think about this & work out whether your habits are helping or hindering you. Seriously, do you need ten striped t-shirts or is it time to branch out? Is being “on trend” really that important (or stylish, or reflective of you as a person)?

Whip out that ever-useful clothing journal of yours & jot down some notes about what patterns you have & what you’d like to do about them. Then meet me back here tomorrow for some ideas on closet organisation & further wardrobe refinement!