Wardrobe revision

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What needs to be done to turn an impersonal collection of clothes in the closet into your personal wardrobe?

What do your favorite things say about your style? How can I create my basic wardrobe? How to make things in the closet less and more outfits? How not to think in the morning, "What should I wear"?
In response to all these questions, stylists in most cases will advise you to revise your wardrobe. How? Read on!

"Who am I?" - This is an important question you must ask yourself before you begin. Surely in your wardrobe there are things that do not fit the place where you are all day long and what you mainly do. Clothing should be part of your life. For example, if besides yourself you also care about your husband, two children, a dog, housekeeping and a garden, in the evenings you like to sit at the computer screen, and in your closet there is a collection of evening dresses and cocktail dresses, then you must admit that then not so. Your situation is slightly better if you demonstrate your commitment to a relaxed and sporty style in piles of bright T-shirts, jeans, windcheaters, and jackets, but spend all your weekdays in the office of a large company with a strict dress code where you are trying to make a career.
After a thorough audit, your lifestyle should prevail in your closet, and clothing should be appropriate. But first you need to identify these needs. Take a piece of paper and a pencil and be honest with yourself. Write down by hours and weeks what you do. The average number of hours per week per office and homework, sports and going out or business trips. How many hours on average do you spend in casual or sportswear, and how many in “work” or office? How often go out, etc.
If, after a careful calculation of the hours, you find that your activity completely does not coincide with the purpose of the main max of clothes hanging in the closet, do not worry: according to statistics, only 30% of people use all their clothes. The remaining 70% stubbornly cherish things in closets, each time looking for new excuses to leave them there.
Begin the revision in the closet in daylight, be sure to put a mirror nearby, in which you can see yourself from head to toe.
Get rid of:
■ Clothing that does not match your type.
■ All that is not your size.
■ Models that you wear no more than twice a year, with the exception of seasonal items of clothing (ski, bathing suits), as well as evening dresses.
Before throwing away pending things, carefully look again at those that you have never worn. Divide these unsuccessful purchases into completely unacceptable ones and those that can still be slightly changed and worn.
If the model was too uncomfortable to wear, too bright, the style is too extravagant, and the pattern is larger than necessary, then such things need to be given to someone. But if you could not find the right clothes for this thing, the collar was too big, the cuffs were ugly, and the buttons ruined the whole design - just remake it. Such models can turn out your favorite things.

Sort the remaining items in the closet by color, and take a closer look at each item. Think about why you fell in love with them and you wore them so often. Whether the color suits you or the whole thing is in a fabric pleasant to the touch, or is the model simply universal and goes with a ton of things. Such things will tell you a lot about your individual style, which every woman should know and improve. Usually, sooner or later, people find their style intuitively. Look for common features of the remaining clothes, perhaps all of them have a common silhouette, a common style. That is, they are all classic, sophisticated, feminine, strict. Or all color models of the same group.Pay more attention to the common features that you identify, and consider them when buying new clothes. After all COMBINING FAVORITE THINGS BEGINNING AND THERE IS YOUR INDIVIDUAL STYLE!
After you have thoroughly “cleaned” your wardrobe, install the “holes”, which at first can be filled in a very elementary way: optimally using everything that still hangs and lies in the closet. Optimal means, depending on your daily routine and lifestyle.

Take skirts, jackets, trousers, dresses and try to make ensembles of them. Play all the possible combinations to appreciate the proportions: is it possible that a jacket from your favorite red suit will suit a dress of a shirt cut? And what about blue trousers, a black skirt, a knitted dress with cream-colored knee-length? Don't you think that the shirt dress has nine lives, like a cat: you can wear it with a belt, then without, then look in it and flat shoes sporty, then elegantly, wearing boats and a silk scarf to it, can be worn with a long knitted vest and / or fitted jacket?

Especially carefully consider the combination of blouses and pullovers with skirts and trousers that can be combined with ensembles with belts and belts.
Hang all your favorite sets on top of the closet or put them on ensembles on the floor and take their photo. Attach these pictures to the inside of the cabinet door, then in the morning you just have to choose from the already completed sets that you will have before your eyes. But just do not forget to add the appropriate additions to the ensembles: shoes, belts, jewelry and scarves, as well as linen and tights that are suitable in shape and color. These little things often slow down the whole thing, and sometimes make them leave the outfit in the closet.
After arranging the remaining clothes in your wardrobe, no doubt, voids form, some items of clothing will remain without partners. Put them in a separate pile and do not forget about them when you design your basic wardrobe, which - sometimes this also happens - you will have to completely re-create.
ADVICE
■ Pack things that are always in fashion in your closet. A functional, ever-fashionable cloak is a more valuable treasure than an avant-garde dress that attracts attention every time you wear it.
■ If you need to look smart after work, and you can’t look in to change your clothes, think of how to change your appearance in a few seconds. Wear a dark suit in a jacket and skirt or trousers in the morning. And bring along, for example, any of the following additions:
□ Catchy necklaces and clips, as well as smart shoes.
□ Velvet corsage or lurex top in bright colors of your palette (red, emerald green, silver or golden) with a deep neckline.
□ Organza blouse (this fabric cannot be washed up all day) and elegant shoes.
□ A catchy dressy scarf and dressy shoes.

If you work in the office
If the rules for wearing clothes are not too strict at your workplace and you do not have to appear at work every morning in a suit of a jacket and skirt, but want to give the impression of a fashionable and self-monitoring woman (after all, a free atmosphere should not be the cause of sloppy clothes), then unlike a business woman you have a wide selection of colors. At the same time, you should pay attention to neutral colors, such as beige, gray, dark blue, which can be combined with a lot of things. If you like bright, choose “frivolous” colors for one part of the wardrobe and use it with fashionable accents.
Drawings enliven any item of clothing, and your imagination will give them a twist. Even a small patterned garment, such as shoes or a scarf, can significantly enliven your outfit.

If you are in business or management
If you are building a career and spending a lot of time on work, then you most likely often wear various costumes and additions to them, which emphasizes your business look. Depending on the type of your activity, you can make short business trips, be invited to lunch and dinner with clients or evening presentations.In this case, when distributing your budget, think about a stylish “package” for your tablet or laptop, a portfolio of papers or its more feminine version, as well as a small travel bag.
Expand your business basic wardrobe with blouses, scarves and accessories.

If you devote most of your time to household chores
If you are torn between caring for the younger generation, daily shopping and mountains of linen, if you have time to work part-time or you are a member of the parent committee of the school or kindergarten, then your classes are very diverse and require the same varied, well-combined wardrobe.
In your wardrobe should be only wonderful, well-combining things. Silk shirts, for example, which will add zest to a knitted dress, if you put them on top of it, will suit both a long knitted skirt and your favorite jeans.
Try to wear two shirts - one on top of the other and roll up the sleeves at once for both. The jacket will give the dress and knitted skirt an official touch. A leather jacket and waterproof cape are just all-weather.
Two main properties that should be inherent in your clothes are practicality and unpretentiousness. This does not mean that your main wardrobe should be a collection of old rags! This means that you must pay attention to the composition of the fabrics and that you can take care of your things yourself. It is better if the fabrics will have elastic fibers in their composition, then you will be able to move freely in them all your busy day, and the fabric will withstand such stress.
Photo: PR, catwalkpix.com, image / de, streetstyle (London, Paris).
Photo collections: VALENTINO, ALEXANDER WANG, VICTORIA BECKHAM, ELIE SAAB, VANESSA BRUNO, GAFAS DE SOL ZARA, CHRISTIAN DIOR, DKNY, FENDI, DIANE VON FUERSTENBERG, HEATHER LAWTON, LANVARSECO, JARVECO MARCECO, JARVECO MARCECO MODA, MICHAEL KORS, OSCAR DE LA RENTA, RALPH LAUREN, PAUL SMITH, THOMAS TAIT, YVES SAINT LAURENT. And also a photo of Miranda Kerr.
The material was prepared by Elena Karpova.

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