What is my style? Jen Clyde's answer is everyone has their own personal
style and they add the trends to their classics pieces throughout the year
The first thing she tells her clients to start with is with a closet makeover.
So get motivated this January, in finding your style by
going through these steps.
1.First treat your closet like a extra room in the house, pay attention to detail like good
lighting, colorful walls, and floor coverings like cute rugs.
2.Getting started can be the most difficult part of this process because you are
overwhelmed, so hire a professional to help or invite a friend over so you can have help
editing, because it helps to always have a second option when you're emotionally
connected to clothing. Then start to "edit"! These are the questions you need to ask
yourself when you pull out clothing and are deciding to keep or donate.
• When did I wear this last? And did I like it when I did?
• Will you ever wear this again?
• Classic or trendy?
• Do you really love it?
• Dose it fit?
• Is it in good shape? Is it balling up? Can I fix it?
• If tags are on this and itʼs been at least one month and you have not worn it yet then
get rid of it! Sell it on Ebay or donate it to charity.
• Why are you holding on to it?
Warning: Side note on editing, once you edit it completely remove it from your eyesight! This is important because your eyes and mind can wander and later you could see it and get some ideas on why you want to keep it! Out of sight, out of your closet.
3.Figure out what works best for you in finding your style and being functional.
Here are some questions you need to think of:
• Do I want to organize by category or color with my clothes? Choose what will most inspire your collection of clothing you have in your wardrobe so you will love to get dressed. This will make it easier to style, find, and wear!
• Do you have all the storage boxes, extra racks, hooks, hangers, baskets that you will need?
• Make designated spots for wants, damaged, charity, shoes, bags, socks, tights, jewelry, and archives. Archives mean clothes that are vintage maybe or must-have classics that will come back around and need to be worn again to give your style a fun new look. Archives are put in wardrobe bags and zipped up and stored in storage in the home until needed.
Now you are ready to start your process, have lots of music and have a lot of candy or your favorite drink because it is a long task that can sometimes be emotionally and physically exhausting.
4.When thinking about display, think of what you love the most, for instance shoes, hats, and jewelry. Accessories can inspire any outfit and so itʼs important to check in with yourself see what you like.
Here are some fun, creative ideas for display:
• Reuse ice cube trays for small jewelry like earrings, rings, and broaches. Gives
unique storage for your shelves.
• Candle Sticks for big bulky bracelets
• For larger scarves and belts use a ladder from a design decor store.
• Get fun fancy funky hooks to hold bags, hats, and jewelry.
• Make a old frame into a jewelry display, paint it a fun color, then use lace to staple one
end to the other and then display cute earrings on it.
• Colorful canvas bins for belts to hide the mess
• Old bookcase... paint it or put wallpaper on it and turn it into a shoe display.
• Old dresser, revamp it by painting it putting velvet lining in it. Then you can use it for jewelry.
You can even add locks on the drawers for extra protection for those valuable jewels.
The end goal is know what you have, know where it is, know your style and be inspired
by it! When things in your life just "click" and are able to bring you peace and joy then
you are more likely to channel that peace into understanding more of who you are and
what your style is! You will begin to see more of you in your clothes, and you will be able
to know more of what you need as fillers in your closet and what type of items you need
to buy more of instead of just buying items that donʼt have any value for your wardrobe.
You can find more information at:
http://www.jenclydestylist.com.
