My personal visual of an organized clothes closet is made up of three components:
a) Have choices that look nice on me and make me feel good
b) Display clothes in my closet so they look appealing
c) Ensure my choices are easily accessible and found within seconds
To achieve this vision, these are part of my "play book" for my closet:
1) Opt for what looks and feels good over trends. Trends come and go, so I rarely buy something just because the fashion folks say "it's in now." By the way, if "it's in now," it probably will be "out tomorrow." That ends up in an empty wallet and a closet
filled with clothing you can't wear very long.
I much prefer finding clothing that looks good on me and feels good (is comfortable) on me.
2. Go for quality over quantity. It's not really important "how much" I have in my clothes closet. I'd rather own a few higher-quality choices that I'm going to get a lot of mileage wearing.
I buy almost all of my clothing from Stitch Fix. It's always reasonably
priced, high-quality, and I always have very lovely choices to choose from when I look in my closet.
Think about what you wear each day. If you go to work in an office, you probably need about two weeks of outfits you can put on a wearing-rotation. If you are a stay-at-home mom or are retired, a few pairs of nice jeans and casual pants, paired up with some lovely t-shirts or blouses can probably be worn on
most days whether you stay home or venture out to the supermarket, library, or pharmacist.
Nobody needs a clothes closet stuffed with clothes that are never worn. Keep this statistic in mind. Most people wear only 20% of the clothes hanging in their closet. The other 80% just hangs there untouched.
3) One in, two out. If you have a lot of clothes in your clothes closet now, and you want to declutter, use the "one in, two out" rule. Bought a new shirt? Two must be donated. Bought a new pair of shoes? Two pairs are candidates for your next rummage sale.
