When was the last time you decluttered your wardrobe? Decluttering your wardrobe is one of the most satisfying ways to spend a day; the sense of a job well done once you’ve finished is wonderful – not only will you have a wardrobe that contains only the pieces you love and will wear, but you will have set aside a really valuable donation to charity, and may even have found enough pieces to sell to treat yourself to a little something.

My five top tips for a satisfying wardrobe declutter

Plan

Invest in some decent, matching hangers. A row of tops, skirts or trousers all on the same type and colour of hanger, all hanging at the same height and facing the same way is truly one of life’s greatest visual pleasures. Choose velvet covered hangers (you can find these on Amazon) to protect your clothes and prevent items slipping off.

Prepare

Once your hangers have arrived, it’s time to set the scene. Clear your bedroom and designate three zones: KEEP, SELL and DONATE. Note, there is no BIN section. Charity shops will take everything and sell by the weight the items they won’t sell in their shop.

Go

Pull each item out one at a time and decide: keep, sell or donate. Put the charity donations into the black bags as you go; it’s quicker and you’re less likely to change your mind. Aim for ruthless. Ask yourself – do I REALLY need to keep this? Do it in sections: skirts, tops, trousers, dresses. Don’t put anything back however until you have emptied every cupboard and drawer.

Review

First, review your KEEP pile. By now, you’ll have entered a more practical, even ruthless, frame of mind and be ready to assess if your first decision was the right one. Anything you decide isn’t a keeper after all, add to your SELL or DONATE pile.

Next, go through your SELL pile. Split this into three parts: Vinted/eBAY; Dress Cheshire; and DONATE. Have a browse through the selling sites and see what similar items sell for, and decide if it’s worth your time, or whether you’d prefer a charity shop to benefit. If you have set aside any designer fashions and would like to sell through Dress Cheshire, here are my three basic rules and below is the link to register ti start selling with us:

1. Every item of clothing must be in pristine condition, and freshly laundered.
2. I only re-sell timeless designer fashions: items that are vintage but still work but not items that are vintage, but dated.
3. Items do not have to have a designer label. I sell beautiful pieces from high street shops such as Reiss or Zara, and brands such as Ted Baker, alongside Gucci, Prada and Chanel.

Refill

It’s time to return everything to your wardrobe, and the perfect opportunity to create a stylist’s dream. Start with your tops. Hang each one on a new hanger and sort them into sections: short sleeve, by colour, and long sleeve, by colour. Then trousers, skirts and dresses the same. Now, step back and admire all your hard work.

Until next time, folks 💋

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