How To Transform Your Wardrobe

We dare you to stop what you are doing and go to your wardrobe. Take a long hard look! What do you see?

• A carefully arranged closet seperated into garment type and colour?
• New purchases that work their way seamlessly into the array of clothing?
• A selection of clothes that are ALL worn?
• Items that work well together creating new, exciting outfits all week?
• A burst of colour that add a sense of energy and interest to your style?
• Neatly arranged accessories to transform your look?

What's the verdict??

Is your wardrobe as organised as this?

 If you answered yes to all the above - well done - you have got it sussed!!

However, if the answer is no take a look at our previous posts (below) on how to achieve the perfect wardrobe step by step. Or get in touch we would love to help! We provide wardrobe consulations that will result in an organised, efficient closet that works for your requirements. What are you waiting for click here.

Wardrobe Top Tips:

Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six

Good Luck!!

My Personal Style Resolution

My New Years Resolution for 2014 is to "practice what I preach"

After a hectic few months and Christmas to contend with my wardrobe was getting out of control - I assure you this is not an exaggeration!!!!

I decided to tackle this head on using the exact same guidelines of my Wardrobe Top Tips: Week One post. When I moved into my flat over a year ago I was very fortunate to inherit two sets of built in wardrobes, which opened up lots of room for storage (and hiding space).

The worst area was the shelf section, which consists of 5 shelves and was starting to resemble a jumble sale (again no exaggeration). This part of the second wardrobe stores my knits, trousers and shoes so I began sorting out my jeans and sweaters into YES, NO and MAYBE piles. The YES pile is now folded neatly back onto the shelves in product and colour and my NO and MAYBE piles are in a large bag waiting to be tried on to make sure they no longer suit my body shape (low rise jeans and trousers are on their way out due to My Personal Fashion Dilemmas Answered post).

I felt proud of my achievement and I was able to access my leggings easily this morning. I hope this inspires you to start your own wardrobe makeover as we are all guilty for letting are organisation slip once in a while aren't we?? Our stylists here are happy to help with the task : )

Join me on my journey of transforming my wardrobe to start the New Year with an organised and neat closet!!

Resembles my shelf storage!!

Wardrobe Top Tips: Week 6

How did the shopping trip go? Did you purchase items from your list???

Once safely back in the comfort of your own home it is time to experiment with new outfits and to discover if the items work in the way that you had hoped. Do those cute ankle boots look great with your dresses, skirts and jeans as you had imagined? Does the navy blazer become a staple that can be worn with almost every outfit?

After you have tried all the outfits on make sure you hang each item away in the correct place (remember by product as I explain Here). This applies to every time you wear a piece from your wardrobe, you should hang it away properly to avoid making your closet look messy. 

Personally, unless the new piece is for a special occasion, the item should be worn within a 2 week period (if not less). If not the item should be returned as unfortunately it is not the perfect piece. 

Wardrobe Top Tips: Week Three

How do you feel now that all your items that you don't wear are gone for good? Relieved? Happy? I hope so! Let's celebrate!!!

The next step is to arrange your outfit into product type. So collecting all tops, skirts, jumpers (the list is endless) together. A top tip is to then to arrange by length and then colour i.e. All vests together followed by short sleeve tops and finally long sleeve tops.

Some people arrange their wardrobe with outfits that they regularly build, which is restricting as you will find yourself constantly just wearing those pieces together. However, with the product approach you will be able to mix and match and create new looks utilising ALL of your wardrobe!!

This is where your photographs taken previously can come in handy as you can refer back to these for ideas. Don't forget to keep inventing new outfits and experimenting to make the most out of your existing wonderful wardrobe!! Remember to keep snapping!!

Below are a few examples of how to organise your wardrobe with a few hints captioned for each one. Any questions please comment below or book in with us for a wardrobe consultation!!

This one needs to really look at lengths and products. The grouping is nearly there but I would start with tops  following with jackets as on first glance this arrangement is a little messy.

Great product grouping but could have put colours together a little better (i.e. white skirts that are similar length)

Fantastic arrangement but maybe needs to look at sleeve lengths.

Perfect example of working with colour!!

Men can arrange their wardrobes with our top tips too!

Wardrobe Top Tips: Week Two

How did last week go? Is your wardrobe arranged in two sections of YES and NO?

This week's challenge is to experiment with the YES pile and remove all the NO items from your wardrobe.

1. The pieces that you no longer need can be either donated to charity, recycled or sold at a car boot sale to earn some extra money.

2. A really fun way is to host a clothes swap, where a bunch of your friends bring their unwanted clothes and SWAP! Items that you have become bored with or no longer like the pattern, shape etc may be the perfect answer to your friends fashion dilemmas.

• Be careful to not swap your unwanted clothes for items that you don't need. Take time and decide whether the swapped piece is relevant and will enhance your existing wardrobe.

3. With the YES pile you are required to start building outfits that you have not tried out before. Enjoy experimenting with creative ideas to find new outfits.

4. Take pictures of the outfits that have worked well as a reference point for those days when you feel like you have nothing to wear. This is the tricky part as you might need help and encouragement  from one of our Personal Stylists. It is difficult to explore out of your comfort zone and visualise new ideas with clothes that you already own.

Wardrobe Top Tips: Week One

A lot of women we meet on our travels describe how their wardrobes are bursting with items that haven't left the constraints of their closet for years (poor things). Women continue to shop squeezing new items into a wardrobe that oozes potential.

I have decided to share some simple tips on how to improve and maintain your wardrobe habits. I will update weekly to give you time to complete each task (as miracles don't happen over night). Stay tuned!!

1. Take some time to empty your wardrobe carefully considering each piece.

2. Ask yourself how often do I wear each item? When was the last time I wore it? How did it make me feel?

3. Depending on each answer create piles (or sections in the wardrobe to avoid too much mess) of YES, NO and MAYBE.

Typical answers

• I wear it all the time: YES
• I wear it every so often: MAYBE
• I haven't wore it in years: NO

4. After some careful consideration it is time to review the MAYBE pile to decide if they join the YES group or are added to the NO.

5. I realise this is no laughing matter and you may require some time to decide or a friends help or even guidance from a stylist at the The Image Consulting Company. Let us know how you get on by commenting below or get in touch we would love to help.

Go from a messy, uncontrollable wardrobe to an organised, neat closet with my top tips!!