Style
I DON’T
HAVE
ANYTHING
TO WEAR
Who hasn’t been there…
Your closet is jam-packed but you just
cannot come up with a single outfit to
wear. Despite how common the symptom
is, the underlying cause can be hard to pinpoint. Why? Because your wardrobe is a
pretty complex organism. Its health and
functionality are completely dependent on
the individual components it is based on,
like your style concept and shopping strategy.
One ‘unhealthy’ or underdeveloped component could infect the entire organism
and leave you with nothing but a whole lot
of frustration and wardrobe anxiety.
On the right is a little flow chart to help you
figure out your wardrobe’s individual weak
spot, it’s complete with a recommended
course of treatment for each diagnosis.
Traditionally, spring cleaning was meant to
rid a house of its wintery layer and prepare
it for spring. Along with a seasonal turnover,
now is a good time to do a general, big
edit and purge your closet of everything
that’s only taking up and wasting space.
Your wardrobe should be a reflection of
your style and your aesthetic judgment. Every item that you don’t really like or that just
doesn’t look good on you, is tainting that reflection a little bit, and throwing it out feels
like a detox. Once you’ve detoxified your closet, you might be left with a lot less
clothes, but at least they will be things you truly love and want to wear, and you can
gradually add more of what you like. You will also have a much better picture of what
you own and never feel like your closet is full but you still have nothing to wear.
Psychologically, the satisfaction we get from getting rid of stuff makes total sense.
Things in excess, even seemingly trivial ones like clothes are burdensome and tend to
stress us out. This effect is amplified for people who are into fashion and see it as a
means of self-expression: to us, a closet filled with clothes that aren’t our style is literally
restraining our ability to expr \