https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-organization-musings Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:09:18 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-organization-musings#post-450440 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:28:54 +0000 biscuitsmom 450440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great post! I havent been taking pics, but by looking closely at many details of pics posted, I can see where Ive gone wrong- so very wrong! That helped me to start and continue to weed out mistakes and hopefully not repeat..... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-organization-musings#post-450434 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:22:35 +0000 NewMe 450434@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Good to hear stories from the other side....I'm going to embark on this journey soon. I'm worried and excited since I'll be going from a working woman wardrobe to a SAHM closet so I'll be getting rid of a lot of items.... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-organization-musings#post-450418 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:46:48 +0000 Mo 450418@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great exercise! I have found that my wardrobe has 'shifted' more than shrunk I guess. I'm still dealing with the 2 opposing climate problem so it's larger than I ultimately want it to be. If I knew I were never returning to FL, I'd lose maybe 1/3 of my dresses and skirts. But I don't know . . . anyway, enough about me!<br /> How many pieces overall did you find you had? Did it surprise you? I was surprised at my number of jeans/pants at 20. And I don't have any duplicates, so each pair is uniquely different.<br /> As for real life vs. pictures, I trust the pictures more, especially from side and back views that I normally don't see in real life. I'll be honest, a particular racerback tank rear view pic motivated me to start doing push ups every other night! True story. The only time I might think real life would trump pics is with fabrics that move and flow a lot.<br /> Congrats on your organizing so far! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/closet-organization-musings#post-450412 Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:28:36 +0000 Makrame 450412@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So I was inspired by the many posts on closet organization, especially Queen Mum's post from a few weeks ago, to do some reorganizing in my closet, too. Bought the slimline hangers (still buying more, since I like how they prevent shirts and tanks from slipping off and falling to the floor). The closet looks much more manageable now, and I hope to be able to maintain one item per hanger organization.</p> <p>In the process I also weeded out some not-so-great items. Some pieces I probably need to photograph and decide whether they should stay or go - it is amazing how some items that look OK in the mirror look just awful in photos. I even found some old threads on "photos vs. mirrors" to figure out whether using pictures to make the final decisions in the best way to judge. After removing things that were definitely worn-out or unflattering, I made an Excel spreadsheet to count what I have for the fall/winter season. I was surprised by how few current/good items I actually have (not counting numerous "so-so" things). It's actually a good thing since one of my goals is to maintain a "small, functional wardrobe" but I was still caught by surprise.</p> <p>For the fall/winter wear I counted 10 bottoms (pants and jeans), 4 skirts, 4 sleeveless layering tops and 11 long-sleeved tops (mostly shirts), 8 items in the cardigan/vest category, and one blazer. I am not counting t-shirts, even dressier ones, since I am finding that most of them don't really flatter me (seem to show off every bit of tummy bulge, even when worn under cardis), so I think I will try to replace most t-shirts with woven tops. </p> <p>This was a very useful exercise. It looks like I have enough "good stuff" to take me through the season, if needed, but it also looks like I have "permission" to buy occasional nice pieces to add to this (such as some more blazers, perhaps). The reason I was surprised is because I have bought quite a few items in the past 3-4 months and thought that it might be time to do a SYC to avoid closet overflowing. But it looks like I have mostly replaced some not so great things with better quality ones, while keeping the size of my wardrobe the same.</p> <p>Anyway, just thought I would share. Has anyone else found that their wardrobe has actually "shrunk" when they started applying YLF criteria to their outfits and taking pictures? </p>