https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:40:01 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet#post-417070 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:34:51 +0000 catgirl 417070@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marley, I don't have a lot of handbags to ditch, so that's not been an issue. I've consigned three pairs of boots for being either redundant or ill-fitting - in those cases, I don't feel bad because they weren't going to work for me anyway. I counted again and I really am at 25 pairs of shoes and boots (gear excluded), and I'm now at a "one-in, one-out" for tall boots, but still adding booties/shoes where I feel there's a lack of diversity and where I could add more interest to my outfits. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet#post-417061 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:20:54 +0000 Heather 417061@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Una, this is brilliant. </p> <p>Proud of you!!! I love this post. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet#post-416827 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:35:46 +0000 Mo 416827@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suzy Cue - off the hanger is the first step lol! No, seriously, if I pull it off the hanger and put it in the maybe pile and/or the loungewear drawer, it usually works it's way 'out the door' eventually.<br /> The hanger turn around trick this year taught me that my unworn items were very specifically 3 collared button down shirts and 2 dresses that are a tad too tight to be comfortable. It's a silly little thing to turn the hangers around but very educational at the end of it all! :)</p> <p>EDIT: and yes, I know I've said I loathe button downs - these are silk and satin, not the broadcloth oxford type ones </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet#post-416819 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 02:21:51 +0000 JayS 416819@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Congrats on your breakthrough! </p> <p>I'm hoping for one someday, also. So far my closet purging consists of moving an item from one spot to another. I just look around and feel lost. How can something so simple be so hard?</p> <p>Maybe I'll try your three-bag system. Getting stuff off the hanger would be progress. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet#post-416808 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 01:59:06 +0000 ironkurtin 416808@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love purging! Akmost as much as buying. Is there such a thing as fashion bulemia?</p> <p>And I agree, consigning items or passing them along to friends softens the blow. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet#post-416757 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:01:15 +0000 Suz 416757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WHOOT! Out with the old. In with the new, 100% Fab stuff! </p> <p>I am all for this. </p> <p>I am going to do my purge very soon. I do it when I switch the summer for the fall/winter clothes. I get rid of spring/summer items that just didn't do it for me, and also some fall/winter stuff that doesn't fit any more or that I've lost my attachment to over the 5 months it was stored away. Then I will be hunting for "the new basics." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet#post-416742 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 22:39:52 +0000 D'Ellen 416742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Alaskagirl - I need to read your post over and over and over again! I have so many things that are not 100% thrilling NOW, but I just can't seem to let them go because of the attachment issue. I remember the thrill of buying and the thrill of past wearings, and I keep hoping there's going to be some way to make them work again. So to the back of the closet they go, only to be dragged out in 6 months and agonized over yet again. Kudos to you for reaching your turning point! I'm so looking forward to reaching mine! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet#post-416646 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:37:14 +0000 catgirl 416646@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Marley, I don't know what the consignment stores are like where you are - the best thing to do is visit a few and see what they take. We have a couple of high-end ones and a more regular one that takes Gap, BR, and similar brands. I sort according to what I know about them. I get the most $ from the regular place, because they sell a lot more items. The high end places price accordingly (Missoni, Prada, etc, which I don't have anyway) and take longer to sell but make back more $. Be sure to get their policy on when they get rid of stuff and if you need to pick it up or agree to donate. </p> <p>All the places I use are looking for stuff that someone would want and wear now - usually no dated stuff (unless it's retro/vintage), often no business suits, and nothing worn, stained, torn or stretched out. Basically, since I know you have high standards, ask yourself if YOU would consider buying it again, if you didn't know you wouldn't use it.</p> <p>I have seen your wardrobe and I think you could definitely consign what you don't want within these guidelines. Since I'd be donating it anyway, I consider any $ I make to be a bonus. I know some find it frustrating but it has helped me to purge knowing I'll get a little something back. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet#post-416642 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:30:30 +0000 Marley 416642@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really like your strategy Una - of, if it doesn't make you feel 100% thrilled you get rid of it. I think I have gradually moved to that point as well, but hadn't conceptualized it in my mind until I read this thread! The other day I wore a top to work that I LOVED on the hangar - but I never feel good in it - the wrap around belt just doesn't hit me in the "sweet spot" that is supposed to be my waist - and so I washed it and put it in my YLF clothes swap bag. I know that someone else is going to love it because its sooooo cute - but just doesn't work for me!</p> <p>I too really have a hard time with the amount of money that I've spent on something. That makes it much harder to remove from my closet. I've never tried consigning clothes before - I always figured it wasn't worth the effort - but maybe I need to reconsider that as an option. Do you have any tips on consigning?</p> <p>Shoes and handbags are the most difficult for me to get rid of. Have you been able to let some of them go also Una? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet#post-416634 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:16:42 +0000 Mo 416634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay! Breakthrough!!<br /> I'm coming to some conclusions myself as I ready to pack up this month. I will be leaving perfectly fine, some never worn, shoes behind because I realized I just don't do over 3" anymore. Especially since I twisted my ankle so badly this year. Not worth it. It is hard to look at the money loss, but dragging them around for a few years is senseless! (I'm trying to sell on eBay but shoes don't seem to move - maybe the shipping costs is why)<br /> Anyway, congrats on getting over that hurdle and being able to let go of the 'so-so' items that just clog up your closet!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet#post-416630 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:09:19 +0000 StacyJo 416630@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Don't flog yourself! I admire what you are doing. Not only are you "unclogging" your closet, but I suspect you are unclogging your mind too! That's a good thing I'm sure you have lots to share with others and to help them too. So don't see it as a "hard way", but perhaps a "complete way"? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet#post-416626 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:03:55 +0000 lyn* 416626@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't cosign and it does definitely hurt the pocketbook; it makes deals all the more sweet </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/i-have-purged-so-much-from-my-closet-and-yet#post-416624 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:01:08 +0000 catgirl 416624@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am still going! This weekend I hit a bit of a turning point. Lately I've been wearing an item as best I can style it, and if it doesn't make me feel 100% thrilled I take it off and immediately put it in one of three bags: give to a friend, donate or consign (after washing!). This weekend a friend came to stay and left with a whole bag of stuff of mine. </p> <p>I feel like an animal shedding its fur! Some attachment issue has mysteriously vanished, and it's feeling really good to shed even more of what it just taking up space.</p> <p>It helps that I've been getting a nice check from the consignment store each month, because thinking about the wasted money is the hardest part - I feel like I have to learn everything the hard way about what I do and don't like. Sigh. </p>