https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 04 May 2026 12:19:28 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227510 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:02:42 +0000 Srujana 227510@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Such a creative productive idea! I have a packet of those that I've been using to string up necklaces up on a ribbon...but this is a great idea! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227509 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 22:02:33 +0000 Late Bloomer 227509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great idea, especially since I can only hang things in my closet one way. I can see it as a way not only to find ways to wear things I like but never seem to wear but also it would be pretty obvious which items should go. I know I have a few items that look fine and should be wearable but for some reason I just don't like them that much anymore.</p> <p>I just glanced at the Shop Your Closet thread. Hey, I'm all for shopping my closet before I go out and buy for a season. But shopping my closet only! Oh my. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227489 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:42:37 +0000 puffenstuff 227489@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great idea Kim - love how your thought processes work </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227477 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 21:13:10 +0000 CarlyQuinn 227477@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>such a great (and fun!) idea! i pretty much know what gets worn and what doesn't, maybe i need to hide some of the things i wear all the time and try this trick with the rest. let us know how it works! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227445 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:14:47 +0000 chewyspaghetti 227445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is so wise!</p> <p>"I really feel that I"m at the point where my wardrobe is as big as it needs to be... and in some categories I could probably stand to downsize. This is my way of spotting what is just taking up valuable space in my closet without properly earning it's keep." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227443 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 20:09:50 +0000 Queen Mum 227443@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lisa- No, I would not get rid of a summer dress in the dead of winter just because it doesn't get worn for a few months. In fact, in a few weeks my strictly summer dresses will get moved to the back of the dress rack and most of them pretty much be ignored until April.</p> <p>Kate- Once the item got worn I would take all the clips off until the beginning of the next month. I don't need to do "make up" wearing, I just want to see how long it takes me to get around to wearing it.</p> <p>Julie-<br /> Yes, you're right. I wouldn't necessarily get rid of something just because it doesn't get worn in three months, but it seems that I would need to analyze why. Do I love it but just didn't get the chance to wear it or do I put off wearing it because I'm not crazy about it?</p> <p>I really feel that I"m at the point where my wardrobe is as big as it needs to be... and in some categories I could probably stand to downsize. This is my way of spotting what is just taking up valuable space in my closet without properly earning it's keep. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227436 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:57:32 +0000 RoseandJoan 227436@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm impressed Kim, this seems like an effective and not too fiddly method. I also love how you are replacing clothes shopping with clothes studying.</p> <p>It may just be me but I'm not concerned if certain items of my wardrobe are seldom worn, if it fits and I still like it I know I will wear it when the time is right. Mind you it maybe helps that I'm a budget shopper and none of the items cost major £'s. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227433 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 19:51:22 +0000 Louise 227433@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kim cool idea.<br /> Isabella here's the original shop your closet thread x <a href="http://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/could-you-shop-your-closet-for-five-months" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/welookfa.....ive-months</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227392 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:38:54 +0000 Kate 227392@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a brilliant idea! (and possibly easier than trying to keep a list of how often I wear everything, which is what I'm doing now) What about when you wear an item that has multiple clips on it? Do you take off all the clips, or only one? (and reattach the others later) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227389 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:31:10 +0000 Veronica 227389@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks for sharing this QM! I need to thin out my closet and I like this idea </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227384 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 18:24:31 +0000 Marigold 227384@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kellygirl- lol, makes sense. I was thinking in the direction of 'Show Your ???'. Thanks, feel slightly less of a newbie now </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227370 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:56:37 +0000 kellygirl 227370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Isabella, Shop Your Closet. </p> <p>QM, great idea. I was thinking of trying the hanger reversed myself. First I need to get the ol' closet better organized. Looking forward to hearing about your results. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227368 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:53:17 +0000 Marigold 227368@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That sounds like an awesome idea :)... Wish I was that organized. I have a question, too.. Hoping not to appear a 'dummy' - what does SYC stand for? I read quite a few pages back in the forum and couldn't figure it out... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227338 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:17:12 +0000 Sparky 227338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a great idea, QM! I'm planning on using the hanger backwards trick once I finish my initial closet purge (which is going slowly but still going). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227337 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:17:00 +0000 Angie 227337@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Kim, you are always full of fun and wisdom. Fab idea and look forward to your analysis. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227335 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:15:16 +0000 Lisa 227335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like this idea, but what happens to season based clothing (ie a summer dress gets clipped but not worn, do you toss it because it was not layered for cooler weather or keep it because you aren't in the current season to wear the dress)? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227317 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:49:00 +0000 Queen Mum 227317@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laura- I'm not planning a closet purge, but I'm going to adopt the one-in, one-out rule of Angie's so I need to be able to wisely identify what needs to go, or recognize when I really don't need another blouse because everything is getting regular wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227316 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:46:40 +0000 Queen Mum 227316@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>MPJ-- I considered the hanger trick, but decided it wouldn't work as well for me as often I pull many things out of my closet trying to put together outfits. I figured it would be easier to reclip the items that I try but don't end up wearing than to remember to turn the hanger around. Plus, it would just drive me batty having hangers hanging backward. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227315 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:45:27 +0000 Laura 227315@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What a clever idea!</p> <p>Are you planning on a closet purge after SYC? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227313 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:42:09 +0000 Mamapicklejuice 227313@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a great experiment! I look forward to hearing how the first round goes. I am doing the hanger-wrong-way-round thing and it's working well...only a few items still backwards. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/my-latest-ideahow-to-see-what-gets-worn-and-what-doesnt#post-227311 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 16:40:28 +0000 Queen Mum 227311@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I stopped by the party store yesterday and picked up a few packages of those little tiny clothes pins from the baby shower aisle. I clipped one to the inside label of everything in my closet except for tanks, cami's, jeans, and special occasion wear. When I wear it, the clip will get put into a little jar on a shelf in my closet. I'm going to try to wear something every day that still has it's clip, but I'm not going to be anal about it. At the end of the month I"ll take a look and see what hasn't been worn. I figure this will be a good way to identify those items that don't get worn, and ask myself why. I will then re-clip everything, adding a second clip to the items that didn't get worn in October. Once an item accumulates a few clips, it needs to be considered for the donation pile. (Obviously keeping the current season in mind....)</p> <p>I just love doing quirky little experiments like this. I figure it will help me through SYC as well by challenging me to truly wear everything in my closet. </p>