How to disassemble your wardrobe and get rid of unnecessary things

Where to begin

Choose a day off, free from business and guests. On the eve of the audit, make sure there are several boxes or suitcases in the house for storing clothes.

If you follow the trends, remember what will be fashionable in the coming season, and mentally keep this information in your head as you sort. If a yellow sequin blazer or silver moccasins are popular, you may well find similar items in the depths of your wardrobe. Trends are cyclical and return from time to time. So you don't have to spend money on new things, but you just need to put old things in order.

If fashion is not your thing, consider a few basic versatile combinations that you would like to see in your wardrobe. Remember: you should never deny yourself the pleasure of looking the way you like. After all, if you feel cool in a particular look, you will look great in it, regardless of the season and trends.

How to disassemble your wardrobe

In the morning, set yourself up for a holiday of liberation from old rubbish, for active vigor. Yes, you will have to spend this day in bags and boxes and you will get tired, but after that you can be proud of yourself.

As a reward for your work, you:

get a spacious wardrobe that is convenient to use;
get rid of unnecessary things, dust and memories;
save precious time and money that you would spend looking for and buying new things;
do a few things for the good of the planet and all of humanity.

Prepare a decanter of lemonade, compote or water, turn on your favorite playlist, clean the floor and all surfaces near the wardrobe, freeing up the adjacent space for sorting things as much as possible.

You will need some large boxes and suitcases. Let's divide them into five categories:

Active wardrobe.
Storage.
Repair and dry cleaning.
Sell.
Give, donate, exchange.

The first thing you need to do is, without fear or regret, pull out as many things as possible from cabinets and nightstands. You can place them directly on the floor. Items from this heap will need to be sorted into boxes, depending on the category.

Active wardrobe

These are the things you will be wearing in the coming months. Everything that is most convenient, practical, high-quality and favorite will be here. Everything that should be on hand right now, trendy seasonal clothes, as well as things that form your basic wardrobe.

All this needs to be carefully laid out and hung out so that it is convenient to use.

Storage

Here will go things that you love and regularly wear, but for which now is not the season. A sweater with deer, warm tights, thermal underwear, woolen and cashmere items, warm scarves, mittens and hats, down jackets - in a box with the inscription "Winter". Light dresses, silk skirts and trousers, thin scarves, sandals, windbreakers - in a box with the inscription "Summer".

The exception is sneakers and sports clothing, which will come in handy at any time of the year. It is better to leave them somewhere nearby for motivation.

Clothes that are really dear to your heart and which you are not ready to part with are also sent for storage. But keep yourself in control - there shouldn't be many such things. Do not confuse cheap sentiment and really important moments in life and the things associated with them.

Repair and dry cleaning

Favorite things that have fallen into disrepair ahead of time, but which you would happily carry on, can be repaired or given a second life. Try to redo the thing: add a new part, patch, patch or brooch to make it play in a new way. You can unpick annoying pockets and accessories, shorten or lengthen the product. Sometimes it is enough just to change the strap on your favorite dress to transform it.

Here it is important to feel the line between “sorry to give” and “difficult to sell”. Do not give away items that are dear or truly memorable so that you do not regret it. But do not be greedy either: if the thing is good, but you are tired of it, it is better to get rid of it and make room for something new. And the next owner of your thing will be happy and grateful to wear it.

When in doubt, try selling the unnecessary first. After 2-3 months, you will be able to give away the clothes with a light heart. You can sell things on Avito, "Yulia" or in thrift stores in your city. There are also a lot of commissions on Instagram right now.

Give, donate, exchange

This category includes things that you yourself will definitely never wear and that cannot be sold. Do not throw them away under any circumstances. Some of the things can be donated or distributed to family members, friends, acquaintances or colleagues.

The other part can be given to those in need through charity organizations (shops "Thank you", "Dump", Charity Shop). It's simple - just find the container closest to you for receiving things and put your goods there.

Even if the thing has defects, it can still be useful.

Some of the items with defects are recycled by charity stores. This helps to reduce waste in the textile industry.

You can also arrange a swap party - a meeting to exchange clothes. This is the perfect way to update your wardrobe completely free of charge, get rid of those annoying things and spend time in good company. The rules for swap parties can be very different. You need to choose the optimal combination of ideas that works for your company.

Remember, things are just things. It doesn't matter how many clothes you need to be happy. It is more important to treat it correctly, take care of it and store it so that it is convenient to use it.