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Wardrobe change: tips and tricks to do it fast and well
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Discarding clothes that we do not use, or leaving summer clothes out to be able to reuse them are key to making the most of the change
El wardrobe change It is a ritual that comes with the change of season: the cold (or the heat) returns and we have to say goodbye to those clothes that have been with us for a few months. It is easy for laziness to make an appearance, and we begin to delay change; We can end up doing it fast and badly and lose a great opportunity.
Changing wardrobe is the perfect excuse to review everything we have, and give our wardrobe a “review”, something surely the most necessary. To start with, it is important choose a good time to make the change, as it is an activity that requires a time of dedication and should not be done in a hurry and running. The professional organizer Marisa Morell explains that it is important to do it at a time when we have time, so the ideal is to dedicate one day of the weekend. In the case of change of clothes from summer to winter, recommends doing it at the end of September or beginning of October, although it is something “that varies according to the area in which we live.” “Living in León is not the same as in Marbella, we must make the change according to the temperature of the place,” he says, and encourages us not to make a “total” wardrobe change.
“You don’t need to make a sudden wardrobe change; we can have a transition closet “, explains the professional. In this way, we can take advantage of more summer clothes, such as long dresses, with jackets or other accessories already autumn. “You have to get more out of halftime,” says Marisa Morell.
Adjust to our possibilities
On how to make the change, the first advice that the professional organizer gives is to be consistent with the space we have at home and our budget. “Many times we have more clothes than we need and can store. We must be aware of the space we have, and buy with head. For example, I can buy a highly combinable skirt that allows me to wear different outfits, better than three skirts for which I don’t have space and not much use, ”he explains.
With regard to space, he indicates that the idea would be to have another closet where you can store your clothes, but this is almost never the case. «We live in small flats, especially in cities, and here we must look for furniture that will give us usefulness to store: couches, mezzanines, furniture such as hollow seats in the lower area to be able to store … furniture that has a double use», Recommends.
Where to keep the clothes we change?
When it comes to storing clothes in boxes or suitcases for the next season, Karolin Küntzel, author of “Tips for your home” (For Dummies), recommends the following:
— Keep clothes clean, washed And if it has minor flaws, fix them.
– You can use suitcases, travel bags or vacuum bags. The latter are the most comfortable. In case of using cardboard boxes, it is important that we store them in a ventilated and dry place.
Marisa Morell explains that changing the wardrobe is the perfect time to perform an “honesty exercise”: see all our clothes and decide what to keep and what not. “If when changing the wardrobe, we see that there is a dress that we have not worn for two years, it is better to discard it: it takes up space and we do not need it,” says the professional, who recommends piling up the clothes that are not useful and, hence , divide them into those that are not in good condition and we must discard and those that we can donate and give a second life.
Of course, taking advantage of the change of clothes, we can clean the closet. We must do it with a damp cloth, and not forget any corner. Also, it is time to “put some order” in our closet. Marisa Morell explains that there are infinite possibilities: we can order the clothes by hanging them from the longest to the shortest, we can order them by tones, or by types of garment. Also, it may be time to do small acts, such as changing the hangers so that they are all the same.