Let’s face it, March can be a fashion year ‘in between’ time …
but an ideal time to tackle your closet. Do you pack away warm weather clothes in the cold of year? And, switch things out when warmth returns? If so, dig out what you stored away, or search the depths of your closet for those out-of-season garments and give them a critical look.
Discard or label for resale/donation any items which no longer fit. Also add the cold weather items that have had their day and now should go away. Prepare what you keep for continuing wear by making necessary repairs, alterations or adjustments. Be certain whatever will be part of your ‘active’ closet is freshly laundered/cleaned and pressed.
This is a good time to asses if the volume of your wardrobe exceeds the capacity of your closet. If so, trim down, include only what you truly wear. Every piece should earn its space through usefulness and the joy/utility it brings as you wear it. Want it all, can’t bear to pare down? Stretch your space by purchasing the new faux-velvet covered, very flat
hangers that nearly double the hanging capacity of your rods. Hang all like items together in sections even separating suit elements. Arrange each section in a color order.
Analyze what you keep. Actually putting together and noting new outfit combinations can be a huge time saver in the rush of getting dressed each day. Target your springtime buying. Create a shopping wish list of items needing replacement, ideas for additions/accessories to freshen what you have, a splurge or two to tickle your fancy.
As warmer weather comes, shift the cold weather items to storage or to the back of your closet. It is always smart as well as efficient to have the currently working portion of your wardrobe at your fingertips rather than digging through every single thing you own on a daily basis.
Alterations Create Fit Perfection
One of the most important people needed as part of your fashion team is an
excellent alterations expert! Job attributes for that person … someone with
a special eye, superb sewing skills and the patience plus persistence to
do the job correctly. What an immense difference a little tweaking here
and there can make in the way you look in your clothes! If you are baffled
by finding someone in Boulder, definitely try Patty Elliott. Formerly at
A Sewing Place, Patty has opened her own lovely shop, Patty
Elliott’s
Place, Fine Tailoring and Alterations, at 2825 Wilderness Pl, Ste 600.
You can reach her by phone at 303.440.3325 or patty@PattyElliottsPlace.com.
Also enthusiastically recommended in Denver, Dari’s Custom Tailors,
Cherry Creek North, 3000 E Third Ave, Unit 36, 303.322.6362. An appointment at mutual convenience is definitely available.
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