MAN! Am I glad that’s over with! What’s that? Oh, just my MID-YEAR REVIEW *Gasps!!* Yea pros and cons but the cons were mostly that I have too many pros so *meh* pretty much grade awesome JHave you ever thought about giving your closet a mid-year review? Most of us, me included, have clothes in our closet that we can tell you at least one story about how we wore it out and ended up making out with a guy in a bunny costume at warehouse party….. wait no? just me? Well anyways, you get the point, it was a crazy fun time and you saw some things and took some pictures, spilled some stuff on it, repaired that zipper or re-heeled that heel… 3 years ago. FOR THE LOVE OF FASHION! LADIES! Your closet is not a museum!! It’s time for a mid-year review!!!
The transition from summer to fall is the absolute PERFECT time to do a mid-year review because most people are packing away their open-back half shirts and pulling out their sweater dresses. When you make your annual closet exchange, make sure that purposely destroyed pair of now accidentally destroyed jeans doesn’t have any of these CONS:
1. Too big/small- About 5 years ago I bought a pair of Abercrombie and Fitch jeans, size 3? I think don’t quote, they were extra long and had destroyed patches… very trendy I must say. Well these jeans were the best I ever had cuz they are still in my closet, but now they are size I have no clue, the destroyed patches turned into holes and both knees ripped out. Yea these jeans got big with me and I love how they get small in the dryer, they went from bootcut to boyfriend style and are still trucking even though they are too big for my current size. I’m gonna give them a PASS. But that Ann Taylor Chiffon dress suitable for work that’s a size 10, that one’s gotta go! WHY? If it is too big and you either can’t take it in, don’t want to pay to take it in, or don’t think it will look good altered, BIG FAT FAIL! There are only certain items that can look good on you when they are too big, that’s t-shirts, boyfriend style jeans, sweaters and dresses that are meant to be loose (even that’s pushing it) everything else should be tailored or donated (I respect those who sell them I prefer to donate to women’s shelters). Because we don’t want to see your crack or bra through your arm hole, and it’s really annoying to have to keep pulling at clothes that don’t fit. PLUS it does nothing for your figure! Too small is a FAIL for anything. Period.
A seamtress is your best friend, if you don’t want to part ways, go get it tailored.
2. Ripped/ Stretched or Permanently marked- You may love *insert item* but the fact is, if it is not ripped in a stylish way or marked so that you can redesign it, toss it. Stretched clothes never look good, the material is compromised and it doesn’t look vintage… it looks old. Each wash only makes it worse.Some ideas to save ripped jeans: turn them into shorts, wash the shorts after you cut them to get the fryed edge and experiment with dip dying (literally dipping the shorts into the dye) to achieve the oh so popular ombre look.
3. Hasn’t been worn in years- It’s true, history repeats itself in fashion and it’s likely that top you wore 5 years ago may come back into style. But if you didn’t care to wear it when it was in style, what makes you think you will wear it when it comes back around? FAIL give it a new home, one where it will be appreciated. If getting rid of things makes you sad, just remember, you’re making room and justifying new purchases!
4. Pit stains- We all sweat, get over it. Our white tops suffer in the summer, if you’re folding up a white tee, check the pits. If it’s yellow or discolored, move the shirt from the good pile, to the clean the house/ wash the car pile. These clean-yet-dirty tees should never see the light of an actual outfit unless worn as an under shirt. Evening dying them may not salvage it, the discoloration comes from the aluminum in your deodorant mixed with sweat, a combination that will surely show up under even the darkest of dyes.Should you try to salvage a pit-stained shirt, DO NOT USE BLEACH, it actually makes it worse. Instead, use Oxiclean or Raise armpit stain remover. Use a deodorant that is aluminum free to prevent future stains.
5. Over washed- If you pull out a red dress and it looks rust colored, its time to go! Clothes are meant to withstand only so much and if you think about, a wash cycle takes a lot out of a garment. Not only the exposure to washing detergent, but the motion as well. Dyes fade, knits fuzz up, elastic breaks and etc. Accept that your garment has reached the end of its life and retire it. Dull clothes do NOTHING for your style, clothes that have been subjected to free color radicals (pink whites) don’t look any better either.
To save your clothes, use color catchers for brights, woolite for darks, and always change the washer settings according to the clothes. Here are some tips to prevent fading.
To redesign damaged clothes, dying (i love this!) always goes well if there are no stains that will cause discoloration.
On average, I would say clothes should cycle out of your closet about every 2 years. Give or take for good quality and style, but the majority of clothes are damaged, over washed, stretched out or just plain never coming back in style because they shouldn’t have been in style in the first place!
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