Nearly everyone who discusses their wardrobe with me, as an image consultant, seems to think their wardrobe is the worst possible. Do you have more than one wardrobe? Do you have wardrobes in different rooms? In fact, some people can't even remember all the places where they have clothes stored. Sometimes opening the wardrobe in the morning is just too much and the clothes are left lying around the bedroom from the day before and the day before that. Why be depressed when an organized wardrobe can be achieved and opening the wardrobe door in the morning can be such a joy and start the day off on a really positive note. Your wardrobe should only contain clothes that actually fit, a range of items that you can put together in different ways for each occasion you might need and also opening the wardrobe door should fill you with pleasure.
Here are some strategies to help you achieve your ideal wardrobe, but first of all you have to understand that there is no one perfect wardrobe. What you are aiming for is the right wardrobe for you, and so you need to know some facts about you and this is where you might appreciate the help of an image consultant.
Understanding these four key points about yourself will ensure that your ideal wardrobe is a step nearer.
1. Your lifestyle. What is the balance between your working and your non-working life and what range of occasions do you need items for?
2. Your style personality. What types/styles of clothes do you like to wear and what accessories do you need to complete the look. Think about jewellery, bags, shoes, belts, scarves etc.
3. Your colouring. What colours suit you and how should you wear these colours. Which colours should you avoid?
4. Your body shape. What are your personal shape characteristics now, at this moment in time and how can you make the most of these? Notice the now, you need to have clothes for your present body not the one you wish you had. Be realistic.
An image consultant can help you with all these aspects.
Once you have this important information about yourself on these four key points and understand the interplay between them making you unique, then you can look in your wardrobe, and all the other places where you store clothes! At this stage, you will probably find you are very keen to get started on your ideal wardrobe as you will have the knowledge to make sense of your clothes collection.
I suggest you remove everything from your wardrobe that does not work at the moment and work through each of these questions in turn for each item. When you get a yes answer the item goes back in the wardrobe. It might seem a bit long winded, but believe me it will be worth the time and care in the end.
1. Can the item be saved, for example by teaming with a better colour?
2. Does it need accessories to improve it? If so which ones? Make a list.
3. If it was bought as a suit, is it best split up so you wear the two parts separately and with different items? Check that each part is worth saving, quite often only one part is, if so be strong and only put this part back
4. Is the item from the wrong season, eg a winter coat and this wardrobe sort is happening in the summer?
If the answer is no to all these four questions, then decide who to donate the items to.
Now look in your new slimmed down wardrobe, re-arrange the items to make your choice each morning a pleasure. Make a list of those pieces that you need to search for so that you can maximize your current collection. Do check out the latest trends so that you can update your look.
Now armed with your colour wallet and the knowledge from your style consultation you are ready for a productive and enjoyable shopping trip. When you have assembled your additional garments and accessories opening your wardrobe will be a real joy each morning. You'll have made the positive start that will give you a real confidence boost and help you have a really good day.
Janet Major is a Senior image consultant with Colour Me Beautiful Image Consultants. Located on the South Cheshire/North Staffordshire border, Janet offers advice on all aspects of personal and corporate image, such as colour analysis, style consultations and make-up lessons for women; colour and style and image for men and tailor made sessions designed to improve the personal image portrayed by individuals in business. She carries out one-to-one consultations, group workshops and presentations. She contributes to magazines and newspapers on these aspects.
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