An edited wardrobe isn’t something you achieve once and never revisit. This final article in Step 2: Editing Your Wardrobe focuses on longevity, and how to maintain a wardrobe that evolves alongside your life. A simple set of closet organization tips will help you maintain your wardrobe edit as time goes on.
Why Closet Organization Matters After You’ve Edited Your Wardrobe
After you’ve gone through the steps to edit your wardrobe, you want to organize it so it supports your current life.
This means routine maintenance, or as I like to call it, style refinement. Consistent organization gets you closer to wardrobe alignment for your current lifestyle, and prevents future clutter.
These closet organization tips are doable no matter how busy life gets
5 Simple Closet Organization Tips to Prevent Closet Clutter
- Revisit Your Closet Regularly But Gently
Maintaining an edited wardrobe is about small, consistent adjustments. - Remove Items You are not Excited to Wear
Pieces that are at the back of your closet, out of reach and you hesitate to wear them have them removed. - Fill In One Or Two Gaps
Notice what would make getting dressed easier, styles you’ve been thinking about for awhile. - Organize Around What You Wear Most Right Now
Prioritize the pieces that support your current routine. - Create Space So Your Wardrobe Can Evolve
Leave room for change, you don’t have to have a complete finished closet. Be intentional and add pieces when you know it’s right.
Maintaining an Edited Wardrobe Over Time
Since we know maintenance is really important here are a few key steps to maintain your edited wardrobe as your life changes, that are behavioural and mindset based.
- Think About What Your Current Life Looks Like, And How Its Evolved
Do some of your current clothes align with your current lifestyle, while others no longer do? - Pay Attention To What You Reach For On Low Energy Days
Your most honest wardrobe feedback comes when you’re tired and uninspired. On high energy days, we experiment. We style outfits, try something new, and put in effort. On low energy days, we default. If an item only gets worn when you have time, energy, or motivation, it may not belong in an edited wardrobe built for your real life. - Notice Patterns
You want to always look at patterns, as they guide what your true self feels best in. Silhouettes you repeat, fabrics you avoid, colours you reach for often. Shop more of these styles when looking for new clothing. - Let Fit Be A Moving Target
Your body changes over time, think about what clothes don’t feel comfortable on your body anymore. Its okay to be vulnerable here, removing these pieces is good for the soul.
A well maintained wardrobe is made up of your most reliable, workhorse pieces for your current lifestyle. Mine include a pair of wide leg denim and a simple long sleeved white tee.
You don’t want pieces that require a level of effort you don’t have, your most worn pieces tell you what’s working.
An Edited Wardrobe Is Ongoing Inner Work
Maintaining an edited wardrobe isn’t about aesthetic organization, it’s about staying aware of your current lifestyle and consistently editing out what doesn’t fit anymore.
As your routines shift, your job changes, you become a mother, you enter a new age era, or whatever change you go through your wardrobe will naturally need adjustments.
Approaching a wardrobe edit as maintenance rather than a full overhaul keeps things manageable, and supports you inside and out.
Follow these closet organization tips to make life easier, and getting dressed smoother.
Step 3: Everyday Styling
Let’s move onto the last step in our Editing Your Wardrobe Series, Step 3: Everyday Styling.
