Building a closet you love begins with knowing what you own. To do that, you must be able to see all your garments.
If your closet is crammed with too many items, including things that no longer fit, pieces you don’t like, or one-off’s — all those pesky online orders during the pandemic, you’ll end up frustrated and overwhelmed every time you get ready to go somewhere.
You stand there, bumming out, going, my closet is stuffed, but I have nothing to wear! Or, worse, “I’ve spent a fortune and it still feels like nothing is working.
To create closet clarity, we do an initial purge and reorganization.
Even thinking about a serious closet edit throws many into terror. Or, excitement! Both are normal.
Don’t worry! I have a foolproof method. Here’s how I work with my clients during a three-hour Clear, Cull and Create session.
We begin with a conversation about your style vision. What’s working, what’s challenging. How you desire to elevate. We discuss any upcoming travel, events or transitions you may be expecting so we know how to plan.
Then, we get to the heavy lifting!
- Clear
This is where we sharpen your clarity. We remove:
- Items that don’t fit. Including things you could wear with a 5-10 pound fluctuation. Or, things you wore as a completely different size. If you’re not ready to donate or sell them, we pull from the closet and store elsewhere to remove clutter and negative self-talk in your space.
- Worn out clothing, even old favs. Anything ripped, stained, or showing worn spots on stress areas like elbows, hem, knees.
- Pieces that do not feel great when worn. Those so-so pieces you constantly pass by, yet make you feel guilty and frustrated.
- Items that do not serve the larger vision you desire for yourself.
After all, if something seems ‘OK,’ or you wear it ‘sometimes,’ yet it doesn’t make you feel great or can’t be styled to serve the woman you desire to be, chuck it! (Don’t worry, you will have some clothes left).
- Cull
Here we divide and conquer! We’ve gotten rid of those items that have held you back or distracted your vision. Next, we take stock of what remains.
We rehang garments for a new perspective and to mix and match things you wouldn’t have suspected would go together.
- Create
Whew! That’s done! After a yummy break, I help you style your remaining pieces, so when we’re finished, you have 15-20 new outfits and you know exactly how to put them together on your own. I create a digital photo album and follow up with style notes for each outfit, including links where you can source suggested items.
The Create stage helps you avoid costly mistakes and endless duplicates. Often, we feel we have ‘nothing to wear,’ so we shop and buy more of what isn’t working. Only compounding the problem of a stuffed closet with nothing to wear!
No one loves that feeling. It’s frustrating and debilitating. We don’t want that for you!
That’s the process, here’s the deliverables, what we DO want for you:
- Get your time back. Clarity in your closet saves you hours of guilt, shame and overwhelm.
- Boost your confidence. Step out feeling supercharged and sexy, embodied and powerful.
- Save Money. Shop your closet, not the mall.
- Easily put outfits together from things you already own.
- Stop the need to shop. Unless, of course, you want to.
- Get a curated list of what you need, rather than heading out for another frustrating fishing expedition.
- Get 15-20 new outfits from old items.
- Build a photo album on your phone so you can find your perfect look anytime you’re shopping or dressing.
- Best of all, feeling current, put together and confident on the daily.
Clear Cull and Create builds you a beautiful closet that feels like an expensive boutique. Replace your confusing hodge-podge with a sleek, organized space you can’t wait to charge into every morning.
Style begins with clarity. Clarity is self-exploration and self-development. Upping your style game ushers in an elevated, more confident you. In every single area of your life.
The three-hour Clear Cull and Create Session (in-person or virtual) is currently priced starting at $1,497.
For deets or to schedule, contact my team at leslie@lesliecolestyles.com