I am really trying to cut down on the amount of shopping that I have been doing lately. My goal for this Summer is to refind fabulous pieces that are already in my closet. I recently bought a jumpsuit and I realize it looked a bit familiar – I already had a very similar one hanging in my closet. I decided to do a big closet purge and start pulling everything I had not worn in the last 6 months to a year. I essentially tried to Marie Kondo my closet. This also let me find quite a few pieces I had forgotten about.
TIPS TO SHOP YOUR OWN CLOSET
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- Audit Your Closet – Go through and pull out everything you have not worn in 6 months to a year or no longer fits. Separate your clothes into piles: donation, sales or family and friends.
- Organize Your Closet – I like to organize my closet by garment type: blazers, top, skirts, pants – this allows me to better see all the options depending on what style I am going for: work wear, casual etc
- Mix and Match – Get creative with your style and try to make as many different outfit combinations as possible with tops, pants, and skirts. Change up the styles with different shoes or accessories.
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CLOTHING DONATION RECOMMENDATIONS
Donation Recommendations: GoodWill, Salvation Army Seattle
Local Donation Recommendations: Plato’s Closet & Mary’s Place
SHOP THE LOOK
So for the rest of June and July, you will see pieces that I have featured before on the blog but I will be styling them in new ways. Part of having a fashion blog is all about finding creative ways to re-use your wardrobe. I shared my Summer goal on Instagram and quite a few you wanted to join and start a #nobuyjuneandjuly.
If you are looking to switch up your style and save some money – join my Summer Goal to only shop your own closet. This summer dress is from Revolve and it’s by The Faithful Brand. I love the color and the print so much! This dress also comes in a skirt form too!
Happy Friday!
Outfit Details: The Faithful Brand Dress, Hat via Nordstrom,
SHOP THE LOOK
Yeah girl, joining the revolution! I just wrote about this on my blog too and so far I’ve been holding strong.. so hard, but so good.
https://thegreyedit.com/no-buy-june-july-the-plan-and-story-behind-the-challenge/
Also totally created the hashtag on insta:
https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/nobuyjuneandjuly
Love how so many are on board for such a meaningful challenge!
Such a beautiful dress!
Mariya | https://www.brunetteondemand.com/
I love this! Often times I find myself buying clothing items and then not using them more than once or twice and it’s such a waste. I have been trying to be more conscious of this and buying pieces that I know I can restyle over and over again.
Thank you for your sweet comment, Vanessa! Yes – I couldn’t agree more. I literally bought the same jumpsuit and just felt silly. Being more aware of what is in my closet so I can actually use it is half the battle!
xo,
Whitney