Fashion Clean-out - May 2012

Spent the month of May clearing out my wardrobe. Approx 60 items went including a few major pieces (Dotti, Miss Shop, Forcast, Sass & Bide, Fiorelli, Oroton were among the brands to go). This really was a massive session, the theory was: if I hadn't worn it in 3 years - gone. If I wore it alot in the last 3 years - gone. If I've been photographed more than 2 events in the outfit - gone (Facebook is very unforgiving about stuff like that). If it's too big - gone. If it's too small - gone. If I have something very similar to it - gone! And if no one on Ebay wanted it (then I probably shouldn't be keeping it in the first place), off to Vinnies they all went.

To be honest, the whole exercise was quite refreshing, even if it did come as a surprise to me that I owned exactly 27 skirts (I've worn like 5 of them in the last 3 years I think) and that my clothes hangers, if all used, does not actually fit across the pole of my wardrobe.

Not surprisingly however, my double doored, full-length mirrored wardrobe looks no emptier after this massive session. Instead, my floor is now littered with approx another 20 items whose chances to live in my home now hang in the balance, and half a suitcase of Winter clothing is still lying snugly behind my door waiting to be hung up. Perhaps I should be looking to offload some suit jackets and suit pieces? I work in marketing for godssake! Why do I need 4 suit ensembles and ENDLESS suit jackets???

Ok, enough of a spill.The point I'm trying to make? Having too much clothing can be a fashion disaster in itself. My new motto? Buy cheap, wear one year or less. Buy expensive, look for neutral/timeless pieces.

And May 2012 wasn't all about unloading. A few dresses here, some Winter basics there (HELLOOOO Abercrombie & Fitch), and 2 pairs of shoes on my sister's OzSale account later, I stand no chance in having a cleaner, more organised room. Instead, I have this to show.