How i decluttered my wardrobe part one

My friends teenage daughter was celebrating her birthday last weekend. I asked her "what's on your birthday present wish list?" and she quickly answered "make up".
I was amazed because the last time i was in her room, there was barely any standing space.Make up was all over the cabinets, in the wardrobe, in her bags , it was literally everywhere.  Her mum got her a set of 30 makeup brushes and a generous quantity of make up over christmas . So i said "sweetheart the last time i was in your room there was enough make up to start a small business". She said as a matter of fact "Aunty i have nothing, you should see my friends make up sets".

I was about to explain to her that there's no way she has "nothing" then i remembered the number of times i had said i didn't have anything to wear to an occasion while I had wardrobes full of clothes.

It was during one such time that i decided i had had enough of the "nothing to wear syndrome". I was so frustrated with my wardrobe i decided to declutter. It wasn't easy, it was emotional. You don't realise how many pieces in your wardrobe you hold on to because of certain memories and you just can't let go of them. For example I had this outfit that i had worn to my graduation in 2004. I loved it and even though i hadn't worn it for over 10 years i just couldn't bring myself to give it to charity. It was in a good state. All dry cleaned and in a suit bag but not in use.

I also had this stunning evening gown i had worn to a friends wedding as a bridesmaid. It's a beautiful dress but i haven't worn in for about 12 years so really it should go to charity. I had so many such dresses it was unbelievable.

Then i had what i like to call unrealistic pieces. You know those dresses that am trying to slim back into...am sure you have some too.

So i took one weekend off and brought out all my clothes. I employed the services of my other half to make sure that i didn't fall off the wagon :-) .

And this is what we did:

Anything i hadn't worn in the last one year had to go. That was painful but the reality is, if i had gone from Winter to Summer and didn't need it then i probably don't need it at all.

Anything that didn't fit me anymore had to go. I had two categories. I had put on some weight then lost it. But when i was two sizes bigger, i had bought some lovely stuff which i intended to have altered to smaller sizes. Truth is, i just didn't have the free time  to do it myself and it would have cost too much to get it professionally done so those had to go.

Then there was the pieces i had promised myself for like 5 years that i would slim into..yeah right.

What about the stuff i had bought while on holiday which at that point looked amazing but now look ridiculous! It's all part of being a girl. Those too had to go.

And finally there was those wardrobe essential pieces that have seen better days. Faded jeans, i mean super faded jeans but they fit like a glove :-) yeah recycle bin.

By the time i was done with this process, i had a quarter of my wardrobe left and i have planned another weekend to coordinate the pieces  and make sure they are all essential

. I will let you know how that goes.

Please leave a comment and let me know whether you have recently declutter and how that went or are you planning ?

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Rx

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Once in a while you get an invite to an event and it's tricky trying to figure out what to wear. My friend's boss had a surprise birthday party for his wife. It was a very special birthday as it was her 50th and it meant a lot to the family that the invitees actually show up.

So when the invites went out to the entire department, it was hard to say no as this boss is one of those few lovely bosses. He is really caring and will always ask how your family is doing etc. So she couldn't really say no and we got down to finding her a nice, decent dress for the party.

We decided on a long dress as we felt it was more appropriate given the anticipated guest list. So it was down to colour. The invite said "dress smart " and my friend said that the family was quite conservative, so showing up in yellow would have her standing out like a sore thumb.

This is the dress that we chose and these were the colours that were contenders:

 

 

 

We dismissed the yellow and the black immediately and we were left with 4 colours. She is not fond of blue so we got rid of that as well. Eventually having tried on the dresses again, we settled on the rose pink dress as it fit perfectly and the colour was just right on her.


She promised us a picture when she is fully set, and Make up is all done. We are waiting......

Dress available in all the colours shown and Sizes S,M,L and XL
Price :£39.99

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We just wanted to share these dresses that we have on the SALE rack. They are made of soft mesh chiffon and are fully lined. The fabric flows beautifully on the body and is extremely flattering on most body shapes.

I appreciate that the strapless style is not for everyone but you can have a matching or contrast bolero if you prefer to cover your shoulder.

At only £15 this dress is a real bargain and will soon be your wardrobe favourite.

Available sizes:12 only
Colours: Blue Red

 

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A cut out dress is not necessarily for everyone but for the select few whose waist lines permit (that excludes me). We have had a few girls say that would like a cut out prom dress. But the mums are always quick to say "not an open cut" in that matter of fact tone, that mums use when they mean what they say.

So we have been showing them these styles of cut out dresses. They are actually mesh or lace cut out. The cut out is there and visible but not open so both mums and daughters are happy.

We have a few styles in store and you can pop in and have a look.

This particular style has a mesh back as well. Its very flattering and makes a unique prom dress.

 

 

 

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