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The Great Wardrobe Cull Part 4 DI Post (9.5.2014)

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For those of you that missed the first post in this series, inspired by Nat’s (Defined Image) new eBook ‘My wardrobe my way’ I have decided to cull my overflowing, can’t find anything, hardly worn wardrobe, and I am taking you all along for the ride, in the hope that I may inspire you to do the same!

I   to the realisation that I have an awful lot of accessories, most of which I don’t wear.

Let’s start with the scarfs.
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Does anyone still have a thin glittery scarf like this, really popular in the early 2000s? Often found attached to a magazine as a freebee? I had 2, now I have none, get rid of them ladies! I also removed any woolly scarfs that were mattes and my Grandmas vintage neck scarfs I inherited have gone into a dress up box for Sophie.

If like me you have a few sarongs that you hardly wear, see if you can also wear them as a scarf!
I have plenty of bright print scarfs, but lack darker prints and animal prints, both of which will go on my must have list!
Now let’s move on to bags. For someone who has this many bags it’s funny that I tend to use the same tan leather tote everyday. I decided to get rid of any bags that were falling apart or out of style. My totes shrunk from 18 to 7 (quite proud of that). And I have one in a black, dark brown, medium brown, tan, blonde, print and metallic, which is a good mix. My clutches were all pretty good, I just got rid of a few that were starting to wear out.
bags
I culled my 15 hats down to 6. It was quite easy, either a hat suits you or it doesn’t, if in doubt chuck it out!
Getting rid of my baseball caps, bucket hat, beanies and ….sigh…. JLo hat (circa 2003). Keeping a knitted beret and 5 race day hats/facinators.
I also got rid of my straw fedora hat, not because the style is bad, but because it got squashed in my suitcase. Nat often recommends having a light and dark Fedora, so they will also go on my list!
Like everything else, my belt collection was epic, I had so many wide waist cinch belts, I wussed out on ditching them all, but I did chuck any belts that were really outdated or falling apart.  Eventually I would like to replace my blonde and tan skinny belts with real leather ones and I really want a thin leopard print belt too!
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Finally, more for your amusement than anything else, my Mother’s furs and evening gloves, no wonder I have no room in my wardrobe, I can’t part with these, but I have taken them out of my valuable wardrobe real estate  and transferred them to a dress up box for Sophie!

mother's fur
G xx

The Great Wardrobe Cull Part 3 (DI Post 5.5.2014)

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Despite having many more shoes that I need to go through, after having a little difficulty working out what to wear to work tomorrow, I decided to leave the shoes for a while and have a look at my blouses and pants. 

Blouses are inherently feminine, they look great if they are balanced with something masculine, whether that be trousers, cargos, a drill skirt or boyfriends. So if like me, you are going to give your blouses a once over, I suggest wearing something masculine while you do it.
After trying on all my blouses I realised I really like most of them, and was only unsure of 3. However a few things were preventing me from grabbing them and wearing them regularly.
1) They don’t fit – either throw them out, or if you are delusional like me, pack them up and put them in a storage container out of the way (perhaps under your bed).
2) They are crinkled – if you have any un-ironed clothes in your wardrobe, go grab them out now and put them in your ironing basket, you will never wear them if they are not ready to just grab out and throw on!
3). You have nothing to wear with them – If you really value the item, and the only thing stopping you from wearing it is that you have nothing to wear with it, work out what you need to make it work. I have worked out that my grey trousers look great but have a hole and need to be mended, that my black trousers are too feminine so I need to get a black or dark grey in a more masculine style, and I need a pair of boyfriends for a more casual look.
4) What is your favourite? – Mine is my cream blouse, so now I know I need to find something similar in a dark and a great pattern.
Oh and if your wondering what I’m wearing to work tomorrow , I decided to wear my cream blouse with my drop crotch harem’s and grey poncho.
G xx

Great Wardrobe Cull Part 2 (DI Post 2.5.2014)

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wardrobe cull part 2
Well I said I would do it, and do it I did! I took the first step in culling my wardrobe.
Now I think a disclaimer is in order here, my name is Guinevere and I am…..no wait I was a shoe hoarder.
Many of these shoes have never been worn (thankfully), many have not been worn in 10 years, and many should never have been worn, I’m talking to you denim/hot pink not quite pointy toe mule!
Most of these shoes were a no brainer, I am actually embarrassed that it has taken me this long to throw them out, but some were harder. This post would become an essay if I described each one of the 35 shoes, so instead I have highlighted a few of the gems (for your amusement) and have compiled a ‘What to think about’ list when culling shoe collections.
Guinevere’s what to think about when culling shoes list
1) When did you last wear it? 3 years ago (or in the case of the  open toe sequin Witchery mule circa 2000, 14 years ago) – donate it!
2) Does it have a pointy toe? Yes, Great! did you buy it last time pointy shoes were a must have item thanks to SATC, circa 2002? Yes – donate it!
3) Did you snag it as a bargain from an op-shop? Yes, great! Does it look like a bargain from an op-shop? Yes – donate it!
4) Is it falling to pieces? Yes, kind of, sort of, maybe, – bin it!
5) Is it a Birkenstock or Croc? Yes – donate it! – Since I posted this in May, Birkenstocks have made a massive comeback (who would have guessed). If you have a Birk left over from 2002 and it is black or white in good nick, then perhaps keep it.
6) Does it have a heel like the snakes skin strappy sandal pictured? Yes – donate it!
7) Is it old and dirty? Yes – bin it!
8) Is it so uncomfortable that you have never worn it? Yes – donate it!
9) Is it scuffed? Yes, is it leather? No – then bin it!
G xx