“I’m constantly amazed that my clients are worried their castaways aren’t good enough for Goodwill,” Camden says. Think of how much you can keep out of the landfill by gifting your giveaways to a good cause. Remove five older things you’re no longer wearing.” Finally, donate! “If you spend an afternoon shopping and come home with five new things, spend some time reviewing your closet.

“I tell my clients to subtract one old item for every new item you purchase,” Camden recommends. Use the “plus one, minus one” methodįab new pants? Great! But only put them in the closet after removing a pair that’s collecting dust. “If you didn’t wear it last winter, you probably won’t wear it next winter,” Camden says. When the weather warms up or cools down, it’s a great opportunity to think about what you’ve worn - and what you haven’t. Put it in a pile to donate, and imagine how much joy the next person will get from that item. “It rarely makes sense to keep something that physically doesn’t fit you - even if you love it,” Camden says. “I encourage everyone to keep a Goodwill donation bag in their closet or bedroom, and add to it here and there as you discover items that don’t fit or have gotten worn out.” If it doesn’t fit, you can’t wear it

“Most of my clients think that purging a closet is a huge all-day endeavor, but it often makes more sense to do a little at a time,” she says. Purge a little at a time, says Camden, who has helped more than 900 clients in her career. And you can do it in as little as an hour. The busy fashionista (she’s a mother, too) insists there are easy ways to declutter that tangle of t-shirts or pile of old papers. Camden has been cleaning out closets and styling men and women for more than a decade (read: she spends a TON of time in strangers’ homes). So I sought the help of style expert Darcy Camden to find out what she tells her clients. Worse than picking up the pieces of chipped drywall? Admitting that maybe it was time to get rid of that favorite shirt of mine - from college. I came home from a day at the office to find heaps of what had been neatly hung, color-coordinated clothes in one giant, messy mound on the floor.

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