Spring Cleaning: Closet clutter

Over the last few weeks I've become awfully troubled by the amount of stuff that I've collected in my closet in the past few years.

Like everyone else, I love a good sale - I love to catch a great bargain - and I usually end up hoarding a bunch of stuff I find myself wearing merely once or twice. That doesn't equal to a great price per wear value.

I genuinely admire minimalists that are able to name every single item in their closet (accessories + shoes included!) and make a million outfits by putting every single piece to good use.

I love the idea of having Carrie Bradshaw's closet, but I think I'd love the idea more if I knew what I would be wearing every morning without spending 15 minutes of frustration trying on every piece of clothing I own.

This really should have been part of my new year's resolution - but it's better late than never right?

This weekend's project: DE-CLUTTER my closet.

Literally. I want to get rid of every thing that I don't absolutely adore, love, and wear (i.e. I haven't touched it in the past year).

Now, there are always a few items that I hold close and dear to my heart because they hold some kind of sentimental value - but I don't wear them, ever. I'm planning on keeping a small section of my closet (or a box) just for that purpose. I know I have a few pieces that I've purchase on my trips in the past, and no matter how I don't like them anymore, I can't bring myself to toss them out because I can remember the feeling I had when I first purchased them: joy. They just bring great memories back to the present.

I'd like to challenge you all to do the same. De-clutter your closets, accessories, shoes and keep what you really love.

Each item should serve a true purpose. 

I feel like I should give props to what inspired me to do this...I saw a book titled "Overdressed" by Elizabeth L. Cline and although it's only to be released in June, the synopsis of the book's content is truly inspiring to get rid of all my junk. 

"Fast fashion and disposable clothing have become our new norms. We buy ten-dollar shoes from Target that disintegrate within a month and make weekly pilgrimages to Forever 21 and H&M. Elizabeth Cline argues that this rapid cycle of consumption isn't just erasing our sense of style and causing massive harm to the environment and human rights-it's also bad for our souls.

Cline documents her own transformation from fast-fashion addict to conscientious shopper. She takes a long look at her overstuffed closet, resoles her cheap imported boots, travels to the world's only living-wage garment factory, and seeks out cutting-edge local and sustainable fashion, all on her journey to find antidotes to out-of-control shopping.

Cline looks at the impact here and abroad of America's drastic increase in inexpensive clothing imports, visiting cheap-chic factories in Bangladesh and China and exploring the problems caused by all those castoffs we donate to the Salvation Army. She also shows how consumers can vote with their dollars to grow the sustainable clothing industry, reign in the conventional apparel market, and wear their clothes with pride."

I can't wait for the book to be released to read it. 

**edit: I'll post a before and after of my closet soon the moment i'm done**