The Value Of Your Wardrobe



Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2009

by Marjorie J McDonald
Creative Writing Strategies

In every area of our life, we do business with people, companies and industries that have a consistent image. That is why so much effort is placed on communicating consistency.  It is called Brand marketing and works as well for a product as it does for a person.

Evaluate your own personal image to see if you are consistent in every area of your dressing.  Make adjustments as necessary, so that from casual out to formal you present a good impression each time.  Once you establish your look, it is easy to add new items to your wardrobe.  Your key when shopping is consistency with your established image.

Another way to think of this, is if you have a bowl of apples (your image preference) and you place an orange on top of the bowl you are immediately aware something is different. Use this same idea as you are shopping for new items of clothing to add to your wardrobe. Is the new item a match, in our example above an apple, or a mismatch, as in our example above, an orange.  With a small amount of practice adding items to your wardrobe will become very easy and fun.

Most people only wear 20 to 30% of their wardrobe. Having a working wardrobe rather than a hanging wardrobe will allow you more flexibility in the combination of outfits you have to choose from at far less cost to you.  If it does not fit correctly or you are not able to make multiple combinations with the items you are purchasing, the item you are trying to buy is not a good addition.

Using this approach to purchasing clothing will save you a great deal of money and it will allow you to only bring usable items into your wardrobe.  It is also effective when deciding to remove items from your existing wardrobe.

Consider three ways to wear the item to achieve three different looks. Allow yourself to have fun as you are determining new ways to wear your existing garments.  Then when shopping, you will have a better idea about what to add so the items already in your closet can become more flexible and have a fresh new look.

Your objective is to increase the percentage of what you are wearing to a much higher number than the 20 to 30% most people experience. Cleaning out your closet or adding new items to your closet then will make you feel more in charge of your wardrobe which significantly increases your wardrobes value.

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