Just as getting your winter wardrobe out of storage each year can feel like the start of a comfortable hibernation, turning your attention to the winter-summer switch can feel like a breath of fresh air. Finally, you can make room by packing away those bulky pieces, and instead streamlining a sleek summer wardrobe that, with a bit of luck, reminds you of many summers of fun that have gone before.
However, making sure that you feel the full potential of this moment relies on your ability to approach the task in the right way. After all, never does fashion feel more overwhelming than when it’s laid out in front of us and we don’t know where to start. Remove that confusion from your wardrobe switch this summer by keeping the following simple sorting tips in mind.
# 1 – Look for pieces that no longer suit
Even if you thought you’d slimmed down your summer wardrobe while putting it away last year, the chances are that there are way more clothes here than you thought. That’s why your first step should always be to make space in your wardrobe by looking for pieces that no longer suit your style. After all, six months is a long time, and it may be that the t-shirt you lived in last year suddenly looks tired and very much a piece of fashion’s past. Keep a black bag on hand and get ruthless about putting items like these in there, thus ensuring a summer finish that’s 100% in keeping with who you are right now.
# 2 – Seek missing summer staples
Once you’ve stripped back, or even simply once you can see everything laid out in front of you, you may come to find that you’re missing a few summer staples you’ll need to stock up on before the weather changes. You certainly won’t want to be without items like a bikini, a thin cardigan, and a comfortable pair of sandals to see you through. So, keep a pen and paper to hand and write down these items for a shopping trip as you either get rid of old ones or notice that you don’t have any of these left after the wear and tear of last year’s summer antics.
# 3 – Sort your summer style
Even if you were totally vibing with this summer wardrobe last year, seeing these clothes again for the first time can leave you at a total loss as to what you wore together, and what would work for styling overall. Overcome this overwhelm by sorting your style a little as you go, either by hanging in order of outfits or, perhaps more easily, sorting clothes in terms of color, style, and other categories that help you to more easily pick out pieces that are guaranteed to look great when the hot days come around again.
Make the most of your winter-summer wardrobe switch by keeping these pointers in mind, and you’re guaranteed to look stylish thanks to simple fashion all summer long.