How to Update Your Wardrobe in 5 Easy Steps

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If you update your wardrobe either every season or just once a year, it’s a great way to reignite your motivation to put outfits together and fall back in love with your wardrobe. But how do you do it? Here’s 5 easy steps you can take to update your wardrobe that are both cheap and very doable!

When Should You Update Your Wardrobe

Knowing when to update your wardrobe can be confusing and differs for every persons needs, but a few rules of thumb when it comes to making sure you’re updating your wardrobe purposefully and not out of boredom include:

How Do I Completely Update My Wardrobe

Let’s keep things simple. When you want to update your wardrobe it means you’re either ready for a change, or you’re ready for a change but scared to make that first step. It’s okay if you don’t know where to start, this post is going to guide you using a few easy, key steps.

Step 1: Put everything in a pile so you can see it all in one place

You want to see everything in your closet in one place, this helps visualize how much you really have, what your style is like, and how much you want to add to your closet. Take everything out and place it in a pile, look at it and decide how it makes you feel. Do you have too much and want to downsize? Too little? Is there too much of one colour and not enough of another? How about patterns? Does anything look ripped or stained? Take a few mental notes on what you see looking at it all.

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Step 2: Categorize your clothes

Start placing your clothes one by one into piles, this could either be by style or ‘keep’ and ‘get rid of’ piles.

Step 3: Look for gaps and missing styles

Now that everything is organized what is missing? Figure out what you want to add to give your wardrobe an update without adding too much. The key here is to remember that a wardrobe update or refresh doesn’t mean you have to buy everything completely new, take it slow and add a few fresh basics or statement pieces. This method is similar when creating a capsule wardrobe.

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Step 4: Update outdated styles

Every classic style like camisoles, denim, cardigans etc. are updated with new silhouettes and colours every few years. This is a great opportunity and way to change out some of your older pieces to newer styles to reflect a fresh newly updated wardrobe. Change out your skinny jeans for a straight or wide leg pair of denim for a fresh new take, or switch out a fitted tee for an oversized fit. Simply find your own personal style and update the pieces to meet today’s standards.

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Step 5: Re-evaluate

Once you’ve added pieces into your wardrobe take a look at everything again and make sure you have a well rounded wardrobe where you can easily mix and match for multiple outfits.

How Can I Upgrade My Wardrobe Without Buying Anything

If you’re wanting to update your wardrobe without buying anything try doing a clothing swap with friends or family, sell your clothes to make a bit of money to re-invest into it, or reach out to brands for PR packages in exchange for free marketing. Thrifting is a good option as well but you still end up spending a bit of money.

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