Shop your Closet

In the face of a particularly blase economy, everyone's tossing about the phrase "Shop your Closet". This weekend, I gave both my blouse/pants closet and my dress closet complete overhauls and found the true meaning of the command. Organization really does make your clothes more fun; when I can see what I have, I feel like I have more to choose from. I even went so far as to buy clear storage boxes for all of my heels! I just couldn't stand the guilt I felt from gorgeous red suede Weitzman's moping around my bedroom floor. Now I'm having so much fun getting dressed in the morning which results in a put-together outfit, leading to a confidence boost, and directly resulting in me being way jollier thus nicer to everyone. Ahh the beautiful zen cycle of organization.

I think Joe put it nicely this morning when he said "Don't you feel good? You just can't tell what's wrong until you organize everything, and then you realize, you can relax." So true.

However: I do this thing every time I clean where I get overwhelmed with all the prints in my closet (my style in highschool/early college might be described as "funky bohemian" erghhh) and end up getting rid of EVERYTHING. Well, one big cardboard box and three garbage bags! I'll probably sneak back in my trunk and pull out a few dresses but...still...I'm proud!

The only problem is; I realized how few practical dresses I really have now. I have some fabulous silk numbers and short little cocktail dresses and sweet sundresses but I'm pretty lacking in the "go out to brunch with your parents" department.

Let's do a little dreaming:

Elizabeth and James, Safari Laurent Dress, Diani Boutique

Skies of Blue Dress, Dahlia, Modcloth


Silk and Wool Printed Dress, See by Chloe, Net-a-porter

Grand Island Dress, LA Made, Anthropologie


Printed Silk Dress, Anna Sui, Net-a-porter

I'm trying to stay away from crazy prints right now but I couldn't resist the Anna Sui. Look how sweet the back is!