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Okay granted, clearing out that wardrobe is not a favourite chore. But if you sacrifice one rainy morning to it, you will enjoy it so much afterwards. That tidy wardrobe will bring new cool outfits to light AND it could earn you a penny. Because don't wear it? Then sell it! In this article, Saskia shares her method: tidying your wardrobe in four steps. It really does take no time at all. I promise!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

A tidy wardrobe in four steps<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In our lives, we collect a lot of clothes. How about you? Here are some figures! An average Dutchman has 173 items of clothing in his closet, does not wear a third on average and buys 46 new items per year. Do we never get rid of anything? Yes we do, but that's where things don't go quite right either. It turns out that we throw away an average of 40 garments a year. By far the most garments (24) end up in the rubbish and are therefore incinerated. A shame, because many of these unused clothes could be better given a second life. This is important because our raw materials are running out. In short, clearing out that wardrobe is also a very nice sustainable move. Come on, get to work! I'm sharing my roadmap!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1: collect all the clothes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The best result is achieved if you make all your clothes visible: put the entire contents of your wardrobe on the bed. Don't be alarmed, it will probably be a big pile, but it's really going to help you make better choices (see step 2). Really! Have you finished? Then do another tour of the house. Put your shoes there, grab all your coats from the coat rack, maybe you also have some unworn clothes in the attic and don't forget to check the laundry basket and clean laundry too. In short, make sure all the clothes are in one room Often, you have clothes in many more places than you initially thought!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2 of tidying your wardrobe: sort out clothes and make piles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

OK, and now the fun part starts. The sorting out work! Make piles in your room (or in several rooms if necessary):<\/p>\n\n\n\n