Steps to the ultimate wardrobe, part III: pretty, practical or precious?
All items in one’s closet can be divided into 3 groups. This includes all items from jewellery to the “unmentionables”, from shoes to hats, from coats to pjs. There are various ways to sort the items: pull everything out Marie Kondo-style; go through one shelve/drawer at a time; tag items as you use/see them. The choice is yours. I will only explain how the system works. The first group pretty consists of the items whose main value is esthetic. In other words, you’ve been keeping these things because they are easy on the eye notwithstanding the purpose, which some might carry and others not. Here you should place that cute sundress you got on sale at the end of last summer, that splendid hat you wish to wear to the horse race one day, Valentine’s Day-only type lingerie, any jewelry that holds no sentimental value, special occasion shoes— you get the picture. This group is the easiest to edit: if the item is no longer beautiful to you for any reason (out of fashion, wrong siz...