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De-clutter is one of the buzz words of the decade – the solution to a clear mind.

We’re encouraged to de-clutter our lives, from living spaces to desks, to the pantry and don’t forget the wardrobe.
Learning the art of de-cluttering is especially important when we work from home as we are constantly reminded of our personal surroundings and their current state of tidiness or mess.

The start of the year is a great time to put all those new ideas in place and a good time to de-clutter so we can start afresh and look and feel organised.

It’s amazing how much easier every task seems when we start from a place of order – a place for everything and everything in its place. When we work from home we can fall into the trap of thinking “nobody sees me, so it does not matter what I wear or how I look.”

But psychologists tell us how entwined the look good, feel good theory is. When we know we look good we are more confident and perform better. PJs and slippers may be fine for checking those early morning emails, but smart/casual business attire ensures you perform more professionally in clinching the deal.

Having an organised wardrobe that works for your lifestyle will make looking great everyday easier. Let’s start by taking a virtual look in your wardrobe. How many of you can honestly say that you wear EVERYTHING in your wardrobe?

How many of you can say you LOVE every garment in your wardrobe? Most of us struggle to answer a strong yes to both questions. The 80/20 rule applies equally to wardrobes – most people wear only 20 per cent of their clothes 80 per cent of the time – so why do we hang on to the 80 per cent that never see the light of day.

The strange thing is that the more we have in our wardrobes, often the less we have to wear. A disorganised wardrobe means we sometimes don’t even know what hangs in there!One of the advantages of working from home means we are not seeing the same people everyday, so we do not require a lot of clothes, as we do not have to ring in the changes as much as people going to an office daily and seeing the same people.

Let’s not clutter our wardrobes full of things that do not look good on us; instead let’s have clothes that do work well for us – make us look good and feel great. Get rid of all those old clothes that are weighing you down. Regardless of who gave them to you, how much you paid for them, or who made them, if they’re not working for you, discard them.

A wardrobe filled with clothes that you’re not wearing has a negative impact on you. Why be reminded every time you open your closet that you are either too big to wear something, you’ve spent lots of money on something that you’ve never worn, you no longer have that great job where you used to wear that suit.

We don’t need our clothes to send out negative vibes every time we open the door. Your closet should have clothes that fit and make you feel great. A messy closet is the biggest hurdle to looking great.

The new year is the perfect time to transform your dysfunctional closet into an organised and efficient space with the right things to make getting dressed and looking fantastic a breeze. Knowing the colours and styles that work for you will show you how to create a successful capsule wardrobe.