Petite & pear - Caryn Franklin's How to Look Good

Action PlanBe your ownwardrobe mistressWe’d all like a larger wardrobe right?The fact that there never seems to be enough space just serves to encourageus to treat our clothes badly. In any wardrobe (and I’ve overhauleda few in my time), I can guarantee I will find garments that arebadly hung or squashed into tight spaces. There will be hangers pokingthrough knitwear; clothes on the floor of the wardrobe or returnedto the rail dirty. And I always find plenty of clothes that aren’t even theright size. Most women only wear about a third of their wardrobe, therest is closet clutter.Closet clutter and clothes that are past it - read that as worn out orout of date - are no good to you. A good stylist knows what she hason her rails at any time and knows what is available to work with. Spota stylish woman in the street and you can be sure that she willhave an organised wardrobe at her disposal. This is very easily achievedwhen you adopt the mindset of a stylist and think of clothes as tools.A carpenter will keep a toolbox tidy so that she can find the tool sheneeds to carry out the job well; why don’t you take that approach toyour clothes from now on?Personal VintageIf you have any clothes remaining that are well cut and fit you beautifully,perhaps they spent some money on them and they have classicappeal BUT don’t fit in with your current looks then save them as‘personal vintage.’ Personal vintage will allow you to bring these clothesback out in a few years when the catwalks revisit these looks.I have always done this…when trouser shapes change significantly fromskinny to flare and back again, I can recycle my own designer styles andnot have to re purchase something I already had once.Caryn Franklin’s How to Look Good 28