NICHE style Winter 2016

NICHE magazine
Eric Himel’s
STYLISH LIFE
A
new year means an opportunity for a new you and
what better place to start than with your closet.
Organizing one’s closet and purging is never as fun as
the actual shopping, but it’s the basis for having a great
wardrobe, knowing how to dress and always looking
your best. My mantra for having the perfectly rated
closet? It needs to fulfill the following three criteria:
BY: ERIC HIMEL | CELEBRITY STYLIST
EVERYTHING IN YOUR CLOSET SHOULD:
1. FIT YOU
2. LOOK GOOD ON YOU
3. MAKE YOU FEEL AMAZING
Start with organization. You should never have
anything on your closet floor, for a couple of reasons -
that is where the dust collects and it is hard to see and
get to things down yonder. If you live in a climate with
seasons, rotate your closets twice a year between Spring/
Summer and Fall/Winter. If you don’t have an extra
closet, invest in plastic, wooden or linen boxes with lids
that you can store easily under your bed. This will make
it easier to not have to dig through seasonal options that
don’t fit the actual season you are in!
Ladies love to keep shoe boxes from their prized
Christian Louboutin and Jimmy Choo buys as a badge
of honour. I know how amazing it feels to be able to buy
a pair of really nice shoes but you’re not merchandising
a store - you are organizing a closet. If you don’t have
glass front cabinets for your shoes, they should be kept
in uniform boxes that are airtight. My favourite are
the linen boxes from the Container Store with clear
fronts that open by simply pulling down a tab, so you
can see what you have and easily take your shoes in
and out without having to bring the boxes down. They
stack nicely and the linen material is a step up from a
plastic box. Group your shoes by what you wear the
most - daytime/work shoes in the middle, workout shoes
underneath and fancy shoes on top.
ERIC DEVELOPED HIS SIGNATURE CLOSET PURGE OVER THE PAST TWENTY YEARS
AND NOW YOU CAN DO IT AT HOME!
ERIC HIMEL
is a widely known celebrity stylist, fashion expert and media personality. Raised in Toronto and
Dallas, Himel moved to New York City where he attended Parson’s School of Design and trained
under Project Runway’s Tim Gunn. After graduation, he moved to Los Angeles and began his
styling career, expanding his business across the US and Canada. Himel’s roster of celebrity
clientele has included Jenny McCarthy, Giuliana Rancic, Pete Wentz, Gabby Douglas and more, and
Eric’s work has been featured in nearly every major women’s lifestyle magazine in the US. He’s
best known for his signature Closet Purge and has recently began leveraging the online
landscape, offering Virtual Styling Sessions.
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WINTER ISSUE 2016