See all your shirts at once when you sort clothing by type.
Whether you organize your closet by outfits or by type of clothing depends on your style and preference. Sorting clothes together into outfits takes more time at the beginning but will let you get dressed faster on busy mornings. Sorting your clothing by type gives you the opportunity to mix and match as you choose your outfit for the day. Does this Spark an idea?
Sorting By Outfit
You'll spend more time organizing your closet when you sort by outfit, because you will have to make some difficult decisions instead of simply hanging the clothing up. When you sort by outfit, you're assigning a specific blouse to a specific pair of pants or skirt. You may find sorting by outfit limiting if you have fewer bottoms than tops or if you like to mix and match and wear a blouse with pants or a skirt. Sorting by outfit may prove difficult if you are pairing items that usually don't go together in a closet, such as a knit sweater with a skirt. You can hang the skirt but should fold the sweater.
Sort By Type
Arranging your clothing in the closet by type lets you store all your blouses, sweaters and pants together. When you sort by type, you can divide the categories even further and group all the blouses of one color together and all your dress pants together. Grouping by type lets you have more spontaneity when deciding what to wear. You can pull out a pair of pants, then head over to the shirt section and choose a shirt to match, instead of having a preassigned outfit.
Outfit Inspiration
You can have the best of both worlds by sorting your clothing by type and having pictures of various outfits hanging in your closet. Take pictures of yourself in a range of outfits using the clothing you already own. Get creative with your decisions; if the outfit doesn't work, don't hang up the photo. Attach the photos to the closet door or wall. When you are not sure what to wear in the morning, look at the pictures to help you decide. Because your clothing is grouped by type, you'll be able to find each piece quickly.
Children's Clothing
If you have children, you may want to arrange their closet by outfit. Spend time together assembling the outfits and hanging them in the closet. Let the child have a voice in choosing the outfits so that he'll be more likely to wear them. It will help children learn what colors go together and will help them to get dressed independently in the morning, because they can simply pick out the outfits and put them on.
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