Clear Out to Help Out
Re-home your clothes, make money, join the preloved fashion revolution
If you’ve decided to take on the ultimate closet clear-out challenge then you’re in the right place. That cluttered closet will daunt you no longer!
Here, we share our #Closi-tips on how to do an effective closet clear-out AND we list some ideas of what you can do with your unwanted clothes.
So, put the kettle on, throw on some light clothes and queue your favourite songs… let’s go! 👏
STEPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL CLOSET CLEAR-OUT
- Start by taking all your clothes out your closet and lay them on the floor or on your bed.
- Pick one piece up at a time, try it on and facing a mirror, ask yourself the following questions:
- Is it wearable?
- Do I like it?
- How does it make me feel?
- Does it fit my style?
- Does it fit my body as it is right now?
- Have I worn it in the last 12 months?
3. Using bin bags or boxes, label one keep, another let go and a third one sell.
At the end of this process, each item should be placed into 1 of the 3 bags or boxes.
If you’ve been thorough and honest, the clothes in your keep pile should be ones you actually do want to wear and make you feel great!
You should hang them neatly and respectfully back in your closet.
Be careful not to include gifts or expensive items just because you feel guilty for rarely wearing them. Keeping them in your closet will not automatically make you start wearing them again! Store wanted but out-of-season clothes elsewhere.
WHAT TO DO WITH MY OLD CLOTHES?
Clothes in the remaining piles have varying destinies.
Depending on the condition of the clothes in your let go pile, they could be
- donated directly to charity shops or clothing banks
- passed on to friends or family
- swapped in clothes swaps
- upcycled
- sold
Discarded clothing is one of the biggest polluters on the planet so why not lead them away from landfill by getting CREATIVE?
Start sewing, have fun with fabric paint or clothes dye, cut and crop with scissors or simply reuse stained or holey garments as cloths and rags.
Your reinvented clothes might even qualify for the sell pile!
In the wise words of upcycling advocate Mandy Wildman: #chopdontshop
More upcycling ideas available here and here.
The clothes in your sell pile will be nearly new or of decent quality with some love and life left in them.
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Of course, these activities tend to require more time and patience than we can offer. They also might cost you money rather than help you make it!
That’s where Closit comes in…
A fast and easy way to sell your clothes and earn some cash is through Closit.
The platform allows you to host closet sales either in person or through the app in online flash sales.
We are about to launch a new version with online flash sales and video features to help you sell clothes quicker and keep the earnings.
If you would like to become one of the first online flash sellers please contact us on Instagram or Facebook.
Our next blog in this #Clo-series will teach you how to use Closit.app to buy and sell clothes online as well as in-person.
