Cleaning Out My Closet

Ahh...the joys of opening a tidy closet! Yesterday, I edited my wardrobe for my quadri-annual clean out. I got rid of 2 bags of previously loved clothes which I will be giving to my friends, selling on ebay and donating to charity shops.

Voila:

If one's closet is in any way the extension of one's personality, I truly must be the dullest person alive. The color peeping in the bottom shelf? Sleepwear. ha!

When I first moved in to this apartment, I thought I'd buy some nice decorative pieces for that rack above my bed..but the lack of storage forced me to use it as a makeshift bag rack. (hmm..makeshift? it has been serving the same purpose for 3 years.)

Piles of accessories beside the single most useful thing I own : my vaporizer!!! My skin can't stand the dry weather so the humidity this little thing provides truly is a skin-saver.

My mom got me this rack when she visited me last spring because she couldn't stand all the temporary hooks I had attached to every flat wall surface for all my outerwear. :))

This has been like a detox for me. It feels so good to get rid of unnecessary crap. And fine, I might be cheating a bit because my storage still holds some coats I may never use...but 2 bags to give away is pretty good considering my last clean-out was just 3 months ago. :D

After the clean-out I decided to reward myself by finally purchasing the perfect pleated skirt from Oasis that I've been dying to have...

This picture has been a constant inspiration for me. It's been in my desktop inspiration folder for about 4 years now. I don't even remember where I nicked it from...probably vogue espana. But omg, it constantly makes me crave for the perfect pleated skirt.

The simplicity and the femininity of the outfit compounded with the allure of the chic lady is perfection. She is living evidence that creativity + restraint = beauty.

Trying on the skirt with the top I was wearing earlier that day.
Top: Oscar de la Renta
Wool sweater: Mastina
Skirt: Oasis
Shoes: Zara

Clearing my closet THEN buying something to add to it? I may really be suffering from self-defeating personality disorder! I should just give up. hahah.