Accomplishment of the Day #2: Keep/Purge Decision Making
Starting like 2 weeks ago I started purging my closet. Guidelines for keep/purge SO FAR:
1) must actually be a flattering color
2) must actually be a flattering cut As for point 1, I'm basing my choices off of seasonal color analysis. I've analyzed this to death over the past few years, and am pretty sure my profile is deep autumn.
Execution: High contrast in features, overall olive leaning yellow undertone. Highly saturated color is preferable, and colors I wear need to have a yellow undertone over a blue undertone. If I wear white it should be stark white as an accent for other highly saturated colors. For chunky jewelry I stick to gold, and for delicate jewelry I stick to silver, but I don't mix the two. My dailywear jewelry defaults to gold. On point 2, the only system I know of is the Kibbe System. It's aimed at afab fem dressing individuals, which is only a portion of my presentation. In that system as far as I can tell I'd be categorized as a soft or dramatic classic type. It's given me a frame of how to emphasize my fem aspects when I want to, and some transferable aspects.
Execution: Moderately sized patterns, high contract, flowy light fabric, gentle definition where it already exists, don't add unnecessary angles, cut sweaters off right above the waist. Between those two things, I have a pretty good idea of what I should keep vs purge. Anything I have trouble judging based off memory or a glance I check in a mirror in as natural sunlight as possible. If the color is redeemable on me, I'll keep a small portion of the poor cuts to tailor. If it's a good cut but a poor color, I'll pass it along to someone it'll suit better.
I think I have maybe 4 large garbage bags so far of purged things. I probably have half to 2/3 of my closet left to go through.
