The List of Lists - A Month Later Than Everyone Else

(Hat tip to Nicole who urged me to share this here)

A fun thing I do is help people organize and downsize their closets. 

It's free for good friends. Affordable for just friends (email me) :)






Below is my rubric for easy decision making whether to keep or let go of an item.

I have not read the Marie Kondo book. Any similarities are coincidence or universal wisdom.

Here goes!

Toss if your item fits into two or more of these categories:

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.You haven't worn it in two years (for some things there's just never the "right" occasion)






I have almost always lived in small spaces or had to deal with small closets!

Here is my process: 

1. I use ONLY ONE of the criteria to disqualify an item. I like to err on the side of goodbye and make room for something new. 

2. I then ask myself who I know who might enjoy the item and start a bag for them. When the bag gets full, it's time to find a great reason to get together.

3. No good recipient? It goes into the donate pile. When I have two or more bags of donations, I do a drop off at my local Goodwill (also a great excuse to pop in, no?)




You might ask:  if an item fits all six of the "get rid of it" criteria, but I love it and want to keep it because it's a work of art / my grand-mother made it / it's a historic artifact full of "meaning" ?

Great. Half of the stuff in my home is that sort of thing!

In that case, what's it doing in your closet?

Display it on the wall, on a mannequin, or even hang it from the ceiling if the walls are full.

If it's just too physically impractical or beyond repair, document it and put it in the get-rid-of pile. Take a photo of it and make it part of either your digital archive of keepsakes or print out the pic to put in your mementos box or scrapbook.

No need to be crafty or fuss.  A shoebox will do. Though I prefer a vintage suitcase !



 

The decade which sold the most from my shop in 2024: the 1980s!

A list of my favorites  
 

Enid in a silver sequined skirt suit



Lindsey in an 80s jacket with detachable fur cape



Lanise in a graphic print blazer



LJ in a gray wool blazer with heraldic emblem!





NYC customer in a Victor Costa dress




Lindsey in an 80s Calvin Klein linen shorts suit



Lindsey in an 80s White Dress w/Bubble Peplum

 

Other Noteworthy Moments from 2024 

The most important fashion departure that was under reported:  
Roberto Cavalli  (R.I.P. 4/12/24) -
known for dressing celebrities in his very luxurious and offbeat gowns


Fall 2002


Zendaya in a Cavalli,  2024



 

Best Global Documentation of Streetstyle: New York Times Style Section, Dec 22nd, 2024

Copenhagen



London




The best vintage dress appropriated for a pop culture moment:
Miley Cyrus in Bob Mackie at the Grammys  
 


Best practical use of vintage style: 
Rosamond Pike at the 2024 Golden Globes who wore couture Dior with a dramatically veiled hat because she recently had a skiing accident smashing her face. She actually healed in time to look flawless, but kept the hat as part of her look anyway! Atta girl.