How I Organize My Wardrobe

Have you ever struggled to find a shirt or a belt from your wardrobe right before a meeting? Or stuffed a pile of clothes one over the other which falls on you the moment you open the cupboard?

Well, I had always been that person until Marie Kondo (also known by the name ‘Konmari’) came in my life. A Japanese organizing consultant and author of the famous book- “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing” has laid out several methods to ensure that the above problems do not occur. I combined Konmari’s principles along with my version of minimalism to achieve a super organized wardrobe, which saves time, looks visually clean and aesthetic and makes everything easily accessible.

Let me share some of the ways I organize my wardrobe in-

A HEAP OUTSIDE SAVES A HEAP INSIDE

What I mean by this is that before starting organizing I organize everything. I throw every piece of item from the cupboard onto the bed or the floor so that I can see what all I have lying inside it.

SECTIONIZATION

Yes, it does sound tedious, but it sorts so many things! I make sections like-

For Clothing-

Shirts

Dresses

Casual Tees

Formals

Pants

Skirts

Scarves

Indian

Lounge

Night

Athleisure

Shirts

Dresses

Casual Tees

Formals

Pants/Bottoms

Skirts

Scarves

Indian Wear

Lounge Wear

Night Wear

Athleisure

I further sort my shirts, tees and pants by color.

For Jackets-

Denim

Indian

Shrugs

Pull-Overs

For Accessories-

Indian Style Earrings	Western Style Earrings	Rings	Neckpieces	Bracelets	Watches	Hair Accessories
Big	Big	Big	Big Chunky	Indian	Gold belt Silver belt	Big rubber bands
Medium-sized	MediumSmall/Everyday	MediumGold	Indian	Big Chunky	Black belt	Small rubber bands
Small	Hoops	Silver	Small	Bangle	Brown belt	Fancy hair pins
		Other colors		Thread		Normal hair pins

Belts & Sunglasses

For Makeup-

Lipsticks	Lip Balms	Eyeshadows	Full-Face Makeup Kit	Makeup Brushes	Eye makeup Kit	Makeup removers	Tissues and Makeup Wipes
Nude Pinks					Eye Pencils
Bright Pinks					Mascaras
Maroons					Eye Liners
Reds					Eyelash curlers
Browns

For Bags-

Sling Bags

Indian Bags

Totes

Bucket bags

Backpacks

Electronics-

Hair Dryer

Hair Straightener

Iron

For Shoes-

Heels

Flats

Boots

Slip Ons

Indian

Trainers

Athletic

Rain Wear

Miscellaneous

GET BACK HOME

After this long and exhaustive step comes the easy part. I just place everything neatly in each section- following Konmari’s philosophy that everything must have a home to return.

Organizing my wardrobe in this way has made my life so easy. It keeps the shelves clean, saves time to pick out and put together an outfit and ensures I don’t lose an item or two.

So I hope this organization technique and free section organizer helps you sort your wardrobe as well.

You can modify it as per your taste and style- for example, i don’t have a section of knit-wear because I live in a tropical climate and you can omit the Indian wear section all together if that is not part of your country or culture.