4 Tips For Organizing Your Closet

Hey everyone, Blake and I officially finished putting away our Christmas decorations this morning so our house is finally starting to look normal again. I even purged my closet and organized the guest bedroom too. Speaking of closet organization, today I’m sharing a few tips on how to organize your closet. However, please know that I didn’t do everything all on my own. I had the help of my assistant and friend Rachel from The Elizabeth Chronicles who is a closet organizer mastermind. Rachel has a way of making everything she touches look beautiful and perfectly placed.

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4 Tips For Organizing Your Closet:

1) First, assess your closet and decide on what you want to keep, donate and throw out. I know that it can be hard to let some things go, but if you haven’t worn it two years, that probably means you don’t need it. Let someone else enjoy it instead. Also, condense your doubles. I’m famous for having the same item in multiple different colors or slightly different styles. For example, when I was purging my closet I noticed that I had five different green utility jackets in my closet, which is totally unnecessary so I narrowed it down to one and sold the others.

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Outfit: Beaded Skirt | Gold Mule Sandals | Cropped Sweater (I love this ivory cropped sweater too)

2) Next, organize the remainder of your shoes, bags and accessories by color and occasion. That mean display all of your fancy shoes & accessories together up high on a shelf since you don’t use them that often and put all of your everyday shoes lower to the ground where you easily throw them on. As for your jewelry and beaded accessories, think of them as decorative pieces for your closet. Not only can they dress up your outfit, but they can also elevate your room.

You can find my lucite clutch organizer here—> The Glam Divide

My exact gold and white shelf is old and sold out, but you can find a similar one here.

3) Once you’ve purged and decorated your closet, put outfits together with all of the remaining pieces to see what your wardrobe lacks. Then compile a list of what your closet need to help you complete your outfits so that you don’t end up buying more things you don’t actually need.

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4) Last but not least, drop off your clothing donations to a place you trust to give to a person in need or pass it down to a friend who doesn’t currently have extra shopping money in their budget. When it comes to your nicer pieces, create a Poshmark account or drop them off at a second hand store that sells gently used clothing so you can get back a little money to purchase items your wardrobe still needs.

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I lined my drawers with marble printed contact paper for a clean and chic look.

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Outfit: Candy Dress in Silver | Lindsay Sandal | Disco Ball

Closet Built-ins:

For those of you who asked how I installed my closet and shoe shelf built-ins, I had our house contractor install them the week we moved in. Prior to installing the built-ins, I sent him photos from Pinterest of exactly what I wanted. Then he built shelves in his shop and brought them to my house to install them. The whole closet system is removable so I can take them with me when I move. If you’re looking for a more affordable option, you can order the closet system from IKEA and put it together yourself. You can also purchase clothing racks with top and bottom shelves to create your own makeshift closet like I did in my second closet room. I could only put builtins in one room because one day, we’ll need the other two rooms for kids.

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My exact clothing racks are old and sold out, but you can shop similar clothing racks here! This rolling rack is very similar.

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I also made my own vanity with old white desk I had and beautiful vintage looking mirror.

Activewear & Loungewear:

I keep all of my activewear and loungewear clothing in the closet in my bedroom. I like to hang everything on hangers instead of keeping them in drawers so I can find everything more easily and quickly in the morning.

Who remembers my closet post from my old house a couple years ago? I love reading my goals from 2017 and seeing what I actually accomplished. You can check it out here—> Haute Off The Rack Office Closet Tour

Haute Off The Rack Office Closet Tour + Giveaway!

January 2, 2017

Hi everyone and Happy Motivational Monday! It’s the first Monday of the new year so I thought I would share some of my 2017 goals and tips on how I plan to stay organized and achieve those goals. Plus I’m sharing the long-awaited Haute Off The Rack office closet tour along with a special giveaway at the bottom of the post!

My 2017 Goals:

Travel more and bring Blake along! We’ve already booked an 18 day trip to Italy and Greece, but I would also love to visit some new places in the US too. Other places on my list include: Napa, Vermont, Canada, Cabo San Lucas (again), Nashville, Washington D.C., New York (always), Chicago and
Save up for a house! My goal is to buy or start building a house at the beginning of 2018.
Exercise & eat better! I plan to do some type of physical activity at least four times a week even if it means just going for a walk or riding my bike.
Maintain a clean and organized home! This one is difficult for me because we live in such a tiny house. However, since I work from home, I need a clean space to help me stay focused and organized so this resolution is key to a successful new year.
Learn Spanish! This has always been a goal of mine. In fact, I’ve had Rosetta Stone dowloaded on my computer for the last six months, but I’m finally going to sit down and do it at least once or twice a week starting now.

How I plan to stay organized & achieve my goals:

Wake up earlier! I always complain about not having enough time in a day, but I know that waking up earlier can definitely help contribute to more hours in a day.
If I put I workout clothes to leave the house, I must also work out!
I mapped out a full 2017 editorial calendar to help me better plan trips and creative content for you all throughout the year.
I’m going to stop saying “I’ll do it later.” I’m just going to suck it up and do what needs to be done right then and there. I strongly believe that this will help me keep my house and life cleaner as well as more organized.

We live in a rental home with only two bedrooms and little to no storage space so I came up with a way to create my own little makeshift walk-in closet. I hope you enjoy the tour!

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New Year’s Giveaway!

I’ve teamed up with Shop Rachel George to give away this beautiful vegan leather and gold office chair to help one lucky winner get a glam start to decorating her office this year. Just make sure to follow along with @HauteOffTheRack and @ShopRachelGeorge on Instagram on the rafflecopter app below to officially enter!

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Mission: Closet Clean-Out

September 18, 2012

(Featured in Dig magazine on 9/12/12)

Good Morning readers, I hope you all had a had a great start to your week. This is part two of my latest article in Dig magazine on how to organize and prepare your closet for fall plus a little DIY project. In case, you didn’t see my last Dig post, I decided that I am going to post all of my articles that I write for Dig Baton Rouge magazine on my blog every week for all those of you who don’t live in the area, but still wish to read my articles! Also, you can always go to www.digbatonrouge.com, click on News Mag and search my articles under Entertainment! Have a great Monday!

P.S. Thank you to everyone who entered the H-Boutique Vianna Dress Giveaway. We will announce the winner tomorrow!

How to Style A Sleeveless Trench Coat

August 5, 2021

Hey everyone! Today is the official launch day of the most sophisticated-chic Sleeveless Trench Duster and Mock Neck Bodysuit that I designed in collaboration with Gibsonlook. I’m super excited about the sleeveless piece because it’s unlike anything I’ve ever designed with Gibsonlook before since we’ve been working together, but when you see the styles, you’ll immediately see my name written all over them. If you’ve followed me for a while, you know that I’ve always been a huge fan of sleeveless outerwear. In fact, the sleeveless trench duster was inspired by an outfit I wore to NYFW years ago. It was one of my favorite looks I’ve ever worn so I wanted to recreate that look for you all to enjoy too. The sleeveless duster comes in three colors: black, burgundy and tan (more of a light beige). This sleeveless trench is as versatile as it gets and will totally elevate your workwear wardrobe.

As for the Jennifer Mock Neck Bodysuit, I’m sure you’ve seen rocking similar styles before as I think it’s such a flattering cut and neckline. It comes two colors: Black & Tan (the tan is very light –almost more of an ivory) This is a closet staple that is great for layering and can be style multiple different ways.

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How to Style A Sleeveless Trench Coat:

MY SIZING AND HEIGHT FOR REFERENCE:

Most people don’t realize how petite I am and I understand that knowing my sizes can help you determine what size to get.
I am 5 ft and I wear a size 27 in high waisted jeans & smalls in leggings. I’m currently a 34B and take size XS/S in dresses and tops, smalls in sports bras, and XS-S in outerwear. I typically size down in Gibsonlook pieces. However, I suggest going true to size in these pieces because there is no stretch. I’m wearing a size XS in the Jennifer Mock Neck Bodysuit and XS in the Jennifer Trench Duster Dress.

Jennifer Mock Neck Bodysuit:

We designed the mock neck bodysuit to pair with trench duster, but this piece is a closet staple that can be worn multiple different ways. Plus a mock neck always makes me feel sophisticated and is very flattering on the shoulders. You might remember this detail from my mock neck midi dress that I launched last holiday here–> 15 Ways to Style a Black Midi Dress

The best part is that it has a zipper at the nape of the neck so you don’t have to squeeze the mock neck over your hair and makeup and mess it all up. Also, I designed the bodysuit with a thong style to avoid any panty lines on your jeans and skirts.

The bodysuit can be worn with jeans, skirts, shorts, trousers, you name it! It’s a super sleek and lightweight fabric, which makes it a great base top for layering. You can wear it to work with trousers and a blazer, or out to lunch with a pair of shorts and a cardigan or even on date night with a pair of high waisted jeans and heels. Layer gold necklaces over it the top to dress it up.

Sizing: I’m wearing the size XS. This top runs true to size.

Jennifer Trench Duster Dress:

This Jennifer Trench Duster Dress is sophisticated-chic while versatile and effortlessly cool all at the same time! It’s the perfect transitional piece into fall because it gives you all the fall vibes with the long coat factor, but the sleeveless feature makes it bearable to wear in the warmer months leading into fall. Once the weather cools down, style the sleeveless trench with boots and sleeveless turtleneck sweaters underneath or long sleeve blouses. You can also wear it as a dress with a longline topcoat over it.

I feel like a powerhouse in this sleeveless trench coat that can also be worn as a dress. I also feel so cool wearing it open with a pair jeans and bodysuit underneath. I designed this piece to help you elevate your everyday outfits.

I love the cinched detail on the back that makes it super flattering on the waist as well as the removable tie belt so you can wear the trench open with it loosely tied in the back or tie in front with a cute outfit underneath. You can even completely remove the waist tie and replace it with a statement belt.

I would wear the sleeveless trench duster to lunch, shopping, happy hour, work meetings and the office (if I had one! LOL). Speaking of offices, if you aren’t allowed to wear sleeveless tops to work, just wear a long sleeve dress or blouse with the trench duster over it.