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9 Clothing Tips to Save Time in Your Day

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A woman in a white robe smiling as she puts on earrings in front of a mirror.

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Beverly Chang

At Style Space, we are always thinking of you, our clients, and the ways to help you feel elevated and empowered through style. Spending a little time improving your wardrobe will streamline getting ready and ultimately you will free up time and mental energy for things that matter most to you. Booking a style session with one of our style experts will do wonders for your style confidence and time management. Until your next style session, here are a few small actions you can take now to help you streamline your day.

A comparison of two drying methods. On the left, clothes are draped over a drying rack with a red "X," and on the right, shirts are hung neatly on wooden hangers with a green checkmark. The text suggests hanging clothes on hangers while drying to avoid ironing.

1 Clothing care: For clothes that can’t be put in the dryer, hang them on hangers to dry instead of laying them on a drying rack. It will leave fewer creases and you can skip ironing.

A washing machine with detergent bottles is shown on the left, and a close-up of a mesh laundry bag with delicate garments inside is on the right. The text advises using a mesh bag for delicate clothes when washing with regular items.

2 Clothing care: Put delicate garments into mesh bags to add an extra layer of protection. It also avoids the need to do multiple laundry loads, saving water and time.

A woman in a pink dress takes a selfie in front of a mirror. The text suggests saving outfit selfies on a phone or computer for quick outfit inspiration.

3 Wardrobe Tip: Take selfies of your fav outfits and save them to a folder on your phone/computer. Anytime you’re feeling stumped, you can quickly refer to your photos to see what outfits you’ve already created.

A flat lay of a notebook, keyboard, measuring tape, and coffee cup. The text recommends keeping body measurements in inches and centimeters and having a tape measure handy for online shopping.

4 Online shopping: Have your body measurements ready in both inches and centimeters. And keep a tape measure handy to gauge skirt or pants lengths easier.

A neatly arranged clothing rack displaying garments sorted by color from blue to beige. The text suggests sorting clothes by color for quick outfit selection.

5 Organizing tip: Sort your clothes by color so you can quickly visualize what items would look good together and easily plan outfits. A styling tip, when planning an outfit with a colorful print, try picking the first or second dominant color from the print to match with another item of clothing/accessory for an outfit that pairs well together.

A well-organized walk-in closet with various clothing items arranged on hangers and shelves. The text advises sorting clothes by purpose to find outfits easily.

6 Organizing tip: You can also sort your clothes by purpose. This makes finding outfits for what you have planned for your day easier. But also keep in mind that some items can serve multiple purposes. For instance, a lightweight tunic you like to wear to the beach could also be tucked in a skirt and worn as a blouse for a business casual outfit. So don’t let your creativity stop here!

A person packing clothes into a cardboard box. The text states that the average person wears only 20% of their clothes 80% of the time.

7 Wardrobe Edit: Experts say that the avg person wears 20% of their clothes, 80% of the time. So taking time to edit our wardrobes makes it easier for us to take out clothes that distract and keep us from getting ready quickly in the morning.

A collage of different stylish outfits featuring essential wardrobe pieces such as blazers, dresses, jeans, and skirts. The text suggests having all the basic pieces needed for easy outfit planning.

8 Essential Clothing Items: Having your closet full of versatile clothing items that meet all your everyday needs, makes getting ready for the day SO much easier. Check out our wardrobe essentials post.

A collection of clothing pieces and accessories displayed in an organized grid format, including dresses, tops, bottoms, shoes, and accessories. The image represents a capsule wardrobe concept for mix-and-match outfit planning.

9 Capsule Wardrobe: We can’t rave enough about how amazing it is to have a closet of clothes, where each piece fits you well, is exactly your style, and can be mixed and matched easily. Pinterest is a good starting place to get a visual idea of how a capsule wardrobe works. Type [your body shape] + [your colors] + “capsule wardrobe” into the search. And of course, you can always book a style session with one of our expert clothing stylists to get you your dream capsule wardrobe! We hope that these tips inspire you to get creative and find other ways to make getting ready for your day a little more efficient so you have more time to spend on things that matter most to you.

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