Zero Waste Dressing: 5 Tips + 1 Fashion Challenge
Monday morning. It's a rush. Coffee, shower and. "Pfffff! I have nothing to wear!". In front of your dressing room overflowing with clothes, fashion accessories and pairs of shoes, you rage with rage and mentally plan your next shopping session. Hep hep hep! What if your wardrobe hid forgotten treasures? Combinations never tried? New trends to explore? What if you could renew your wardrobe with your current clothes or change with cheap designer pieces? After these 5 Zero Waste Dressing Tips, you will no longer be able to say that you have nothing to wear in the morning! ;)
1. Turn away your clothes
What if this figure-hugging slip dress wasn't just a dress? What if it could transform into two separate pieces of clothing? A tank top and a tight skirt. Tadaaaaam! You have just won two items of clothing without having spent a euro.
The bottom of your dresses (body-hugging, straight, trapeze, etc.) can be worn as a skirt if you layer a sweater on top. Same with a pantsuit or a shorts jumpsuit.
Another idea: the men's shirt which, in addition to an oversized shirt with a masculine/feminine effect on you, can also serve as a strapless dress with the sleeves tied into a belt.
And presto! A man's shirt transformed into a sexy strapless dress (Pinterest)
Do you love your summer dress and refuse to put it in the back of the closet for the winter? Wear it over a long-sleeved top (or turtleneck).
Also read: How do I wear my dresses and skirts in winter?
2. Opt for original accessories
Do you want to feel like you're changing your wardrobe at little cost? So, you should invest in stylish accessories.
As a fashionista, you have already been caught admiring original, colorful or shiny accessories. But you didn't dare. You thought “no, I would never dare!” and “I wouldn’t wear it often enough”.
What if it was precisely THE essential statement piece to brighten up your overly demure wardrobe? The one that would give you that rare and indescribable feeling of REALLY changing your look? To be someone else for a day.
A strong piece is the assurance of receiving compliments and questions like "is this new?" every time you wear it.
Also think about hats, jewelry, ankle socks, high socks, etc.
You will be impressed by the change.
3. Zero Waste Dressing: rediscover your buried treasures
Are you always relying on the same 4-5 outfits even though your wardrobe is overflowing with choices? Among the 80% of rarely worn clothes there are undoubtedly forgotten treasures. With a little imagination and a good dose of daring, you could give them a second chance. Try new combinations: cuts, materials, colors.
Take everything out and rediscover these somewhat forgotten pieces.
Another tip if you grab the first item of clothing on the top of the pile without thinking in the morning: establish a rotation when putting away your laundry.
Instead of putting clean laundry at the top of the pile, put it at the bottom. This way you will wear all your clothes without exception.
And if you no longer like one of them, go to the next tip.
4. Sell and buy in wardrobe clearance
Vinted, Ebay, Le Bon Coin, LookBook App. Wardrobe clearance platforms are multiplying to the delight of fashionistas and fashion lovers who don't necessarily have the wallet to treat themselves to designer pieces at full price.
The closet clearance is for you if:
- you often like to change your wardrobe
- you can no longer stand certain pieces in your wardrobe
Instead of keeping the outcasts for 20 years in the back of the closet, resell them, get a small pot of money from them and reinvest in the new Petits Imprimés collection for example ;)
Give a second life to your clothes, your fashion accessories and your shoes. Make another girl happy to find a nice piece at a low price!
5.Get inspired by the best
Are you having trouble finding your clothing style? You never know what to buy and what to avoid during a shopping session?
First of all, learn to decode your morphology and your colorimetry to find the pieces that will best highlight you. But since fashion is also about having fun, learn to recognize what you like.
To rediscover the pleasure of choosing your clothes in the morning and wearing them all day since they represent your personality, go in search of inspiration.
The Internet is full of ideas for current looks, trends to follow and avant-garde clothing combinations. If you're looking for inspiration from stars, fashionistas or fashion influencers, Pinterestand Instagram will quickly become your best friends.
Follow, pin and easily find new look ideas every day, from all over the world. Observe the combinations of colors, materials and cuts of clothing according to the body shapes and skin tones of your favorite fashionistas.
Youtube is also full of hundreds of videos with different objectives:
- GRWM: Get Ready With Me
- Haul Tour: Loot after a shopping session
- Seasonal lookbook
- Morning Routine
- Night Routine
- Room tower dressing room
- Daily vlogs
Zero Waste Wardrobe Bonus Tip: The Fashion Challenge
How can you create new outfits with what you already have in your wardrobe?
Your mission, if you accept it, is to take on this challenge tomorrow morning without changing the current order of your clothes in your closet.>
- Take a piece at random (t-shirt, skirt, sweater.)
- Complete your outfit by matching the colors of the chosen piece with the rest. Or contrast altogether.
- In short, have fun rediscovering your wardrobe with a smile!
Have fun rediscovering your dressing room or waking it up for cheap!
100% Zero Waste Dressing :D
