>>> ARE YOU STRUGGLING WITH A
CLOSET FULL
OF WRONG
COLORS?
CLOTHES YOUR MOM
BOUGHT
YOU?
THINGS
FROM 1994?
TODAY WE'RE GONNA TEACH YOU HOW
TO DOWN SIZE.
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IMAGE CONSULTANT AND PERSONAL
STYLIST NATALIE WEEKLY SAYS IF
YOU HAVE A CLOSET FULL OF
CLOTHES AND NOTHING TO WEAR,
IT'S TIME TO DOWN SIZE YOUR
CLOSET AND UPGRADE YOUR STYLE.
>> IT'S SO FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU
WALK INTO YOUR CLOSET AND STUFF
DOESN'T FEEL LIKE YOU AND IT
ANNOYS YOU.
YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO GO
THROUGH AND THINK EVERY SINGLE
MORNING, WAIT.
THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD ON ME.
OKAY, WAIT.
THAT DOESN'T FIT RIGHT NOW.
>> IF YOU'RE READY TO DEFINE
YOUR STYLE AND CLEAN YOUR
CLUTTER, WHERE AND HOW DO
YOU
START?
>> ONE OF THE THINGS I LIKE TO
DO WITH MY CLIENTS IS HAVE THEM
DESIGN THE FIRST FIVE WORDS THEY
WANT PEOPLE TO THINK OF WHEN
THEY SEE THEM.
THOSE ARE THE FIVE WORDS WE USE
WHEN WE'RE GOING THROUGH THEIR
CLOSET.
>> SOME OF THE WORDS HER CLIENTS
USE ARE SMART, SOPHISTICATED,
FUN, AND CLASSY.
CHOOSE YOUR WORDS WISELY.
THIS IS YOUR BRAND.
NEXT STEP, IT'S TIME TO TRY ON
EVERYTHING IN YOUR CLOSET.
>> IT ALSO HELPS IF YOU DO HAVE
SOMEBODY WHO IS COMING IN THAT
I'M NOT JUST PUSH MIG STYLE ON
YOU.
YOU DEFINE YOUR
STYLE.
WE'LL USE THIS AS A BENCHMARK
AND GO THROUGH.
>> SO WHEN YOU'RE READY TO PURGE
YOUR SPACE AND YOU'RE HAVING
TROUBLE DECIDING WHAT SPACE,
KEEP THESE TIPS IN MIND.
>> THESE LOOK GOOD ON YOU.
IT NEEDS TO BE SOMETHING YOU
LIKE.
>> YES.
>> IS YOUR CLOSET LUXURY?
THIS IS YOUR BRAND.
SO IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, THEN IT
NEEDS TO GO.
>> NOW THAT YOU'VE DOWNSIZED,
LET'S ORGANIZE.
FOR A CLEAN, CLASSY SPACE THAT
YOU LOVE, GROUP CLOTHES BY
STYLE, COLOR AND SEASON.
KEEP IT SIMPLE AND REMEMBER LESS
IS MORE.
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>> STEPHANIE IS HERE TO SHARE
MORE DOWN SIZING TIPS.
MAYBE BEFORE WE HIRE THE
PROFESSIONAL, WHAT'S SOMETHING
THAT WE CAN DO?
>> WELL, ALL YOU REALLY NEED IS
REALLY YOUR BEST -- IF YOU CAN'T
DO A PRO, BRING YOUR BESTY.
MAKE SURE THEY'RE VERY HONEST
WITH YOU.
AND BOTTOM LINE, GET A GLASS OF
WINE AND A FULL LENGTH MIRROR.
>> IN OTHER WORDS, ALL YOU
REALLY NEED IS WINE.
>> WINE REALLY WORKS.
IT DOES HELP.
>> LET'S START.
>> GO INTO YOUR CLOSET AND
REALLY, I MEAN, WHAT CAN YOU DO
IS PURGE YOUR CLOSET FIRST?
NATALIE HAS HEAPS OF AMAZING
TIPS.
PURGE IT OUT.
SO ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T FIT
RIGHT, DOESN'T FEEL GREAT, IT
NEEDS TO GO.
>> I WANT TO PUT YOU IN ACTION.
>> WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH OUR
CLOSET HERE.
>> I'M GOING TO BE THE HONEST
FRIEND.
>> YOU ARE VERY HONEST.
>> I KNOW.
>> ITEM NUMBER ONE ON.
I MEAN.
>> NO, NO, N. THAT FROCK HIDES
THIS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS FIGURE.
IT'S GOT TO GO.
>> THIS HAS TO GO.
OKAY.
SO YOU GOT TO BE RUTHLESS.
YOU'VE GOT TO GET RID OF IT
BECAUSE IT'S TOO MUCH STUFF
BEGINS TO LOOK LIKE A THRIFT
STORE.
YOU WANT YOUR CLOSET TO LOOK
MORE LIKE A BOUTIQUE THAN A
THRIFT STORE.
>> BOUTIQUE VERSUS THRIFT STORE.
>> EXACTLY.
YOU GO THROUGH AND YOU JUST SAY
YES AND NO.
>> YES.
OKAY.
>> WE'LL KEEP THAT.
>> YOU SHOULD NOT BE AFRAID TO
TOSS STUFF?
>> IF YOU SAY NO AND CAN'T GET
RID OF IT, YOU CAN PUT IT IN A
PILE FOR MAYBE AND BRING IT OUT
QUARTERLY.
>> ONE MIFF GOALS THIS YEAR WAS
TO DOWN SIZE MY CLOSET BY A
THIRD.
>> WOW.
>> YOU'RE COMING OVER DRINKING
WINE AND CLEANING OUT MY CLOSET.
>> REALLY, GET RID OF THE THINGS
THAT JUST DON'T WORK.
>> MAYBE DO YOUR PILE OF DONATE,
MAYBE TAKE TO A CONSIGNMENT SHOP
AND THEN THINGS THAT YOU SHOULD
JUST TRASH.
>> EXACTLY.
YOU CAN SELL SOME OF YOUR STUFF
ON eBAY.
THERE IS QUITE A FEW GOOD WEB
SITES.
BUFFALO EXCHANGE.
>> WHAT DO I DO AFTER I
DOWNSIZED?
>> LET'S PURGE THE CLOSET
QUICKLY.
>> OKAY.
>> GET RID OF ALL THE THINGS
THAT DON'T FIT.
YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE A BIG PILE.
THE OTHER TRICK TOO IS T-SHIRTS.
I BROUGHT MY FAVORITE T-SHIRT
TODAY FOR EVERYONE.
AND THE THING WITH T-SHIRTS IS
DON'T HANG THEM UP.
SO YOU TAKE THESE AND FOLD THESE
INTO YOUR CLOSET AND PUT THEM IN
A NICE BASKET.
SO YOU WANT TO ORGANIZE YOUR
CLOSET THAT. WILL GO INTO A --
>> GET RID OF THE EMPTIES.
>> EMPTY HANGERS NEED TO GO.
IT'S NOT ABOUT HOW MUCH YOU
HAVE.
SO IF YOU ACTUALLY LOOK AT THIS,
IT'S LIKE YOU CAN --
>> THIS IS LOOKING LIKE A
BOUTIQUE.
>> YOU CAN ACTUALLY BREATHE.
ALL OF THIS, IT'S SO IMPORTANT
TO TRY ON EVERY SINGLE PIECE.
>> WHAT IS THE FAST FIX, IF YOU
CAN'T FIT INTO THE CLOSET RIGHT
NOW BUT YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING
TODAY?
>> SO IF YOU WANT TO DO
SOMETHING AND YOU CAN'T JUST
ACTUALLY GO IN AND TRY ON
EVERYTHING, YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR
BESTY OR WINE, YOU NEED TO SAY,
ALL RIGHT.
I WORE THIS TODAY.
I'M GONNA FLIP IT AROUND LIKE
THAT.
SO OVER TIME, YOU WEAR THIS, YOU
WEAR THAT.
YOU FLIP IT AROUND.
YOU START TO SEE ACTUALLY WHAT
YOU'VE WORN AND WHAT YOU
HAVEN'T.
FOUR WEEKS GOES BY.
>> THAT'S SUCH A GREAT TIP.
>> AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU KIND
OF SEE THE TREND OF WHAT YOU'VE
GOT.
SO THIS IS BASICALLY HOW YOUR
CLOSET NEEDS TO LOOK WHEN YOU'RE
FINISHED DOWN SIZING ORGANIZING.
THE OTHER THING THAT NATALIE
SAYS IS -- YOU DON'T WANT TO
CLUTTER A CLOSET --
>> START WITH THE FLIP OF THE
HANGERS THERE.
WE WANT TO SEE YOUR MESSY
CLOSET.
HIT US UP ON FACEBOOK,
INSTAGRAM, TWITTER, SHOW US YOUR
MESSY CLOSETS.
IF YOU DO A BEFORE AND AFTER, WE
WANT TO SEE THAT AS WELL.
>> IF YOU DO ACTUALLY WANT A
LITTLE MORE HELP WITH DOWN
SIZING AND YOU WANT TO ACTUALLY
GET A PRO, JUST CONTACT NATALIE
WEEKLY, NATALIEWEEKLY.COM.
SHE'S ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC AS A
PROFESSIONAL.
>> CHEERS TO DOWN SIZING.
I HOPE Y'ALL ARE HUNGRY.