insideKENT Magazine Issue 50 - May 2016 | Page 103

SPRINGCLEANING

SPRING CLEAN YOUR WARDROBE
with Emma Burke of Jules B

Emma Burke is online editor at Jules B, a high-end fashion retailer that has been dressing stylish
men and women since 1984. Here she shares some valuable advice about how you should go
about cleaning out your winter wardrobe ready for spring.

You’d be forgiven for not noticing, but, in spite
of the rather grey weather we’ve been rewarded
with so far, the country has actually moved into
our spring season. But it isn’t all doom and gloom;
there will be some average-to-nice weather on
its way soon (hopefully), so you won’t need to
travel around with your emergency umbrella at
hand for the entirety of the spring and summer
in 2016.
The promise of some great British sunshine also
gives you the perfect excuse to update your
clothing for the season – you can give yourself
free reign to shop for an entirely new wardrobe
without feeling guilty! You just have to do one
thing first: undertake the dreaded winter wardrobe
clean out.
Nobody’s wardrobe has infinite space – well,
apart from that one in The Lion the Witch and
the Wardrobe – so you are going to have to make
some room before you start spending. It might
sound like a bit of a dull chore, but it doesn’t
have to be. I’ve decided to help you out by giving

you some advice to make your spring clean as
efficient, productive, and fun as it can be.

Get into the right mind-set
I won’t lie, having a wardrobe clean-out can be
traumatic. Sorting through some of your favourite
clothes and having to come to a decision about
which ones you will keep and which ones will go
can bring a tear to almost anyone’s eye. But you
have to stay strong – keep reminding yourself
that this is for the greater good and you will be
rewarding yourself with an amazing shopping
spree afterwards.
Choose a date when you have complete freedom
to spend the whole day committed to the sorting
of your clothes – you can even schedule a whole
weekend if you have a large wardrobe to go
through or you haven’t had a good clean out in
a while. By choosing a date well in advance, you
will have more time to prepare your mind for the
task. It’s hard, but with the right outlook you can
avoid a painful experience.

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Prepare an awesome playlist
It’s a fact: a playlist equipped with some awesome
tunes can make even the dullest task more
enjoyable. Some well-selected songs can make
the time spent going through your wardrobe fly
over, and they will also help you to avoid dozing
off when the sorting reaches its dullest.
Choose some upbeat songs with a singalong
value to keep your spirits high – essential for
when things reach their darkest and you have to
choose whether to keep that top that you
absolutely love but never wear. Then again, you
could just accept who you are and put Madonna’s
“Material Girl” on repeat.

Get a look at the bigger picture
The easiest and most convenient way to begin
sifting through your clothing is to dump it all on
the floor or another surface with plenty of sorting
space. Being able to stand over all of your
garments really does give you a moment of