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1. Clean your closet
Throw away/give away/sell everything you haven’t used for 1 year and the same goes for everything you have in your wardrobe that you don’t feel comfortable in wearing but you don’t want to throw because of pity.

2. Know your style
It’s important to know your style, it creates less stress when getting dressed and it will save you money since you won’t go for each new trend and buy clothes that you’ll use just once. In other words, don’t jump on every trend you see, find your style and get inspired by trends.

3. Create a mood board
If you havent found ‘your style’ - create a mood board to get a more visual idea of what style/clothes you like. Find inspiration from magazines, blogs, tumblr, people on the streets. Analyze the moodboard, is there a red line? Which combinations, pieces etc reappears in the pics?

4. Build your dream wardrobe
Start to build up your dream wardrobe by buying the basic essential pieces for YOUR style. Therefore important to create the moodboard first. Make a list of items/clothes that you’d need for your perfect wardrobe. Do not buy anything that’s not mentioned on that list. Bring it with you when your going to sales or shopping, remember that it’s always better to try to find those little more expensive pieces on the sales. And another sales-tip, don’t buy just because you want to buy something. If you don’t need it there is no use in buying it!

5. Know your body shape
Know your body shape and what you look good in, you wont wear things that you don’t feel so confident in as often as those pieces that really fits you. Always try the clothes in the store, unless your buying another basic t-shirt in your favorite model.

6. Buy the basics
Invest a little extra in the basics, for example leather jacket, handbag in classic models that you know you will be able to wear for years, and when it comes to bags, sometimes for almost an eternity. It doesn’t necessarily have to be designer pieces, there are a lot of clothes of good quality. You can by a leather jacket that is not branded, but made out of same leather as a designer jacket, the only difference is that you’re not paying anything extra for the brand itself.

7. Consider your lifestyle
Try to combine your wardrobe with your lifestyle. Not everybody needs a little black dress.

8. Find a balance
When you create an outfit, the balance is important. If you like outfits that are a bit 'too much’ you can stop reading this ;) If you wear a short skirt, always cover up more on your upper body, and vice versa. Never wear high heels with a too short skirt, nobody likes to see your *** hanging out when you climb the stairs.

9. Accessorize wisley
Spend money on classic jewelry, such as a nice watch, minimalist gold or silver necklaces that goes with any outfit, leather belts both normal and braided. A statement necklace is a good way to make your outfits a bit more interesting for special occasions, however, I would never spend a fortune on a necklace like that, you won’t wear it that often anyway.