3 Simple Ways To Maintain Your Wardrobe Investment

Imagine walking into your bedroom closet to find everything is impeccably organized, color-coded, and protected in luxurious designer coverings.  Each item is in it’s proper place. The scent of the room is reminiscent of the lobby at the Four Seasons.  As you prepare to pack for a four-day, cross-country getaway with your husband, you have everything you need to collect for your travels in minutes.  Each item is clearly visible, impeccably maintained, and within an arm’s reach.

Is the person standing in this closet actually you?  For most of us, it’s our dream to enjoy the allure of this organized Corporate Wife.

After surveying some interesting women, I learned that many of us ask a version of this loaded question:  “How can I organize my home and life?”   Today, let’s start in your bedroom closet.

I’ll share 3 Simple Ways To Maintain Your Wardrobe Investment.

While spending the day in Scottsdale with a realtor friend and fellow Corporate Wife, we took an unplanned peek at a home that just went on the market.  The home had a beautiful exterior, and an “open house” sign out front.  When we knocked on the door, a lovely, red-headed woman in a stylish white hat greeted us with a big smile.   We walked in, and discovered the interior of this house looked like a modern art gallery. Everything was carefully placed, perfectly colored, whimsical, and reflective of this woman’s alluring personal style.  It was no surprise to discover that her bedroom closet was the most impressive room in the house.

Our new-found friend in the stylish hat, let us in on her little secret:  she had an extensive background in retail.  She shared some valuable wardrobe investment tips with us, so I pass them along to you.

Whether it’s clothes that hang in the closet, or shoes that are stored on shelves, it will serve you well to think of your closet as if it were a department store.  You’ll know where to look for each item.  You’ll see that each item is in it’s proper place.  If you take it one step further, you’ll protect each item.  This is especially true of designer handbags and shoes.  Although clothing can be expensive, it’s the designer shoes and handbags that are most likely your largest investment.

Here are 3 Simple Ways To MaintainYour Wardrobe Investment:

1.  Always Use Designer Handbag And Shoe Covers
2.  Photograph And Label Your Bags and Shoes
3.  Place Covered Items In A Clear Box, Organized By Brand Or Color

As we viewed the shelves lined with gold bags for her Louis Vuitton collection, my friend noted with awe, “Wow, you keep those covers for all of your handbags!”

There were lavender felt bags lined up for her Choo’s.  She had white bag after white bag of a lot’a Prada!

“You’ve got to protect everything!”  she said. “Designer handbags can get ruined by dust!”

For those of you, like my friend, who sadly claim, “Ah, dang it!  It’s too late.  I didn’t keep the original cover that came with my designer handbag.”  Don’t fret!

Even if your shoes and bags are enclosed in glass, as my friend’s closet is designed, you will still need to protect your items for other reasons.  What about travel?   What will happen to your beautiful uncovered handbags and shoes if you move to a new home that doesn’t have a similar closet?  You need to protect your wardrobe investments!

Here’s your inexpensive solution:  Jet Set Travel Shoe Bags.  These bags are cute and if you keep them out of the dryer, as I have, they’ll last for years.  For more options in various sizes, you can also consider Kiss Storage Bags.  These colorful bags include inserts for photographs that will help you maintain your wardrobe investment and your allure as an organized Corporate Wife.

Next time you walk into your bedroom closet, and see that your wardrobe investment is protected and maintained, you will see yourself as the organized Corporate Wife you are.  You’ll have everything you need to quickly pack for that romantic getaway with your husband.  Best of all, you’ll convey the appeal of the alluring Corporate Wife you are.    Bon Voyage!

What’s an easy organizational tip you have to maintain your wardrobe?  Please share in the comments section below.