How Self-Isolation Forced Me to Finally Shrink My Closet

editors themselves. Since then, I’ve become something of a garment whisperer, a wardrobe therapist helping people relieve their spaces of clutter: Gone are too many vintage white romantic blouses, Miu Miu clogs, and those deliciously butter-soft Balenciaga motorcycle bags from years past. Over the past 12 months, I’ve seen it all and heard all the stories—receipts from Fashion Weeks abroad, old passport photos, and even a signed Bob Dylan Styrofoam plate kicking around in a random vintage bag.

Now, since being in self-isolation, I’ve attempted paring back my closet all on my own. Like many of my clients, at first I attempted to shrink my closet entirely alone: I opened a drawer, poked around a few T-shirts, then shrugged my shoulders and went back to watching Netflix. I get it. It’s overwhelming to do the task by oneself. I’m like any other person, and my drawers and hangers are saddled with emotions.

In other words, I am my own worst client. It’s always easy enough to advise other people about what they need to do to fix their own lives, but what happens when you don’t take your own advice? Last week, I found myself looking at my drawers and realized I had been living from dry cleaning bag to dry cleaning bag. Of course, the fact that I am now in my living space 24/7 due to self-isolation has helped me rethink how I approach my own closet.

The tipping point came a few days ago, as I stared at my sweater pile not getting any bigger or any smaller, but rather just sticking out in my room like an eyesore, or a barnacle. God forbid someone on Zoom see this mound of sad wool peeking out. To grapple with it, I thought, Why not film myself going through my own wardrobe? Since no one is allowed in my space right now, I might as well sound off to the digital world and talk myself through the process.

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