Make a wardrobe photo file

Make getting dressed easier by taking pictures of what you own

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:03):
Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,
This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's
tip is to create a wardrobe photo file. By having
an easy reference of what looks good together, you can

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take a lot of thought out of getting dressed. Today's
tip comes courtesy Molly Rabuschetz Hamenez, a stylist who's been
in the business for eighteen years, working in TV, film, commercials,
and other media. Basically, the idea is to take pictures
of your items of clothing so you can put them

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in various combinations. Remember what those combinations are. You could
have a professional help you with this, or you could
do it yourself. Picture those photos you see online of
a full outfit, shoes to accessories, all pulled together. That's
kind of what you are creating. Molly says that creating

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a deck or file of wardrobe photos ahead of time
can significantly streamline the process of getting ready each day.
By organizing and cataloging your clothing options beforehand, you eliminate
the need to physically sift through your wardrobe every morning.
Instead of rummaging through closets or drawers in a frenzy,

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you can simply browse through the digital collection to quickly
select outfits that match your mood, the weather, or the occasion.
She suggests that you can even create files for different
categories such as work, date night, casual, weekend, travel, et cetera.
It turns out that having visual references of your wardrobe

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helps you experiment with different combinations and ensures that you
make the most of your existing clothing collection without overlooking
any pieces, while also ensuring you are wearing items that
flatter your current figure. I am sure many of us
have had the experience of wanting, say, a cute date
night outfit, and putting on the exact same thing we

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wore two weeks ago. If you have pictures of three
different great date night outfits, though, you can make sure
all of them are getting equal love. You might also
be able to get rid of a few things. After all,
if you can't put an item into an outfit, you
either need to buy something to help it out, or

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maybe it's time to pass it along, says Mollie. It
could even help you pare down your closet into a
more cohesive capsule collection. Maybe you have seven to eight
work outfits, five weekend outfits, and then you call it
a day for any given season. Mollie says that overall,

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the convenience and efficiency of having a pre organized wardrobe
photo file can transform your daily routine and make getting
dressed a more quick, enjoyable, and stress free experience. This
winning combo can make you feel more confident in what
you are wearing and thus have a more successful day.

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That is always a good thing. So consider creating a
photo file of the pieces in your wardrobe. You'll have
a better handle on what you own and you might
be able to put things together better in the meantime.
This is Laura, Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.
If you've got questions, ideas, or feedback, you can reach
me at Laura at Laura vandercam dot com. Before Breakfast

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