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When you're going through your closet, start early, in good natural light, and have the following on hand:
☐ Sewing kit with scissors for minor repairs
☐ Iron-on seam tape to fix fallen hems
☐ Vision board (a bulletin board with images of people and outfits that inspire you)
☐ Cameras: Both Polaroid (for taping pictures of shoes to the outsides of their boxes) and digital (so you can see how an outfit really looks from different angles)
☐ An honest friend to take the pictures and offer her opinion
☐ A steamer (instead of an iron) to remove wrinkles in a pinch and save money on dry cleaning
☐ Garbage bags, for sorting and donating unwanted items
18 wardrobe essentials for any time of year
10 investment pieces that will never go out of style
☐ Iron-on seam tape to fix fallen hems
☐ Vision board (a bulletin board with images of people and outfits that inspire you)
☐ Cameras: Both Polaroid (for taping pictures of shoes to the outsides of their boxes) and digital (so you can see how an outfit really looks from different angles)
☐ An honest friend to take the pictures and offer her opinion
☐ A steamer (instead of an iron) to remove wrinkles in a pinch and save money on dry cleaning
☐ Garbage bags, for sorting and donating unwanted items
18 wardrobe essentials for any time of year
10 investment pieces that will never go out of style
From the September 2010 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
