Happy February! Has post-holiday cabin fever gotten the best of you? Get your girls together for a closet swap party and kill two birds with one stone— hanging out with some of your favorite people and enjoying some (free) “retail” therapy. ..

We are always evolving through education, spiritual practices, travel, and more. Simply acquiring life experience such as becoming a parent or losing a parent continues to shape who we are, re-knitting the fibers of our being. Throughout these different “seasons” as I like to call them, our personal style also evolves, as should our wardrobe. Often times, we hold pieces for sentimental value or because they truly did serve us during another season. Eventually our closet becomes merely a display of past seasons and fond memories rather than a functional tool in our daily routine.

How many times have you stood in front of your closet, cursing that fact that you have nothing to wear? Me, too… Odds are that in the 62 days between Halloween and New Year’s Day, you’ll be invited to more events than the entire rest of the year. Keeping up with a great new outfit for each is exhausting, and unrealistic. 

Hosting a closet is a great no-cost way to snap up a new look and get some quality time in with your friends. It can be as simple as providing snacks and asking each attendee to bring a few items from their closet to “swap”, but to ensure absolute success, take note of the following tips:

A capsule collection is a small group of useful clothing that changes with each season. Using this concept through the holidays saves time, money, and hopefully a bit of your sanity...