As a Black woman working in luxury resale, I held myself to unattainable standards. I wore expensive clothes, wore a size 0, and chemically straightened my hair. I now want to present myself as who I ...
Because decluttering can be such an emotionally charged undertaking, finding the specific strategies that work for you is critical to success. I love to use parameters like asking if a certain item ...
Getting dressed shouldn’t be a burden. Yet, as someone with a penchant for impulse thrifting and little to no regard for how new clothes will pair with old clothes, it always is. The joy of ...
Cleaning out your closet doesn’t have to harm the environment — and if you’re smart, it can help your wallet, too. Getting rid of old clothes to make room for new ones is such a refreshing feeling — ...
In February, I ran out of hangers. The occasion was not exactly unforeseen—for at least a year, I had been rearranging the deck chairs on my personal-storage Titanic in an attempt to forestall the ...
Maybe it stems from the days of back-to-school shopping, but every fall, I get the urge to purge my closet and stock it with some of those shiny new things Vogue tells me I can't live without.
Dear Eartha, I have a bunch of clothing that isn’t in good enough shape to be donated but I don’t want to send it to the landfill. Are there options to recycle my ratty old clothes? It’s that time of ...
Old clothes can be tricky to recycle. If the clothes are stained or have holes in them, you can't donate them to a thrift ...
Old clothes piling up? Wardrobe feeling a little out of date? It happens to everyone. But what to do with those unwanted shirts, pants, dresses and shoes? California has a new answer. On Saturday, Gov ...
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Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening.