You know that feeling when you look at your closet and think there’s nothing to wear even though it might be overflowing with garments? You are the hateful image of Cher in Know nothing, pouting at the pathetic pile of clothes. A few months ago, I realized that I to be Cher.
Since I work in the fashion industry, there are constantly new pieces to my wardrobe and there is never an equal number of outdated works out. On top of that, I run my sizable LA apartment business and sell a portable closet — I mean a car — to a much smaller apartment in New York City, where even having one Standard clothing is also considered luxury. I don’t just need one Clean out your closet regularly for the sake of clearer head space and a smoother dressing routine (though I certainly benefit from those). I need to completely gut my wardrobe. So when the team at the emerging resale app Mercari Contact me about cleaning out my closet and sell my unwanted stuff on the background, I didn’t think twice.
I worked with Anna De SouzaMercari master stylist and a professional organizer, to get rid of the excess in my wardrobe, arrange everythingand (hopefully) make money off of things I don’t need anymore. Two hours, four trash bags full of old clothes, and a handful of Mercari listings later, my closet and I were back up and running. After working with an expert like De Souza, I learned how many mistakes make me and my closet disorganized, and I vow not to repeat them.
Keep scrolling to read about my key takeaways, including what to skip, how to keep my clothes organized, and how to successfully monetize in-app sales.
