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Why medium is the starting point

Short answer: M sits in the middle of the range the brand sells. If the system is built from the middle, the distance...

What a base size is

Short answer: The base size is the size the whole model is built and tried on. All other sizes are calculated from it...

How a sizing system comes about

Short answer: The brand picks a set of body measurements for a base size and calculates the other sizes from it. The ...

A fixed packing list you can reuse

Short answer: Write the list once and use it every time you pack. It takes twenty minutes to make and saves half an h...

A sorting system that actually gets used

Short answer: Stick to three categories. A system with six baskets rarely gets used in practice, and you still end up...

Marking clothes in a household with several people

Short answer: Put a small mark in the neck or waistband with initials or a color code. That way no one ends up spendi...

Clearing out the wardrobe without throwing too much away

Short answer: Put anything doubtful in a box for three months instead of deciding right away. If you have not missed ...

A system that keeps socks in pairs

Short answer: Buy the same style in the same colour, and every sock becomes a pair, so you never have to hunt for the...

Drawers that do not get messy again

Short answer: Give each category its own space and fold on edge. Clutter forms when two kinds of things share space w...

A capsule wardrobe for women

Short answer: Build around five colours and thirty to thirty five pieces. The goal is that every piece works with at ...

A capsule wardrobe for men

Short answer: Thirty pieces in three colours cover a whole year. Everything matches everything, and mornings take two...

Building a wardrobe from scratch

Short answer: Start with underwear, socks and five tops in two colours, and build from there instead of buying everyt...