How to Stop Wasting Money on Clothes You Never Wear.

This method WORKS - if you are tired of feeling frustrated with your clothes, wasting money, struggling to declutter your closet, and being unsure of what your style is - this video is for YOU!
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[angela.braniff]

This method WORKS - if you are tired of feeling frustrated with your clothes, wasting money, struggling to declutter your closet, and unsure of what your style is - this video is for YOU!

[simplycorinne]

I've recently gone on a rampage of altering my clothes. I'm SUPER picky on fabrics, cuts, and how clothes lay on my body. I have a hard time finding a piece that I don't have at least one gripe about. I have 100s of beautiful items in my closet. So I've been hemming skirts and pants, completely redesigning sleeves (adding little ruffles is my fav), making tops a bit more modest, adding embellishments. It's becoming a hobby and I'm finally loving everything about my clothes 😊

[Katrn]

Your example of the hat described me! I have about a dozen hats, I love them, but I never wore them. One day I put an outfit together and wore a hat over to my parents’ house. Omg, you would have thought I had a monkey suit on! “What’s with the hat?” “I didn’t know who that was at the door” and so on. I haven’t tried a hat since, but I’m going to start wearing my hats but with a more confident attitude…

[wkmacs]

Haven't watched yet, but this title explains why I thrift so much. Can't get mad at clothes you get for just a few dollars! 👍🏽

[LRWdesign]

Fabrics, quality, fit. Off the rack is never perfect. I sew so I make my clothes and I thrift for other things I can tailor to fit my body. Jeans I have 3 types and 3 brands I rely on and wear. I’m a skirt and dress woman. I’m not a trendy person. I’m in my 60s now and my style evolves every decade but the colors, materials and fit are always my number one things I look for.

[kellyforehand]

I'm that Florida girl with too many coats! Now I have my 3 words. Casual, Coastal, and Quirky. Thank you, Angie.

[knccihz]

You are so well spoken and wise. 8 kids? I never would of known. You look so fresh and young. Thank you for this super helpful video.:)

[abigailbolin]

Love this idea. A friend gifted me with a color consult for my birthday last year and it was life changing! Since then, I've been totally overhauling my wardrobe. I think this process will go so well!
About a month ago I decided I was going to do a personal experiment and wear a dress or a skirt every day for a week. I've never done anything like that before. I was curious how it would make me feel about myself. I found out that I love it! As I've gotten older, I've realized I want to feel more feminine and I've never felt good in lounge wear. Just makes me feel frumpy and blah. Not anymore!
I've now stocked my closet (via thrifting, mostly) with lovely but easy summer dresses (in my best color palette!) and fun graphic tees to tie over for a casual vibe.
About a week in a half into it, my husband made a comment that hurt my feelings and I stopped for a few days. He didn't mean to be hurtful - we've been together for 20 years and this was very different for me! I think he was legitimately curious 🤷🏼‍♀️

I realized, though, that it mattered way more to me how I felt in my clothes and I'm still wearing dresses most days. It's also much cooler - I'm in Texas and it's HOT!
I can still do everything I normally do on a daily basis, I just feel better doing it!
I'm 37, a stay at home mom of 6, and not having anymore babies. I've never felt better about myself and my self-image as an older mom

[kathleenhill]

Lost 60lbs. over the last year with the Noom app. and recently donated 9 bags of clothes. There were about 6 items I still wanted to keep that I swam in but I found a good seamstress and took care of those. At 64 I still work but in the not too distant future I will not need work type clothes either.I have to really feel in the urge to buy the deals for my new shape. Thanks for your time and help 😊

[tanyakeen]

Casual, Put Together, Confident are my 3 (actually 4) words.

[RO-wylx]

16:06 I have just arrived back home from Uniqulo in downtown Toronto where I returned a beautiful cotton dress because I bought it for my fantasy self😢 Sunday I wore a beautiful new cotton square neck, puffy sleeve blouse for my fantasy self. I will be dropping that blouse into Goodwill. My daily vibe is casual, comfortable and a little bit eye catching 😉. Going forward, my shopping mantra will be "practical", a word used on repeat near the end of your excellent video ❤ Thank you. Rosie👩‍🦳 75 5'2" 115lbs. Toronto 🇨🇦

[melocoton]

My style words are Classic/Minimal, Effortless, Edgy. I always need contrast to feel happy with an outfit. Trends are irrelevant to me.
Funny enough it was a work colleague who defined my style perfectly 😅 “you always have this cool mix of classy and punk rock going on”

I have many things adjusted by a tailor. I’m at a point that my tailor lights up when I come in “what do we have today 🤩 you always bring me the nicest and most interesting items!”

[silverfox]

Wow!!! You were totally talking to me, and I'm way past forty, I have a simple comfortable and easy life, and the things I like are different. And I want to stop the unnecessary clothes I buy and then don't wear.
This video makes so much sense 👏🏾 thank you so happy I came across your video.❤

[amberbushong]

Wow, I'm a homeschooling mom and we live in the foothills on a dirt road and I have this problem! I always gravitate towards beautiful clothes that make me swoon and then it sits in my closet because I don't want to get them dirty or full of weeds and stickers when I am taking my dog for a walk. My three words: Functional, flattering, comfortable. Thank you for an excellent video ❤

[crawleyr]

Thanks for this!! Helps me reframe! I have been THAT friend in my friend group of 35yrs- who accepts all the “handy downs” as I call it… so last weekend I got a bag of dresses from my girlfriend, and even though she is multiple sizes larger than me, they all worked! It looks like I’m gonna take on garden/beach whimsical for a while, lol.

[invizigirl]

Oh Angie, thank you for sharing this video! I'm a few years older than you and just a few years ago I said it was time to start dressing more my age. At that point, my birthday was a slap in the face and a wake-up call that I need to invest in myself. I still could care less what the latest trends are, but am slowly starting to care about fashion. I used to watch a 'fashion vlogger' and she kept talking about words and I just couldn't wrap my style around her fashion as it just didn't flow nicely together. It took me several videos to realize that it was her being a few decades younger that I just couldn't relate. I felt horrible that she rocked that boldness and I just struggled to find pieces that fit. I have since stopped following her and am in such a happier place now. This is the video that every girl needs who didn't grow up in a home that taught such things. I am relieved that I can now define my style (after I complete the 3 words homework - lol). I am thankful for stumbling upon your channel - please keep releasing such wholesome content. :)

[jkp]

I stopped buying “just in case” outfits like formal or dress to impress items about 4 years ago- I never wore them or if I did, maybe once for some event we never repeated. At 62, I have changed up some items in my wardrobe. In my 20-30’s, I was more of a casual preppy style, more jeans with button down shirts but still had corduroys and chino’s, lots of Icelandic sweaters; then my 40-mid-50’s I went to primarily tees and jeans with a few button downs which includes some flannel and gauze ones, and that’s where I am at presently, except I have been adding better quality tees in v-necks, minimal graphics, brighter more saturated colors, sleeveless shells to wear under cardigans and added 3 blazers in black, navy and gray along with an olive cargo jacket and one dark denim and one white denim jacket. I am expanding from basic blue denim to colored denim and khakis. And my jewelry has been minimized to a core collection of silver and gold- 4 necklaces of each, 4 stud earrings of each metal, one pair each of diamond studs and pearly studs (from my late mother’s jewelry collection), 2 each metal of small and medium hoops, 1 ruby drops (gift for Mother’s Day from my children) with a matching necklace, and what makes my heart sing- bracelets, I love bracelets but I have whittled my huge collection of bracelets down to 4 cuffs, 4 chain, 1 diamond tennis (gift from my brother for my 16th bday), 10 each of gold and silver bangles and 5 silver with some faux stones in them, and other than my work wedding band and my actual wedding band and engagement rings, I have 5 other rings as I am not a ring kind of gal. I also have whittled my shoes down to 4 pairs of flats (navy, black, nude and gray), 2 pairs of Hey Dudes in blue and oatmeal, 2 pair of New Balance slip one ins I gray and taupe, 1 pair of white tennis shoes, (I have 4 pairs of work sneakers that I rotate every week), I can’t wear heels due to a fused ankle, but do have a pair of winter booties and hiking boots. One each winter coat, parka, windbreaker and trench coat, 4 sets of winter gloves and scarves, 4 baseball caps, 1 larger rimmed straw hat, 2 pairs of sunglasses, 4 purses (1 is convertible as a crossbody or fanny pack and my daily use one). All of my wardrobe can pretty much be worn year round, excluding the cardigan sweaters, and layered. I have about 40 total pieces of clothing including the outerwear and not including intimate wear. My husband and I decluttered and donated to nursing homes about 100 pieces of clothing each just about 3 months ago and that has taken so much mental weight and stress off us when we walk into our closet and open dresser drawers- we minimized so much that we can now hang our tee’s up if we choose to!😅

[lyudmilaswanson]

Discovering that light spring was my color analysis season was a game changer for me! It is soooo hard to find warm pastels in store (light colors with warm undertone). I find that most pastels that I see are better suited for summer color complexions (light colors with cool undertones). I also see so much autumn or winter color themed clothing. It's made shopping a lot more streamed lined for me! No longer do I have to look at every clothing item on the rack! I only quickly visually scan racks of clothes for my color season now!

[lifeatthenutthouse]

As I have gotten older I actually spend way less on clothing. I only like linen, cotton or rayon. Living in the South, I need breathable clothing.
Blessings ❤lifeatthenutthouse

[janicejune]

I really like how Jennifer Aniston‘s character, dressed on Friends. Whenever I’m out shopping, I will often ask myself before purchasing an item, “Would Rachel Green wear this?”. ☺️ Really great video and tips! Thank you!