Tips To Build A Fabulous Wardrobe In A Small Closet

How to build a fabulous wardrobe in a size-small closet

In the pursuit of designer clothes, The Vault Luxury Resale founder Sue McCarthy and daughters Diana McCarthy Ford and Laura McCarthy Maurice gain admittance to some of the world’s most enviable closets. Some of them are quite large, like the 500-square-foot Parisian dressing room that McCarthy writes about in her book Good, Better, Best. Others, such as the Manhattan closets that she’s invited to shop from every year, are less than grand. “Size doesn’t matter,” says McCarthy, dispelling the perception that to dress stylishly one must have ample space to store loads of luxury wear.

–VERONICA THEODORO

Keep the Classics

“Anybody can go to Pottery Barn and furnish a home, or anybody can go to Gucci and do a closet,” says McCarthy—but to curate beautiful and interesting pieces, she recommends minimizing, simplifying, and only holding on to the classics. “Accessorize statement pieces with the less expensive, trendy items, like a cute little scarf to throw in a pop of color. Wear that twice and get rid of it.”

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