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I have a closet conundrum.
Closet design, practical organizing problems, editing decisions and ways to make the space work better.
Closets · Clothing · Personal Style
Closets,
clothing,
style & all
the questions.
Closet Talk with Katie is where closets, clothing, and personal style come together. From organizing your wardrobe so it works for your real life to exploring the psychology and history behind what you wear, this space is about all the things that shape how we dress, shop, organize, and think about our clothes.
The Idea
Closet Talk is where I explore the questions, ideas, products, habits, history, psychology, and practical problems that come with clothes and closets. I do the digging, sort through what I find, and share the parts that seem worth knowing.
You Might Be Here Because…
Something has you wondering.
Maybe you need an answer. Maybe you’re in a new phase of life. Maybe you’ve gone down a fashion-history rabbit hole. There’s more than one reason to talk about closets and clothes.
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I don’t know what to wear anymore.
Fit, proportion, changing bodies, changing lives and figuring out what feels right now.
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I want to know why we wear that.
Fashion history, psychology, rules, trends and the stories behind what we put on.
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I just like talking about clothes.
Shopping, reviews, resources, useful finds and the occasional rabbit hole.
Featured Idea
How I figure out what to wear when I don’t know what to wear.
Instead of starting from scratch, I use visual references to shortcut the decision-making process. It’s simple, repeatable, and especially helpful when your brain would rather do anything than build an outfit from zero.
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Read, watch, rethink.
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What Not to Wear on a Plane (and What to Wear Instead)
I’ve spent enough time in airports and on airplanes to know that what looks like a perfectly cute travel outfit on Pinterest can become a regrettable choice somewhere between security and baggage claim. A few lessons I’ve learned the hard way have changed how I dress for travel. Here are my tips for staying comfortable,…
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Have We Gotten Too Casual?
Recently, I posted a question on Facebook: “Do you think we’ve gotten too casual with how we go out in public?” My answer is yes. Apparently, quite a few other people feel the same way. Here are a few of the responses I received: “Dressing is an important element in society, and it has gotten…
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Should You “Get Ready” to Work From Home or Nah?
Does it really matter what you wear when you work from home and no one is going to see you? Maybe more than you think. From mindset to social signaling, what we wear can influence how we show up for the day, even when we’re the only ones looking.
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Meet Katie
I’ve always been the person people ask for help.
I’m the person other people come up to in a store and ask if I know where something is. And of COURSE I’ll help them. If I don’t know the answer, there’s a pretty good chance I’ll whip out my phone and help find it.
I’ve spent years learning about clothes, closets, organization and personal style, partly through work and partly because I’m genuinely interested in all of it. And the older I get, the more questions I seem to have.
That’s really the idea behind Closet Talk. I learn things. I look things up. I try things. I form opinions. And when I find something useful or interesting, I want to share it.
More about Katie
My professional life has been a series of helper roles. Different jobs, but there’s always been a common thread of helping someone solve a problem, find what they need, get organized, or figure out what comes next.
I’m curious by nature, and smartphones may be both the best and worst addition to my life. One answer inevitably leads to another question, and suddenly I’m six tabs deep in a rabbit hole.
I don’t have a degree in fashion, and I’m not here to declare myself the authority on what anyone should wear. I’ve simply spent a lot of years interested in clothes and closets, have professional experience organizing them, have learned quite a bit along the way, and am still learning.
Fashion Fact Friday
Closet Psychology
How I…
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