Keep, Lose, Add: The Ultimate Guide to Spring-Cleaning Your Closet

In a recent attempt to do some spring-cleaning, I decided it was time to comb through my ever-overflowing wardrobe and clear out the excess. Shirts, skirts, jeans, and jacket — it was all fair game.

But despite my best Kondo-esque intentions, my closet remained completely stuffed. Let’s just say that, somehow, no fewer than 36 pairs of jeans remained in my possession — and I’m not even going to get into the other stuff.

Turns out I’m a total trend hoarder. Who knows when those baby blue high-waisted wide-legs will come back en vogue? And what about my distressed gray jeggings: Those could be vintagey-cool someday, right? Right??

Clearly, I have a problem — and I know I’m not the only one. (Go ahead, admit it!) So I enlisted some trusty experts to help me — and you — figure out what items and trends are worth keeping this season and which deserve a sartorial sayonara.

Click through for their answers.

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