Sweater Weather: MAK Sweaters Outfit #2

Ah yes, sweater weather is upon us and this year I am more prepared than ever for the change in seasons.  Normally I wait for the weather to determine when I change out my wardrobe, but as this part of the country has rather indecisive weather, I more often than not change things out a piece at a time.  This method leads to an over-flowing closet with pieces for all weather and it has not served me well, so this year I decided to do something different.

Every year I feel like the seasons pass without me getting around to wearing most of my lovelies season clothes.  After about two years of whittling down my wardrobe, the only items left in my closet are the things I absolutely love and never want to part with.  After so much work at curbing spending and cutting the less loved items, it's even more frustrating when another year passes and I haven gotten around to wearing my seasonal favorites.  It sometimes feels like I keep wearing the same things over and over out of habit or closet overload. 

So this year instead of waiting for the weather to determine when my wardrobe rotates, I took matters into my own hands.  I spent the last few days of August sorting and organizing my clothes into the four seasons.  Everything but the autumn clothes got folded up, put into sealed tubs with silica packets to keep moisture away and lavender sachets to discourage moths, and was then toted out to the shed for storage.

Instead of being overwhelmed by clothes for every occasion, I now have a very manageable amount of clothing that are for this season only.  I'll wear everything for three months and then pack them away and bring out my winter things at the end of November.  One of the great things about the seasonal wardrobe system is that it's based on colors and fabrics, so even if it's a warm day I can still wear a beautiful lightweight fall sweater like this cotton blend heart pullover from MAK.

I wear my MAK cardigans and sweaters year round and have been wearing MAK sweaters for the better part of ten years.  I adore them!  Options on lengths, colors, and styles, they have something to suit any style, mood, or season in which I find myself which is why I am a loyal MAK customer.  In fact, I still have and still wear most of the cardigans I bought from MAK almost ten years ago because they have held up to wear so nicely.

And thanks to this new system, I know that all my lovely MAK sweaters and other clothes will get all the wear they deserve.  Since we're on the topic of closet clean organization, let's keep it going.  I'm going to devote at least two more posts to my new organizational system because it has helped me so tremendously, so I hop you'll join me for those.

Shopping List: YEMAK Women's Pullover Heart Knitted Sweater-$21, Skirt and heels are old from ModCloth, Beret is old from Japan