Closet Revamp =/= Clean-Out
Working with Stacia at the Edge of Her Next Chapter
When people hear “closet revamp,” they often imagine a purge. Trash bags. Rules. A verdict on what stays and what goes.
That’s not what this is.
When I went to Stacia’s home, we weren’t there to “fix” her wardrobe. Stacia doesn’t need fixing. She’s a highly successful nonprofit executive, the author of Pause, and she’s actively stepping into the next stage of her entrepreneurial life—one that involves more visibility, more authorship, and more being seen on her own terms.
The closet, in moments like this, isn’t the problem.
It’s the evidence.
Style as a Live Conversation
Most of our time together was spent doing something deceptively simple: trying clothes on and talking.
Not performing. Not curating for the camera. Just responding honestly, in real time.
Does this feel easy—or just familiar?
Do you enjoy wearing it, or do you tolerate it?
What does this actually do for you?
At one point, Stacia reached for a jumpsuit she described as “forgiving.” Comfortable. Easy. Practical. All true. And also worth pausing on.
It’s always okay to want clothes that feel forgiving.
But clothes don’t need forgiveness—people do.
That moment mattered. Not because of the jumpsuit, but because it revealed a pattern many accomplished women fall into: choosing pieces that disappear them slightly, just in case. Just to be safe. Just to get through the day.
This wasn’t about taking comfort away. It was about asking whether comfort was being used as a shield.
Editing Without Erasing
Closet work gets interesting when you start seeing things together.
Two sweaters in the same color.
Multiple versions of the same idea.
Pants that technically work, but don’t say anything.
Individually, each piece had a reason. Collectively, they told a story about an earlier chapter—corporate environments, functional travel, roles that required adaptability more than self-expression.
That chapter served her. And now, it’s closing.
So we edited—not aggressively, not sentimentally—but with intention. Keeping what had a point of view. Letting go of what only existed out of habit. Choosing between duplicates not because one was “bad,” but because clarity requires decision-making.
Style thrives on commitment.
Fit Is Not a Footnote
One of the quiet themes of the day was tailoring. Hemlines pooling at the ankle. Skirts sitting in the “danger zone” where length neither elongates nor empowers.
Most people underestimate how much fit changes meaning.
Unhemmed pants don’t just look unfinished—they dilute authority.
A skirt an inch too long doesn’t read modest; it reads uncertain.
When clothes fit properly, you stop adjusting yourself. You stand differently. You speak differently. You stop apologizing with your body.
That’s not vanity. That’s alignment.
Clothes That Speak Back
Some pieces stayed because they were playful. Because they offered a canvas. Because they invited choice instead of closing it off.
Others went because they were too vague, too flowy, too polite. Or because they belonged to a version of Stacia who needed armor instead of amplification.
A closet revamp, at its best, is a dialogue.
The clothes talk. You listen. And then you decide who gets to come with you.
Why This Work Matters
This session was pro bono, but it wasn’t casual. I chose to do it because moments of transition deserve care. Because when someone is stepping into greater visibility, what they wear becomes part of the message—whether they intend it to or not.
This is the work I do with clients who are evolving:
leaders redefining their public presence
creatives claiming authority
people who are done shrinking but don’t want costumes either
We don’t chase trends.
We don’t build personas.
We refine what’s already there until it tells the truth more clearly.
Because living well isn’t about having more clothes.
It’s about having fewer excuses.
If you’re entering a new chapter—professionally, creatively, personally—and your closet hasn’t caught up yet, this is the kind of work I offer.
Not makeovers. Not rules. Just clarity, fit, and intention.
We’re starting fresh with everything we had in the first place.
