Declutter your wardrobe: Lessons from people who've done it

By Emanuella Grinberg, CNN

Updated 1616 GMT (0016 HKT) October 10, 2016

For the past five years, <a href="http://theproject333.com/about/" target="_blank">Project 333</a> founder Courtney Carver has kept 33 items in her wardrobe for three months at a time, including shoes, outerwear and accessories. Here's how she creates her 33-piece capsule.
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For the past five years, Project 333 founder Courtney Carver has kept 33 items in her wardrobe for three months at a time, including shoes, outerwear and accessories. Here's how she creates her 33-piece capsule.
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When <a href="http://theproject333.com/practice/" target="_blank">choosing her capsule</a>, she starts with signature items like a trench coat, boots or sunglasses and versatile pieces, like this blazer, that can work in various settings.
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When choosing her capsule, she starts with signature items like a trench coat, boots or sunglasses and versatile pieces, like this blazer, that can work in various settings.
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She almost regularly keeps two pairs of jeans -- one skinny, one bootcut -- from one season to the next, because everyone needs jeans! And they're suitable for different occasions.
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She almost regularly keeps two pairs of jeans -- one skinny, one bootcut -- from one season to the next, because everyone needs jeans! And they're suitable for different occasions.
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Carver says to <a href="http://theproject333.com/getting-started/" target="_blank">find a routine</a> that works for you. For Project 333, Carver does not include wedding rings or sentimental jewelry she never takes off, underwear, sleepwear or workout clothes.
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Carver says to find a routine that works for you. For Project 333, Carver does not include wedding rings or sentimental jewelry she never takes off, underwear, sleepwear or workout clothes.
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Weather matters, of course, so she chooses her items with the changing seasons in mind.
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Weather matters, of course, so she chooses her items with the changing seasons in mind.
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