Almost every wardrobe planning system assumes you already have clothes in your closet.

Sometimes a closet empties all at once. A new job in a completely different field. A fire or a flood. Leaving suddenly without being able to take anything with you.

This episode covers what to buy first when there's nothing to work with, and how few pieces it takes before you're covered. It's about eight.

Then it covers what that order can't answer. Which trouser shape. Which neckline. How long the jacket should be. There are three things about your own architecture that answer those questions, and each one lines up with a layer you're already buying.

There's also a woman who came to me after her house burned down. She had insurance money to replace everything and could have finished the whole thing in a single weekend. She wanted to be sure that what she bought would actually be right for her.

She was the mom of twin toddlers. She came in wanting to take the plunge and wear something besides tees and jeans. Mostly what she ended up with was tees and jeans, and she looked put together at the playground in a t-shirt.

Letting your Style DNA lead your wardrobe planning is the most effective way to build a closet that looks like you instead of the one you had before.

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