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Declutter & curate your shoe closet in 5 steps (+ my updated shoe collection)

Justine Leconte officiel

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My shoe collection needed a huge declutter. I'm taking you through the process of decluttering and curating my shoe closet, in 5 steps, focusing on less quantity, more quality, the right color mix and the style of shoes that fits my wardrobe.

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SEEN OR MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO:

*Good website to find shoes similar to my older ones:
https://bit.ly/2WqhKc6
[Note: I do not endorse/support all of the brands sold there. I just think they have a wide price range, some ethical brands and lots of different styles, so it's a good place to start when looking for something in particular]
*Direct link to their summer sale:
https://bit.ly/30fDBUG
*Espadrilles with wegdes:
https://bit.ly/3h6nRtT (mine are called "Carina")
*Black boots with wedges
https://bit.ly/32ouhAr (mine don't seem to be available anymore)
*Colorful pointy flats:
Mathildas (bought in Spain)
*Black pointy heels (shiny/matt):
https://bit.ly/30lksk0 (old season, got them on sales so you can find the brand for a lower price)

I AM WEARING:

Jewelry: http://bit.ly/2Fv7fML
NEW jewelry collection: bit.ly/2TngX9G
Lipstick: Dior Addict

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20 Comments

@justineleconte Creator 6 years ago Pinned

Hello there! How many pairs of shoes do you have? How many do you really wear regularly? If you could keep only 1 pair, which ones would you keep? 💜

@jeanvignes 6 years ago

OK, I had to laugh. I own exactly THREE pairs of shoes and they are identical. I have medical issues with my feet and I'm just grateful to have something on my feet to protect them from filth and stones. Life gets weird when you're disabled, but I make up for my lack of shoes with earrings & scarves! Ha-ha!

@vedrana. 6 years ago

To everyone who feels like it's hard to part with clothes and shoes:I'm like that too. But once you get rid of them, you won't even remember you had them. You won't miss them at all because you don't wear them anyway. If it's a really pretty dress, just make a photo of it and get rid of it

@hiawathia81 6 years ago

Great video.
The recurring themes I hear are..
1. Buy what you love
2. Buy quality over quantity
3. Take good care of ourthings
4. Repair vs replace when able to

@RyzealSourcing 11 months ago

Loved how she emphasized quality and versatility over quantity. The color mix strategy made the decluttering process feel intentional.

@joydoe7938 6 years ago

I don't wear 80-90% of my shoes, I really need to hit the donation bins. I see it, i like it, i buy it, i never wear it.

@mcaskey358 6 years ago

"I want shoes that I can wear, realistically, in my everyday life" THANK YOU!!!!! I struggle so much to find quality shoes, that I can wear everyday, without destroying my feet, and that will look good. And so many people keep pushing me toward, sky high heels, uncomfortable, "glam" shoes that I could never wear in the real world.

@prajaktathakaar4601 6 years ago

You'll laugh at my super minimalistic shoe collection. I have 3 pairs, a black sleepers, a skin coloured sandals and a pair of running shoes. All used almost everyday.

@AZSROSE 6 years ago

I love your videos. You're actually one of the few fashion youtubers that I can watch because you add the practical element to it and make it actually useful for us viewers. Very nice! I'm happy you made a youtube channel! 😊 All the love!❤

@MySelflessLove 6 years ago

Whenever I declutter my wardrobe or shoe collection, I go by this rule: if I haven't worn it (or worn it only few times) in the past 6 months to 1 year, it needs to go. I live in a country with four seasons so naturally I don't wear some coats and boots for one half of the year, but if it has been more than that, then really it means I either don't really like them or they're uncomfortable but I just don't want to admit that.
While you said our taste and lifestyle might change over the years, a good thing to consider when buying anything really, is the fact that as adults we might keep the thing forever. Over the last year or two I have kept this in mind and tried to invest in good clothes and shoes so they can last me a lifetime.
Thank you for the video! I don't comment often but I enjoy every single one of your videos. I really appreciate that you keep them informative and stick to the point instead of blabbering nonsense.

@justgena33 6 years ago

I also grew up in a shoe store, my Dad had 3 family shoe stores. I sold shoes at Kenneth Cole while going to college in NYC. I curated my shoe collection in my 40's and stopped wearing shoes that weren't comfortable anymore. Being a classroom teacher also made the process easier; I couldn't stand on my feet and go up and down stairs all day in pointy pumps. I have about 20 pairs of shoes and 4 pairs of cowboy boots that I have polished and repaired for years. I remember one of my boyfriends being very impressed that I had my own shoe shine kit. I wear all of them :) Love from NYC xoxogena

@lidiaN8 6 years ago

I don’t wear maybe 60-70% of the shoes I own, especially with lockdown and no office. My trainer collection however is ever evolving!

@sarahswanray9775 6 years ago

I own about 150 pairs currently. At one point in my life, I decided to be a minimalist, and I gifted all but 5 pairs. Two years later, I regretted the decision horribly and ever since then I’ve been on a buying spree. No regrets. Each and every pair of shoes spark joy.

@ElisadellaFaille 6 years ago

So, I've discovered barefoot shoes about a year ago. and after buying myself a pair of vivo's I just couldn't go back to normal shoes. the comfort is just incomparable. Then this winter while ordering my second pair of barefoot shoes, handmade, I got to realise I have always (over 15 years!!!!) been wearing shoes that were too small. because with ballerina type of shoes you need to scrunch your toes so that it would hold (especially with thin feet like me).
So now I'm down to 3 pairs of minimal shoes. and I am slowly replacing my old collection but don't aim at having more than 6 pairs. and no heels ever again for me! freeedooommmm.

@SL-lz9jr 6 years ago

I get most of my shoes secondhand and am constantly decluttering every quarter of the year. It’s the only way I can maintain a useful and working wardrobe while being authentic to who I am. I’m not a minimalist but I also don’t want to hoard things that no longer serve me. During quarantine, I got rid of about 10+ pairs of shoes. Plus lots of clothes and some purses or accessories. I donated some things but sold a good number of items using a Sell by Mail bag from Buffalo Exchange, that donates anything they don’t pick for buying. I used to take all my clothes and spend an afternoon hitting up 3 resale shops nearby in NYC. Was usually able to sell 75% of my discards, make roughly $250 and donated the remaining items all before returning home. I used to do eBay but these days I reserve that for higher end items because it’s just too much work for me. Now that I’ve been selling by mail, even with a lower payout, it might become my new way to get rid of my discarded wardrobe items. Hope everyone else gets the same kind of joy I get from clearing out their wardrobe. Less is more!

@andreasteinmann8888 6 years ago

I have 30 or so and probably only wear 5. If I didn’t live in a cold climate, I could happily survive with only my gray sandals. Thank you for sharing this brilliant video and explaining your decision making process. I can’t wait to tackle my closet and donate the excess!

@jelenalena9608 6 years ago

Due to covid 19 impact on our lives, I've noticed that I've been wearing only 20% of my shoe collection. I am still not ready to do a proper declutter of my shoe closet because I am waiting to see where is this all going...Shall we live long enough to see the ending of this agony and start attending social events again in which formal shoes are needed or should I give them all away and buy a few new pairs of home slippers...

@AC00009 6 years ago

I needed this wake-up call. I used to have a shoe weakness, and so I accumulated around 100 pairs. I just counted and around 85 of them haven’t been touched in over a year. A dozen still sit in their boxes unworn. Time for a cleanup.

@ellieroberts3291 6 years ago (edited)

I personally don't feel that this year is giving a true reflection of the wear I get out of most of the footwear I own. Until I had a foot operation a couple of years ago I had never owned any trainers, but was told to buy some by my consultant to wear in the first months of recovery. This meant I couldn't wear my usual sandals and wedges that year, though by winter I was able to fit into my boots again. Then this year came Covid and I haven't really been leaving the house except for walks across fields, so out came the trainers again! I am longing to be back in espadrilles, flats and sandals but my life is just so different from normal that I feel most of my shoes will stay gathering dust in my wardrobe! Hopefully next year will be better, with a chance of a more normal lifestyle.
In more normal times, if I could only keep 1 pair, it would have to be espadrilles in summer and ankle boots for the winter - and if you were really making me choose just one, then the boots would win.