Hi, i’m jenn
I am a working mom, wife, lifetime lover of fashion, reformed shopaholic and capsule wardrobe convert. I love styling outfits out of my tiny closet and writing about the process. I am inspired and hope to inspire you to take the plunge and create your own tiny closet.
what i do
cement your unique style with clothes out of your own closet
personal shop & sell/consign your unwanted, unused items to give them a new life
organize & craft capsule wardrobes for each season of the year
style photoshoots, special events, and anything else you need a fabulous look for
Ruthless Wardrobe Edit
Washingtonian Magazine Best of DC Honoree 2017 - Best Closet Service
Imagine styling outfits from a clean, clutter-free and impeccably organized closet. One in which you could see every garment, every bag and every shoe.
How amazing would you feel knowing that everything in your closet fit, flattered your body and made you feel fantastic?
What if your most difficult daily getting dressed decision was selecting an accessory (or two)?
Together we can conquer your closet chaos and begin to craft a wardrobe formula you can rely on to feel like your most stylish self for the rest of your life.
Service Includes:
- Ruthless wardrobe edit (complete with emotional handholding)
- Closet minimization and organization
- Resale and donation management
5 Hour Ruthless Wardrobe Refresh
Seasonal refresh for returning clients only
Streamline your style and reclaim your space. This focused session includes:
A ruthless wardrobe edit to identify and eliminate "closet fat" and visual clutter
A seasonal reset: sorting, cleaning, and organizing your wardrobe space
Curated micro-capsule of 30–35 versatile pieces styled from your existing wardrobe
In-closet merchandising for easy, intuitive outfit creation
Resale and donation coordination
5 weeks, 55 min sessions, Total Closet and Style Transformation
What’s Included?
Closet and wardrobe evaluation
Identification of "closet fat" and wardrobe gaps, advision on reduction strategy
Curated seasonal microcapsule (30-35 functional, versatile garments and accessories pulled from client's existing closet)
Outfit formulas and styling session
A free copy of Tiny Closet Survival Guide Capsule Wardrobe e-book
Closet clarity, wherever you are.
A virtual style refresh tailored to your real life.
If your closet is full but you still feel like you have nothing to wear, this audit is for you. Over two virtual sessions, we’ll edit what no longer serves you, identify your 10 Fall Neutral Staples, and create a wearable wardrobe that reflects who you are now.
What’s included:
Two 1-hour Zoom sessions (scheduled 1 week apart)
Personalized Fall Staples Shopping List (featuring resale where possible)
A digital Fall 2025 Look Book with styled outfits based on your existing wardrobe
This is perfect if:
You want expert guidance but prefer to work from home
You're craving simplicity, clarity, and confidence in your fall style
You love the idea of shopping less and styling more
How it works:
Once you book, you’ll receive a short intake form and prep checklist to guide our time together. We’ll meet via Zoom, walk through your closet in real time, and build a wardrobe that’s both functional and beautiful.
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Fashion always circles back. The 5 biggest Autumn 2025 trends—barn jackets, brown checks, riding boots, boho blouses, and burgundy—are likely already hanging in your closet.
Every autumn, I challenge my clients (and myself) to do a Ruthless Wardrobe Edit—a thoughtful reset that makes your closet feel fresh, functional, and inspiring. But here’s the secret: an edit isn’t just about what stays and what goes. It’s also about how you care for and organize what you keep.
With the right tools—garment racks, velvet hangers, fabric shavers, and even a magic eraser—your wardrobe can look as polished behind the scenes as it does when you step out the door. In this post, I’m sharing the exact tools I recommend every woman have on hand this autumn, plus a free printable checklist to guide your own edit.
Fall is the perfect time to reset your wardrobe with intention. In this post, I share my updated list of 10 Fall 2025 Neutral Staples — timeless, versatile pieces that make getting dressed effortless. Whether you’re editing your closet, shopping smarter, or building a capsule wardrobe, these staples are your seasonal foundation.
Check out the recent Redfin article I was featured in!
Jewelry Organization Ideas: 12 Tips for a Tangle-Free Setup
When it comes to jewelry, organization often falls by the wayside. Necklaces tangle, earrings go missing, and your favorite pieces end up hidden at the bottom of a drawer. If you’ve ever found yourself untangling a necklace moments before heading out the door, you’re not alone.
I shared my top tip for keeping your collection visible, accessible, and clutter-free.
Fall/Winter 2024/25 is shaping up to be all about blending timeless classics with just enough modern edge to keep things fresh and relevant. This trend mix makes it easy to style thrifted and vintage finds in a way that feels right on trend for 2024. Here’s a guide to 2024’s top styling trends that breathe new life into thrifted pieces, giving your wardrobe a chic, updated feel without spending a fortune.
Learn how to create elegant holiday décor with this Paperwhites & Patina DIY project! Discover thrifted silver treasures, velvet ribbons, and blooming paperwhite bulbs for unique gifts or festive home décor. Featuring The Wandering Petal and ideas from Thrifted Christmas: Reclaimed Holiday Style Guide. Perfect for creative, sustainable holiday inspiration!
A tertiary Instagram scroll on November 1 declared that Christmas commenced 24 hours post-Halloween. Typically, I’d roll my eyes but between election season fatigue, having recently devoured the new Martha Stewart documentary, and my perimenopausal hormone party, instead the twinkling DIY content inspired an undeniable urge to overhaul my entire holiday aesthetic—and document it.
Crafting a 2024 weekend travel wardrobe is the ultimate capsule wardrobe challenge. You must pack light but with purpose. You need options. You want every outfit to sing. You only have so much luggage space. You are going to nail this. I am going to help you.
CEO, wife, mom, Croatan neighbor and Past Fashion devotee, Colleen Nabhan shares her love of TheRealReal, Balmain jackets, Chanel flap bags, the circular economy and her surprisingly recent foray into the world of archival luxury.
When the ugly sweater phenomenon took hold in the early aughts, an invite to an ugly sweater party required a trip to a vintage store, thrift shop or your grandma’s closet. If tacky knitwear sourcing wasn’t successful you'd make your own. Sure, it was cheesy (and I’ll never get behind an ugly outfit) but back then ugly sweater parties encouraged creativity and sustainable shopping. Not so much in 2022.
Let’s make some coin off your closet! If you are a newbie to fashion resale, now is a great time to jump into the secondary marketplace. Driven by COVID, increased awareness by sustainably minded Gen Z shoppers and a multitude of easy to use resale platforms, the circular fashion movement is having a much needed moment.
Building a fine jewelry wardrobe is a lifetime endeavor. I believe in keeping (and sharing!) a rolling gift wish list. Your most precious jewelry is often that which marks milestones, special occasions, or loving relationships. That said - don't be afraid to buy yourself fine jewelry!
Go ahead and look through your wardrobe for every red, white, and blue garment and accessory you own to create your perfect looks for the weekend. Because you may very well need more than one. It's a three-day weekend! More days, more scenarios, more outfits. I've got you covered with three independence day outfit formulas. Straight, simple, and to the point- you probably have something that will work in your closet already.
Layering is key in the early summer. The temperature is high in the day and low in the evenings. These days, comfortable clothing is what we are most comfortable wearing. Elastic waistbands are everything. Lightweight blouses and sweaters can save you on a windy day, air-conditioned restaurant, or in the freezer aisle at the store. You know how much I love scarves. Experiment with your scarves and see how many different ways you can wear them. Stay chic with unlimited accessories, always. Check out these 5 timeless summer outfit formulas guaranteed to keep you looking hot while staying cool through the fall.
Luxe coverups are made of higher-quality fabrics like laces, crochet, cotton voile, linens, and lightweight silks. They also are made better, will last longer, and have that designer touch that is unique and escalated.
Luckily, thanks to the world of consignment, we can all live in luxe coverups for less. You'd be surprised by the designer coverups you can find on consignment at The RealReal.
You don’t need a lot of shoes! Yes, I really said that. 75% of your shoe wardrobe should be (stylishly) functional and (really important) comfortable.
My summer shoe capsule has 4 pairs of shoes in it. One pair of wedges, flip flops, throwback sneakers, and a completely unfunctional heel. With these, I've got all the bases covered for any summer occasion whether it's going to brunch, on daily beach walks, running errands, or hosting a dinner party.
The secret to eternal youth is sun protection. I’ve been wearing SPF 30 or higher on my face every single day since I was 22 years old and read that nugget in Allure magazine. Now that I actually live at the beach it’s more important than ever for me to be very mindful of sun protection.
My “active capsule” consists of ten garments, two pairs of shoes, and two headbands. Activewear isn’t going anywhere. Especially after being at home nearly all of 2020. We’ve gotten used to being comfortable 24/7 and we will no longer settle for tight jeans or uncomfortable shoes. These days activewear is so comfortable it's basically like wearing pajamas but chic and sleek. That’s why I say INVEST because high-quality activewear has the softest fabrics and the longest wear.
Undergarments can make a major difference in your general comfort level. No one likes a wedgie-inducing pair of panties or a tight bra strap. You should feel comfortable with the base layers underneath your clothing. They should feel like skin like nothing is there. Like your literally "not wearing panties". Here are my top super comfortable, quality bras, panties, bodysuits, shapewear, and hosiery.
I'm keeping it short and sweet this week, just like my nighttime routine. At the end of the day, the last thing I want to do is spend 20 minutes getting ready for bed. As you know, I'm all about streamlining and simplifying everything. My beauty nighttime routine reflects that.
Taking time and intention, even if it's just 5 minutes, to tend to care for your face before bed makes a huge difference. When you fully clean your face and use quality products to enhance your skin- you wake up *glowing* (that's what they say- don't hold me to that). No, but really... I'm all about the energetics behind it. The more time and care you put into yourself, the more energy you will have.
Simplifying life, we must simplify our daily routines. Makeup included. Less makeup = fewer problems. But we still want to look nice and presentable, for our daily and virtual lives, but most importantly to show up for ourselves. The no-makeup makeup look is an effortless look that is natural yet polished and perfect for everyday wear. Much like my capsule wardrobe, I've got a capsule makeup bag. My life is so super casual now. I am a minimalist when it comes to makeup.
The fashion industry is one of the world’s top polluting industries at a time when climate change is threatening the planet. The reason? Fast fashion.
Fast fashion is a design, manufacturing, and marketing method focused on rapidly producing high volumes of clothing. The clothing is cheap, trendy, and disposable. Think H&M, Zara, Target, Walmart etc. Fast fashion markets, encourages and facilitates shoppers to unapologetically update their wardrobes each season to keep up with the latest styles and hot trends.
It's all about the intentional selection of your capsule items. Sure, keep your comfortable base layers and neutral staples, but add colorful, fun, chic accent pieces to refresh your style and brighten up your life. If you add them to your capsule, you will wear them more.
You need a 2021 spring capsule wardrobe to simplify your life and inspire you to refresh your style with idle, yet loved pieces that shine your personal style.
What’s in this spring? NOT being inside. This spring, getting back out into the real world is in. Stopping and smelling the flowers is in. Spending time with loved ones is in. I’m dreaming up intentional, chic picnic parties fueled by rose wine, fresh fruit, and frenzy fashion. Whether on the beach, in the neighborhood park, or in your own backyard- a picnic can be made a special occasion. And what do we do on special occasions? We dress for them.
Early spring is perhaps the trickiest of micro seasons to navigate fashionably. A strong layering game is key to navigating frosty early mornings that end in practically perfect afternoons. An expertly layered outfit is the hallmark of a stylish woman. It takes sartorial skill to blend several garments to create a multi-dimension, multi-textured look that reads inspired and effortless at once.
I'm not here to tell you it's time to spring clean everything you own- but it is time to tend to your wardrobe. If you're reading this, this is your sign. It's time! Let's skip past tips and tricks for spring cleaning the entire home and focus on your clothes, shoes, accessories, and the closet or dresser they live in.
Our closets and dressers may have gotten disorganized or cluttered over the past few months, as life is opening back up and blooming again. As we're just starting to come out of hibernation from both winter and quarantine, this is THE perfect time to purge.
I wrote a book
Clothes the Deal is a savvy woman’s guide to transformative personal style.
In today's increasingly visual business world, personal style matters. A well-dressed woman conveys authority and confidence―critical traits for leading a team and driving revenue. Clothes the Deal shows women that enviable personal style isn't just for millennials and celebrities but is a skill they are more than qualified to master, with far less clothes than they ever imagined.
In this guide, I explain why closet size doesn’t matter, the surprising places you store “closet fat”, how to eliminate it for good, the 10 garments women need to create an endless wardrobe, and more. Featuring a foreword by the wildly talented and successful Christian Siriano, this handbook teaches readers how to master an enviable look―for work and play―that they can depend on for the rest of their life.
Not into reading? I’ve got you covered. Listen to the audiobook.
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MappCraft | Tiny Closet, Tons of Style® Survival Guide
A hands-on closet transformation.
Let’s work together in your space to create a wardrobe that truly works for you.
Your wardrobe should reflect who you are today — not who you were five years ago or one size ago. This 3-hour in-home session is designed to bring clarity, function, and beauty back to your closet.
What’s included:
3-hour in-home closet session (Virginia Beach, Hampton Roads, or DC Metro area)
Fall Staples Personal Shopping List (including resale + retail options)
Printed or digital Fall 2025 Look Book featuring styled outfits from your wardrobe
This is perfect if:
You’re overwhelmed by your closet and need a fresh set of eyes
You want to try things on and get real-time outfit feedback
You prefer hands-on, in-person support with styling and editing
What to expect:
Once you book, I’ll reach out to schedule your session and send over a prep guide. No need to clean or organize beforehand — this is a judgment-free style zone. I’ll bring the clarity (and the garment rack, if needed).
📍 Available in Virginia Beach, Hampton Roads, and Northern VA / DC Metro.