When my clients and I review their clothes, I advise them to get rid of any item they haven’t worn in an entire year. I make an exception with clothes that are only worn on special occasions, as we don’t always get a chance to wear those every year. I offer two guidelines for deciding whether to keep the special occasion clothes: they have to still fit, and they have to still be in style.
If you have seen me in person, you might know that I am most comfortable in denim. My everyday outfit in most seasons includes a pair of blue or black jeans. There are some situations, however, that require nicer pants than jeans.
Every spring, I pack a few pairs of nice pants to take to my annual organizers’ conference. This year, I noticed that my nice pants had been unworn for long enough that they had dust along the top fold! I dutifully dusted all of them off before selecting the ones I wanted to pack. And I made a mental note to do something to prevent that in the future.
I recently did a search on Amazon. Ironically, what I wanted turned out to be called “shoulder covers”, even though pants don’t have shoulders. These are meant for shirts or jackets, but they were just what I needed
I ordered a pack of 10 shoulder covers, and now my pants are protected from dust:
