Custom Closet Design

A seasonal wardrobe transition moves the coming season's clothes into the easiest-to-reach part of the closet and puts the outgoing season into protected storage. It matters most in four-season climates, but the same storage principles work anywhere wardrobes change through the year. The simplest way to do it is in three passes: edit, store and stage.

Americans buy about 53 new garments a year, four times more than in 2000. Organizers and conservators explain how to store the overflow without ruining it.

Americans are moving at the lowest rate on record, and most who do head south. Experts explain the slowdown, and the unpacking order that makes a new place feel like home.