A little while later, and I’ve got a sea of interesting suggestions. Of course some just start at the basics…

Well, it is a start I guess. I do remember struggling as a teenager, with my mother trying to teach me a simple two category system, as practised by Rita, Robert et al.:

Some take a more technical approach…

Sorting by type, then by colour seems reasonably popular too.

Even if it doesn’t always go according to plan…

I like the idea of “chromatic sorting” – it sounds suitably geeky. The idea was just plain weird to others though…

You could even go multi-dimensional with the organisation.

I like Meriem’s use of two dimensional space, sadly my storage is strickly 1D – tall and narrow. You could just subvert the whole need to sort, with a lifestyle choice…

But sorting by some category seems to be the norm! Sorting by use is another popular theme, which is how Josie tackles her non-super-hero outfits:

Or by taking a seasonal approach:

That’s a big pile in the middle. Seasonality has its own challenges…

I think I’m going to go for storing “off season” clothes separately, then sorting by type and – yes – by colour. We’ll see how it goes.

Finally, there are those who are left cold by the whole idea of the topic…

Update: Turns out not everyone is so chilled

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