Expert reveals how often you should really clean your closet and 5 tips for when you do

When winter and summer rolls around, put those items you'll no longer be wearing in a storage bin. Aside from having more space, "You will be more excited to wear your clothes again after not seeing them for awhile," said Ellie.

When you're inspecting your clothes during an edit, make sure there's no tears or stains.

Organizing your clothes by their type — long sleeve, short sleeve, button ups — and color can shave time off getting ready.

Fitz stylists, which work in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Fairfield County, Connecticut are use to seeing small closets. To save space Ellie highly recommends hanging closet items on a thin, velet hanger which save space. They also prevent items from falling and slipping.

Ellie, who asked that we not use her last name because of her contract with Fitz, suggests a bi-annual closet cleaning session. During those times, you can purge items you no longer want to create space for updated pieces.