I don’t ask for much, only for a life filled with socialite fortune and fame. But, I think I also need a bigger closet. Manhattan apartments may be known for being small, but when the majority of your time is spent roaming the city in search of the next big sale or party, the size of your home doesn’t seem to matter. As a lover of fashion and all things shopping, I am currently going through a complete closet crisis. As you can see, my tiny closet that is actually big by New York standards is overflowing with just a small portion of my constantly expanding wardrobe.
Considering that many apartments in Manhattan are built without closets, I am lucky to have one at all. But, in a city that glorifies fashion, I find this architectural decision to be extremely hypocritical. I agree that you don’t need that much room to sleep, but where are all of your clothes supposed to go? I store the rest of my wardrobe in bins under my kitchen table and in any available floorspace in my bedroom along with under my bed. The main issue with this storage system is that I can never find anything. Having all of my clothes stacked on top of each other, causes me to wear the same looks over and over again because I can never make it to the bottom of the pile. This forces me to go out and buy even more clothes. I guess the solution to this problem would be to buy a free standing closet from Ikea, but that would involve hours of self-installation that I simply don’t have. Therefore, my kitchen will continue to serve as a walk-in closet.
