Tips on How to Organize Your Clothes Closet If You’re Color-Blind
What is Color-Blindness? (Also Known as “Color Vision Deficiency”)
Contrary to popular belief, being color-blind does not mean a person cannot see any colors at all. It doesn’t mean they necessarily live in a black and white world. (This color-blind condition is extremely rare.) Instead, if you’re color-blind, you’re probably unable to differentiate between certain colors. Most affected people have trouble distinguishing between reds, greens, blues, or combinations of these colors. People who are color-blind usually have a hard time telling the difference between red and green. Some have a problem differentiating between blue and yellow colors, but this condition is also rare.
Who Is Color-Blind and Why?
Color-Blindness can be an inherited visual condition. Some people who are color-blind are born that way. However, this condition can also be caused by injury to the eyes or brain. It’s also caused by being exposed to certain chemicals. An estimated 1 out of 12 males and 1 out of 20 females are color-blind.
Tips On How to Organize Your Clothes Closet If You’re Color-Blind
Tip# 1- Put Together Matched Outfits On Separate Large Hangers
Even though he’s color-blind, the company executive I spoke about had little trouble getting himself dressed so the colors of his clothes matched. He instructed his wife to buy him coordinating outfits. She then kept each outfit together- slacks, shirt, tie, and sweater or blazer- on a large hanger in his closet. He always wears black socks and shoes. So, all he has to do is choose an outfit, put on his shoes and socks, and he’s ready to go to work.
One of my girlfriends who is color-blind uses the same idea to organize her closet. She wears mainly blouses and sweaters along with jumpers, slacks or skirts to her office job. When she does her laundry, or has her clothes dry cleaned, she has her husband help her color-coordinate some of her clothing. She usually likes to be completely matched, wearing all brown or all blue, for example. Sometimes, though, my friend does like to wear contrasting colors. After her husband helps her put together attractive outfits, she then hangs each one on a hanger in her closet.
Now that you have an idea on how to put outfits together, here are some tips on how to arrange them so you’ll always know what colors you’re wearing:
Tip #2- Use the Roy G. Biv Method to Organize Your Pieces of Clothing
Another tip on how to organize your clothes closet if you’re color-blind is to use the “Roy G. Biv Method”. This way is based on the colors of the rainbow- Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet. First, have a helper assist you in arranging your outfits so they fit into one of these color categories. Hang the outfits or single pieces of clothing so each color is separate and in order in your closet. To help you even further, place an empty hanger in between each section- Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo and Violet- so you’ll be sure to know where each area ends. This way, you’ll always be able to determine the color of an outfit, or an individual piece of clothes.
