Tip #40: How to Try on Clothing Easily

1. Wear loose, comfortable clothes that are easy on and easy off. That means no tight jeans, tank tops with built-in bras or shoes with laces. 
2. Wear neutral colored undergarments so they don’t show through any light colored items you might try on.
3. Avoid heavy foundation or powder make up, as it rubs off easily on shirts and dresses that you need to pull on and off over your head. 
4. Wear Deodorant that rolls on clear.
5. Avoid styling your hair. You’ll just get aggravated trying to keep it in place pulling clothes on and off over your head. Instead, pull your hair back into a braid or ponytail. Or if it’s a short do, just wash and let it go.
6. Take a friend you trust along with you--someone who respects your style, but who also will be honest and tell you when a color, print or size doesn’t like you.
7. Browse through all of the clothing racks before heading into the dressing room. If you end up with too many items to carry, ask the store clerk to hold them for you. Accumulating all of your possibilities before heading into the dressing room will you give you the most options for putting outfits together. The last thing you want to do is try on a bunch of clothes then discover on another sweep through the store that they have a shirt that just might be perfect for the pants you already tried on.
8. Grab a couple of sizes (if you don't know the brand/designer) so that you don’t have to go back out into the store if one doesn’t work out in the dressing room. 
9. Fold after you try on a piece of clothing if you want it, but hang it back on the hanger if you don’t. It’s no fun trying to make sense of a big pile of discards and their tangled hangers when you’re done trying on and just want to get out of the dressing room with your new clothes.