Why cling onto them? Some don't fit. Some are damaged. Some are being kept for sentimental value. Some are just too beautiful to bear the thought of another person wearing them. Sometimes we just want to own things. Perhaps we feel guilty about throwing away an expensive piece. Or perhaps we just wish we were that person who could wear a specific item.

Some women start hoarding after a stressful, life-changing event, such as the break up of a marriage, the death of a loved one or a serious illness. Wardrobe full of rejects, things loved on sight, but has failed to wear.