Setting the closets of the rich in order

Wardrobe organisers are creating high-end boutique experiences and dressing rooms inside the closets of their ultrarich clients

- Pooja Singh

Jewellery designer Dipika A. believes her manifestation chanting exercise has finally paid off. About a month ago, a group of architects and interior designers completed what she calls, the "closet of my dreams". Spread across 200 sq. ft in the "vastu-approved" south-west direction of her south Delhi farmhouse, the U-shaped walk-in closet-with a white Lemieux et Cie ottoman in the middle complementing the white walls and dark-wood flooring-is divided into three sections: What to Wear this Week, What to Wear this Season, and Bags and Jewellery.

Each section includes three ceiling-to-floor wardrobes, hidden behind translucent doors with inset lighting and access available only to Dipika through a biometric finger scan. She shows me her What to Wear this Week section. There are seven curated looks-each look for the day includes gymwear (for that Monday, she'd chosen Alo), officewear (grey Zara jacket, printed Gucci shirt and Cos jeans), eveningwear (a beige Stella McCartney dress) and a night suit (Versace), all hung on customised vintage print hangers, complete with matching shoes and accessories.

The What to Wear this Season section-from which she picks outfits for What to Wear This Week-is bigger, more crowded, with colour-coordinated long and short coats, capes, sweaters, shirts, sweatpants, leggings, hoodies, T-shirts, jeans, skirts, saris, tailored suit sets... all organised by category. Among the 15 categories is "feeling"-oversized black and blue tops/kurtas for days she's feeling bloated or "fat".

Bags and Jewellery is comparatively sparse with 25 bags, including two Birkins, and some chunky Chanel and delicate Cartier jewellery.