How much of your wardrobe do you actually wear?

My clothes are in 3 double wardrobes, drawers and both wardrobes in the other bedroom. Like you I live mainly in jeans and tops but still keep buying stuff then 'keeping it for best'. I work from home and rarely go out so 'best' stuff gets gradually too old, too small, forgotten about or taken out and looked at in horror - 'did I really think that suited me?!' One day someone is going to have to sort through it all and be equally as shocked at the amount in there!

I have just gone through my wardrobes to get rid of things I wasnt wearing, ended up with three items in the charity bag. Not that I am wearing them all but loath to get rid of items that I will wear again if need be, being at home with the DGC I wear jeans and tops most of the time.

I read a tip somewhere that you should turn your coat hangers the wrong way and when something is worn hang it the correct way, in 3/6months all hangers that are still turned backwards you should get rid of the item.
I have turned them all lets see if I can part with anything when the time comes.

Last year I did have a mega sort out of my two wardrobes which where packed to bursting and bagged loads of items not worn for ages either everyday or dressy stuff,by the time the bag was ready to take to the charity shop half of them had gone back in the wardrobes "just in case" I wanted to wear them again,I plan to have another go shortly and see if I have more success but I get so attached and find it hard to thro things away.

I wear all mine but there is much less of it than when I was at at work. We get charity bags all the time here and I try to always put something in.

To answer the question,very little. To pose another one, do I get rid,send to charity shops or give away? No ,but why? I can't bring myself to do it. So pathetic.

I wear most of the clothes but I don't wear the box of 24 wine glasses, 24 hiball glasses, 2 foam bed sides, a drop down bed side, 4 suitcases, DH's stamp collection, my post card collection, a karaoke machine , the 2 boxes of motto ware, the box of spare hangers, two boxes of mum's belongings, the miniscule fridge or the 2 (broken) printers!

I can get all my clothes, winter and summer, into one Victorian wardrobe and three drawers of a chest of drawers. I cannot cope with clutter and if I had any more clothes than those I need I would end up staying in bed all day because I would be overwhelmed by the sheer burden of my clothes and what to choose to wear.

The plus side is that with fewer clothes I wear every item a lot and when it looks worn, which happens relatively quickly, I can then discard it and send it to the charity shop and with a clear consience go out and buy something new.

Prior to moving to Shropshire I had gone through all my clothes and got rid of a lot of no longer worn items to the charity shops etc. As we are still in rented accommodation I have had to prune down my clothes again due to lack of space so have half a shared wardrobe and six small plastic stacking drawers of clothes now. DD drives me crazy as she keeps buying clothes, not just for her but for DGC too. Not for the Winter, these are Summer clothes and we just don't have the space! Resorted to under bed drawers now for their things, don't want to put them in storage as we are trying (or so I thought!) to reduce the size of the storage unit we have!

Most of it. I don't have a lot of clothes anyway and have whittled my hanging wardrobe down to favourite trousers, jeans and jackets, a couple of winter coats, a couple of 'just in case' frocks and some summer skirts. Since Marks and Spencer went to the dogs, i have lost the will to live where it comes to buying clothes. We have a built in wardrobe that runs along one side of our bedroom wall, and I have noticed lately that DH's hanging clothes are gravitating into my side! He has more clothes than me, but he never throws anything away.

I have recently had a big clear out, but still seem to have filled a wall of built in wardrobes and another double built in wardrobe. When I stopped work I deliberately got rid of all my business suits and dresses.

I find it hard to get rid of lovely things I have bought for occasions, even though they might be rarely worn. Summer clothes last for ages, we rarely have the weather to wear them out. I will ditch those that I just get fed up with.

Kitty I too have 2 boxes of motto ware! Is it our star sign and birth date that drew us to them in the first place?

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Like Greyduster DH has more clothes than me and he only wears the same few over and over. He is always buying new fishing, cycling, walking, camping gear but I never see the going of any old stuff
I have recently culled mine completely and have resolved only to buy new to replace something that goes out!

Phew! Thought it was only me who had masses of 'stuff'. I have a double wardrobe crammed with warm clothes for the colder months. I wear the same three pairs of trousers/jeans all the time. The bottom of the wardrobe contains a huge canvas storage bag with my summer clothes in. Of course this takes up so much space that the clothes hanging from the rail get caught up in it all and any attempt to remove an item results in a landslide and a back-breaking effort to return the storage bag back to its place. Woollens, mainly cardigans, but some jumpers, live on the shelf along the top of the wardrobe. They appear to have a life of their own, as the removal of one item from the pile means that most of the others cascade down on my head. This is usually followed by a session of me standing a foot or so from the wardrobe and aiming the vaguely-folded items at the shelf above, with varying degrees of success. I have, honestly, tried to prune this mountain of things by donating to charity etc., but, like my freezer, I think things multiply in the night. Don't get me started on shoes.......

Very little, especially in the winter! DH and I share a large wardrobe. His few bits are crammed in at one end. My stuff takes up the rest. Since giving up work there is loads of it that could go but I hang on to just in case. I also keep different sizes of trousers, jeans etc in case my weight creeps up again. My winter wear consists of jeans and fleeces. Really feel the cold now. My summer clothes are more varied which is another reason I am looking forward to spring!

J52, the two boxes in our wardrobe are the ones that aren't on display in the dining room I love the victorian mottos but I'm not sure which ibt of being a Capricorn applies.

If in doubt.........Chuck it out.

I am pretty good at sending stuff on to the charity shops and at the moment I have two bags ready to go. As I've lost weight recently I've bought, or been given, lots of new clothes and I'm enjoying the novelty of having new outfits to wear. I have one big bag full of very light, fold-able summer clothing and some summer outfits hung up in a spare room wardrobe that will come out along with the warm weather.

In my wardrobe I have a lot of clothes, but for all different purposes: I have my 'active outdoor wear' for use when kayaking or out on Dartmoor or long walks and this includes a Paramo jacket, waterproof trousers etc; I have T-shirts/jumper/jeans/jeggins combinations for mooching around the house and shopping (usually topped off with my favourite gilet); smart-casual skirts/trousers and tops/blouses for semi-formal meetings; smart dresses/jackets for formal (work related) meetings; evening/day dresses for going out to lunch/dinner etc. and at the moment I have a coat for every season.

I regularly check the clothes in my wardrobe to see what still fits me, but during the last year I bought several items of clothing (from charity shops) that were slightly too small as an incentive to keep losing weight and at the moment I have NO clothes that are too small for me. Yippee!! I'm a size 16 top and a 14 waist/hips, so I would quite like to drop another size this year. Apart from a couple of cardigans and one overcoat there's nothing at all in my wardrobe that I wore this time last year - they've all gone to charity shops.

I quite ruthlessly culled my smart business work suits when I retired , ditching the skirts and trousers (I kept one favourite suit I always got compliments on and have a very elegant black Jigsaw one bequeathed by DD1, who bought it at huge discount when she worked briefly for John Lewis . I wear it for funerals for which my b and w dress -see below-is not suitable ) I think I have worn each of about 6 winter-one is over 30 years old- jackets once in 5 years . But they are fairly classic , expensive and in colours which suit me .

I then realised I had very few smart casual clothes for my 'new' life .I did go a bit mad that first summer, and subsequently . I now have 32 summer tops plus 3 plain T shirts . I can't say I wore every one last summer but most got an airing and I do take a fair few if we go on holiday somewhere warm . I wear them with cut-offs , as I have good legs ,(3 pairs for day, one white broderie anglais for evening ) long cotton trousers (3 pairs) or jeans ( 3 pairs for every day .One v expensive Not your Daughters for best) . I love pretty summer tops . They do all co- ordinate with one of my 3 pairs of cut offs though. I have two lightweight dresses, two long dresses for summer and a smart sundress . And a couple of nice cardigans. White summer weight jacket . 18 year old denim bomber jacket.

Similarly I bought some new sweaters (not 32 !) which have got a bit tatty so have been relegated to house/garden . I have bought 4 new ones and two big thick Sainsbury ones for 'round the house' this winter. Worn with jeans .

One jersey wrap dress, one smart and very expensive black and white 'best ' dress ( 8 years old) which has attended 3 graduations, a wedding and several funerals, and goes out to concerts, theatre etc thus reducing the 'cost per wear'

Three cocktail dresses and 7 'evening' tops /sweaters (I've no idea why. We don't 'cruise' or anything !) Silk padded jacket bought in Hong Kong 1985 .One pair mid weight black trousers .

Two tops for wearing at choir concerts

One 'best' overcoat I've had for 7 years and makes me feel fabulous . One down coat (I catch a lot of buses), one down jacket, two down gilets , one mac ,one walking anorak . Walking trousers and wicking T shirts .

That's basically my wardrobe

I did recently give to charity anything that was too small (except a tuxedo suit which I cannot get into but am determined to again) and most of my high heeled shoes (knee problems) . My weight can vary by as much as 10lbs and most of my clothes will still fit me .

Does that lot seem excessive to anyone?

I know I spent about £800 on clothes each year for 3 years (including the down coats and gilets and some £200 Goretex boots which will probably see me out, a pair of Ecco sandals and some Skecher trainers)but cut that to about £400 last year and am on track for a lot less this year .

Bu I've always loved clothes....

When my mil died it concentrated my mind clearing out all her "stuff" including clothing which she'd had for ever. Now I think about my kids doing the same - am not planning to drop of perch soon - but you never know! I took everything out of wardrobe, tried on in front of mirror arrgh, and only replaced ones that honestly passed the test for wearability. Those bought for special occasions were the worst because they were usually bought out of desperation at last minute, expensive and not really my style. Now they've gone I don't miss them and try to do a cull every 6 months. Very therapeutic.

Oooh, I so want to be a smart Alec and say I don't wear my wardrobe but wear my clothes. But I won't!

To answer in the spirit of the question, I wear most. I have few clothes and what I have are well worn. The items that hang neglected are the few things I've bought for occasions that never get reused because we go to so few social gatherings. Oh well...

I am having a MAJOR declutter as we are downsizing,many bags taken to charity shops yesterday and today,as well as china and assorted crockery,footwear,and enough books to start my own library.
Finances have not allowed me to buy as many clothes as in the past,and feel happier in jeans and tops,or smart casual,I do not like or feel comfortable in dresses,all my bits don't seem to fit in the right places,and my bum which was always quite small has spread and resembles a parcel shelf.

I've got loads of stuff I never wear. I'm saving it for 'best' but when 'best' arrives I find I don't like the stuff I've saved for it. Silly really, I should wear it all for every day. I also find I buy stuff and then don't like it but it stays in the wardrobe and then maybe two years later I try it on and find I do like it after all. That happened to the grey long line cotton jumper with blue bows that I'm wearing this morning. Oh, I've just realised it's butterflies, not bows.