To wear the same basic outfit and not think about clothes anymore

I'm thinking about doing this

Questions for those already doing it - how do you manage temperature changes? I noticed a couple of people have mentioned cashmere. I love the idea of it and could buy some secondhand.

But doesn't it pill really badly and will it itch? I find wool very itchy.

I also have a tendency to be cold all the time - I ended up with a lot of pieces because every outfit is a bunch of layers unless it's high summer.

This does vary if you end up in a place that's well heated and so on

But my winter normally is a thermal vest, a T-shirt, and then a jumper or a cardigan. That's a normal day. If it gets really cold during the day, then there's more!

I basically ended up with a wardrobe full of things for each degree change of temperature!

I would be interested in fashion, but I'm short and fat - I have lost weight but it doesn't make much difference to the general inconvenience of clothes, I'd have to lose a lot more before it would do that

So I really don't mind having a wardrobe at the same stuff. I just haven't figured out what it is yet.

Jeans aren't usually warm enough for me - I have warm trousers on now - admittedly I've only just got home but it's 23 in my flat and I still wouldn't think jeans were warm enough!

I used to dream of looking stylish, but I've given up now, after years of getting it wrong. And I want to be comfortable more than anything

I had some T-shirts delivered from trusty Uniqlo today and one of them, I swear the seams were in the wrong place. So uncomfortable.

Yip me, being doing it for years. I basically have:
2 x leggings
2 x jeans
2 x jumper/sweatshits (slightly smarter than lounge)
1 x sport top
1 x hoodie
4/5 x t-shirts
And wear them on rotation, replacing maybe 1 or 2 a year
I do have some seperate summer/holiday dresses/shorts, again though the same onea i've worn for years and maybe replace 1 item per year

@SilkSilk He was selling a style based on business and not pleasure. It was all about Kaiser Karl! Certainly not comfort and sportswear. It is what he represented that mattered.

3 pairs of baggy bottoms, 3pairs of leggings.
6 baggy t-shirts 3 fleace jumpers, 2 pairs of pj bottoms.
1 jacket, 3 vest tops, 5 bras, 10 pairs of knickers 5 pairs of boxers 7 pairs of socks.
1 pair of trainers, 1 pair of slip on dolly shoes, and slippers.
Thats my whole wardrobe.

I’ve come to the conclusion that it’s better to wear plain bits as then people won’t remember if you’ve worn it before. If you wear a nice dress or top, people will remember it and that you’ve worn it before.

If wearing plain t-shirts and trousers, no one takes any notice.

I'm similar to many of you. I have grey, navy and black trousers for Winter and various jumpers to complement them. Summer it's lighter tapered and slightly cropped, khaki, green, cream, dark blue, trousers and lighter tops. Slip in trainers, or a decent walking sandal, few nice boxy cardigans and I'm done.

I only wear a dress to a wedding. All other events it's good tailored trousers and a jazzy top. Good shoes/boots. I'm retired but I still like to look half decent unless I'm not going anywhere, then it's anything loose and comfortable for around the house.

Everyone is different, some like a really cool fashionable put together look with lots of variety, colours, fabrics and so on. Others like me are not that bothered!

Yes me too. This is why I’m stuck in black and wear jeans and a cardi. The last time I felt I suited clothes was the 90s!

I fantasise about doing this. Picking out clothes every day is such a headache for me. I have absolutely no idea what suits me though!

Sure, but people buying Karl Lagerfeld clothes at Patou, Chanel, Chloe etc, or from his own brand, weren't generally buying high-starched detachable collars and fingerless leather gloves. It was his uniform, not what he was selling to other people.

I wear A LOT of jumpers because I feel the cold so badly. It has to be over 20 degrees for me to go without a wool layer.

That means I look very much the same for most of the year. Jeans or wide leg cords. T shirt, shirt, jumper/cardi. If going out I might wear a thick cord dress with cotton tights and boots.

In actual hot weather, I will take away the jumper layer. I might wear cropped wide leg cotton trousers or a skirt. A dress to go out.

I wear blue/navy/white/burgundy and camel. That’s it.

My core colour is navy blue, which suits most occasions.
I have navy cashmere jumpers and velvet or cord trousers for winter, navy cotton trousers for summer with either linen or silk shirts and tops for summer.
I have 3 dresses, one navy linen, one cotton (not navy, but tones with navy accessories) and one patterned linen with a navy background.
I can add in stripes or prints either top or bottom and accent colours, if I feel so inclined. Jewellery brightens things up as well.
Sounds boring, but it is incredibly easy to put together multiple outfits to suit any and all occasions appropriately.
Good cut, natural fibres and preferably machine-washable and you are well set.

I’m so sorry that you’ve suffered a house fire and hope everyone is ok. If everyone is, then the clothes are not a huge thing - aa indeed they shouldn’t be for any of us.

I’ve done the same as some pps - bought interchangeable trousers and jackets/long cardis that all go with several tops. So from about 12 items I’ll get loads of combinations that work. I’ve learned that if I find trousers etc that fit and hang well and they come in more than one colour I’ll get them in a second colour. Saves a lot of time looking for another pair later. I struggle to tell black and navy apart though do I have to have a set place to hang them so I know which is which.

Love the AoS reference. I miss that programme.

I too have a basic uniform that I always wear. I have black trousers, never any other colour unless on holiday somewhere warm. I team these with a white vest, and wear a shirt over. Long sleeves for winter, short sleeves for summer. So I have multiple black trousers, white vests, different colour shirts. I just replace when needed. If its really cold, I have a couple of fleece tops. Small boobs so no bra needed.

When I was younger I was all about the clothes but can't be bothered now, and it's very freeing.

It's nice to know I'm not the only one.

I haven't done this in recent times, but yes I used to do this and I loved it. My uniform was fitted (but quite skinny) "baby" cord trousers, loafers, a bottom down top that had a collar and a pullover. There was a scientist on the Marvel's Agents of Shield that I was basing that look on at the time. Getting dressed took mere seconds.

I've always valued comfort over fashion and have been doing this since forever. Blue/black jeans with a t-shirt (I found a brand I like and bought loads in different colours). I do try not to wear the black t-shirt and jeans at the same time, same with the blue, but otherwise pretty much just grab whichever is at the top of the draw. I do mix it up a bit in summer as prefer dresses when it's hot, but they all follow a similar style.

I love style and fashion and choosing outfits gives me great pleasure.

But if you don’t love fashion, then why not?! I can def see the appeal of simplicity.

Fashion designers tend to dress to sell their brand ethos. It’s that simple. It’s marketing. Ordinary people are not selling their multi $ billion brands!

I do this for autumn/winter - black/grey trousers or indigo jeans and a cashmere jumper. A variation of that everyday.

Haven’t figured out my summer look yet…

When you say the same outfit do you mean the exactly the same outfit?
My day to day for nearly all weather outfit is combo of jeans, I have two pairs the same style but different colours, and one pair a different style, a t-shirt or vest either black white or grey all Uniqlo, and if it’s cold one of four cashmere jumpers, or a sweatshirt (I have three) or a shirt either white or striped cotton or a denim one. I’ve got three trench coats two long and one short as well as a wool coat, a big duvet coat and a waterproof parka.
If it’s really hot I wear a long t-shirt dress or a maxi skirt and a t-shirt.

Yes, I've had one outfit for as long as I can remember.

Winter -
Levis (blues/grey/black) and a navy or black hoodie / wool V neck, tan uggs.
Summer -
Levis (blues/grey/black) and a navy, black or white long sleeve t shirt, vans/birkenstock slides.
If its really hot, I wear black or navy linen trousers instead of levis.

I dress casually for work so don't need suits/shirts, I dont wear socks and I dont wear any clothing colours that arent navy black or white.

I do wear different colour vans though.

When I was teaching I had a 'uniform' of black linen trousers and the same blouse in 5 different patterns.

Well, what you find a ‘joy’ is a mildly tiresome chore to other people.

And it’s not just tech drones who wear a ‘uniform’. Karl Lagerfeld, Giorgio Armani, Tom Ford — lots of fashion designers. Fran Lebowitz. Marina Abramovic. Lots of creative types.

I think these simple dressers are so interesting that they have no need to create a fake 'personality' through clothing.
Our inner light shines brightly but yours needs a bit of a boost maybe?

I’m not Mrs Boring and my fashion does embrace new ideas

If I'm boring, so be it. I used to have a 23-inch waist and was slim and lovely and could wear anything. Then endometriosis and menopause hit and the waist vanished and I needed to feel comfortable and not squeeze myself into tight things, so lots of former clothing options were out. I hate my body and don’t recognise it anymore as 'me' so I'm happier not having to put myself through the daily agony of scrutinising myself in the mirror and feeling despair at what’s looking back at me.

I love colour and fabrics and interesting clothes as a concept and am by no means oblivious to any of it, but they don’t actually look good on me any more. My boring uniform suits my purposes very well.