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This is an average amount of clothing.

316 replies

Pamnn82 · 09/05/2026 21:22

29 dresses, mostly summer but that also includes, 8 occasion dresses (parties, weddings, funerals)
11 pairs of jeans.
19 trousers, half summer, half autumn/winter.
68 tops.
17 jumpers.
21 cardigans.
18 shorts.
7 coats.
2 denim jackets.
5 gym sets.
9 trainers.
8 sandals.
6 boots.
8 swimsuits.
4 swim coverups.

OP posts:
deepseaargyllfish · 09/05/2026 22:03

I’m going to count mine now , you have set me thinking

WhereHasMyPlanetGone · 09/05/2026 22:02

ItsOnlyHobnobs · 09/05/2026 21:59

You have 3 tops? And one single pair of trousers? (Plus jeans)

Im really curious about minimalists and the practical element. Do you work full time? Do you leave your home 7 days a week?

you don’t have anything other than the itemised list? No Jogging bottoms, loungewear, vests/tshirts?

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She said ‘supermarket leggings and t-shirts at home’, which I guess is on top of the itemised list and counts as loungewear?

Branster · 09/05/2026 22:01

I was going to say that’s fine OP’, then I got a bit embarrassed reading the comments because I have more. And tons of nice underwear too. But no denim jackets. I wear everything at some point or another maybe not every year running. In my defence, I’ve been the same size all my adult life, everything fits well and I really do look after all my clothes and everything is neatly stored and easy to access. So not much impetus to get rid of things unless they get damaged and I can’t repair them. There is a story behind every one of my dresses. I enjoy clothes, I make considerate purchases which I know I will still like in 5 years time, but, after reading the comments on here, I’m glad none of my friends have ever seen my closet.
I wonder how many clothes someone like the Princess of Wales has?

ChangePrivacyQuestion · 09/05/2026 22:01

WhereHasMyPlanetGone · 09/05/2026 21:33

There was a thread on here where it was said that only ‘admin staff’ wear cardigans. And it wasn’t meant as a compliment!

Don't care what anyone else says about cardigans, they're b**y useful.

Itsahardknocklifeforus · 09/05/2026 22:01

I have three times that amount if not four times. I shop too much and I know that. Mainly online and most items cost 100 pounds plus. Its crazy. The only time i don't shop is when my credit card is at its limit.

ItsOnlyHobnobs · 09/05/2026 21:59

ChangePrivacyQuestion · 09/05/2026 21:30

Jaysus.

I live in a pair of trusty M&S trousers for work, 2 Apricot dresses, a pair of jeans and a pair of pedal pushers that come out in heatwaves. Tops are a cashmere sweater that refuses to die after 16 years, a fatface cardigan and blouse set, one ¾ sleeve breton top and my old uni t-shirt and hoodie. Once in a blue moon a weird tunic I found on a vacation in Cornwall when my ice cream went down my shirt. One outfit from interview days and one special occasions dress. Supermarket leggings and t-shirts at home, with a robe in the winter. Work shoes, winter boots, weekend trainers and a pair of slippers. Mountain warehouse parka and a denim jacket. That's it.

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You have 3 tops? And one single pair of trousers? (Plus jeans)

Im really curious about minimalists and the practical element. Do you work full time? Do you leave your home 7 days a week?

you don’t have anything other than the itemised list? No Jogging bottoms, loungewear, vests/tshirts?

Bridesmaidorexfriend · 09/05/2026 21:59

I’d get on Vinted if I were you, make some space, there’s no way you wear all that

PiglingBlandings · 09/05/2026 21:57

68 tops!

Grin
Viviennemary · 09/05/2026 21:54

That is an insane amount of clothes.

SusanChurchouse · 09/05/2026 21:52

I’d say I have about a third of that. I tend to wear the same few things repeatedly. A lot of the bulk of my clothes are things I only wear occasionally: holiday clothes mostly plus the occasionwear.

WhereHasMyPlanetGone · 09/05/2026 21:40

CaptainCalm · 09/05/2026 21:36

Wow!

I thought I had lots (and I do) but that’s beyond even me. I have two wardrobes and a chest of drawers + a few boxes boxes of unseasonable stuff / stuff that doesn’t fit

18 pairs of shorts and 8 swimming costumes! Do you live somewhere exceptionally warm where you’re in shorts and swimming most days of the year?

I lived in Southern Spain for 5 years with my own pool and didn’t own this number of shorts and swimming costumes!

Confuserr · 09/05/2026 21:40

CaptainCalm · 09/05/2026 21:36

Wow!

I thought I had lots (and I do) but that’s beyond even me. I have two wardrobes and a chest of drawers + a few boxes boxes of unseasonable stuff / stuff that doesn’t fit

18 pairs of shorts and 8 swimming costumes! Do you live somewhere exceptionally warm where you’re in shorts and swimming most days of the year?

I have 3 full body swimming costumes and maybe 5-6 bikini sets. I like swimming and don't want to wear the same thing every time. And on holiday I like to mix up my bikini with what I'm wearing. Same reason I don't just wear a black tshirt every day.

CaptainCalm · 09/05/2026 21:36

Wow!

I thought I had lots (and I do) but that’s beyond even me. I have two wardrobes and a chest of drawers + a few boxes boxes of unseasonable stuff / stuff that doesn’t fit

18 pairs of shorts and 8 swimming costumes! Do you live somewhere exceptionally warm where you’re in shorts and swimming most days of the year?

TakeALookAtTheseSwatches · 09/05/2026 21:34

No of course it's not average. 68 tops?! Come on now.

WhereHasMyPlanetGone · 09/05/2026 21:33

There was a thread on here where it was said that only ‘admin staff’ wear cardigans. And it wasn’t meant as a compliment!

CDTC · 09/05/2026 21:33

I have 4 dressed, 6 t-shirts, 3 jeans, 2 dungarees,.3 leggings and one set of gym wear. I know I'm on the low side but wow you have a lot!

LaurieFairyCake · 09/05/2026 21:32

I’ve ten times that (old)

Firefly1987 · 09/05/2026 21:32

Maybe if you're Mariah Carey

Safarisagoody · 09/05/2026 21:32

Did you actually sit and count your clothes. Like seriously?

ChangePrivacyQuestion · 09/05/2026 21:30

Jaysus.

I live in a pair of trusty M&S trousers for work, 2 Apricot dresses, a pair of jeans and a pair of pedal pushers that come out in heatwaves. Tops are a cashmere sweater that refuses to die after 16 years, a fatface cardigan and blouse set, one ¾ sleeve breton top and my old uni t-shirt and hoodie. Once in a blue moon a weird tunic I found on a vacation in Cornwall when my ice cream went down my shirt. One outfit from interview days and one special occasions dress. Supermarket leggings and t-shirts at home, with a robe in the winter. Work shoes, winter boots, weekend trainers and a pair of slippers. Mountain warehouse parka and a denim jacket. That's it.

InfoSecInTheCity · 09/05/2026 21:30

You’ve got about enough there to do no washing for 3 months and still have something different to wear everyday. It’s a lot of clothes.

OneNewEagle · 09/05/2026 21:30

Average is a wardrobe, a chest of drawers and seasonal clothes packed away.

Original poster
Pamnn82 · 09/05/2026 21:29

Octavia64 · 09/05/2026 21:28

Christ really!

do you work in fashion?

Tkmaxx, it’s a nightmare. I think I need to stop taking my debit card to work.

OP posts:
NumberOneFanNot · 09/05/2026 21:29

Is this a list of ALL the clothes you've owned since becoming an adult?!

fluffydoglove · 09/05/2026 21:29

Are you my sister in law Because she could set up a shop with the amount of clothes she has

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