This is an average amount of clothing.

I have a quarter of that, that’s an obscene amount of clothing and you know it!

No skirts?

I probably own more clothes than that but I know its more than normal

I have more than that - eek. I absolutely love clothes shopping and my weakness is jackets and coats. I spend too much because I love designer labels. Thankfully I am not bothered about handbags or shoes as much. I am trying to be more sensible now I no longer work.

Sounds fine to me.
I have over 68 tops, and thats just one section of the wardrobe. Thats NOT including jumpers and tops that are just the folded basic top/tshirts for work and the gym and lounging and old ones for decorating...
..I might have a problem. 😬

Ooh. Im going to find a nice podcast and set aside a rainy afternoon for counting. It has never previously occurred to me. Hooray for MN

Sounds a lot. 29 dresses is a lot but 7 coats isn't very many. Overall, I have about the same but don't own any swimming cover ups!

That poster is often rude. A shame on fashion threads as it’s so unnecessary.

I hate jeans and trousers, apart from the odd night out in jeans!. I live in tops and skirts of all lengths. But my tights very according to the weather. In the winter, I wear autograph merino tights and they keep me warm. I never understand how jeans keep people warm, they seem so cold against the skin! Give me a nice heavy skirt, made of cord, wool or twill and some cosy tights any day! I do go outside! But London, where I live, doesn’t get that cold anyway these days 😳

I find it's all about the fabric. I wear both trousers and dresses in winter and either can be warmer or cooler depending on the fabric, cut and how I layer it. I have a 100% merino wool, ankle length polo neck dress which has sleeves that cover half my hands and have a thumb hole. Worn with thick tights or leggings, a long-sleeved top underneath coat and knee-high boots, it's actually only really suitable for the coldest days here.

I have a lot less but it’s all good quality.

And your contributions were riveting reading. Try reading them. You started the derail. You seem to be very limited in your idea of availabile clothing. Maybe get out a bit more?

Your comprehension needs work. I said that I wouldn’t be warm enough. I totally believe some people feel the cold more than others.

It appears you don’t. You are derailing an interesting thread being rather weird and argumentative. I hope life improves for you but I won’t engage with you again.

What a bore you are. It's really, really tedious being told by posters like you that skirts and dresses are so impractical and can't possibly be warm, and who continue to argue about it even when you're told otherwise.

Yeah, you're right. No one can possibly be warm in cold weather unless they wear trousers.

I would say I'm average and I have enough to fill a standard wardrobe and a set of drawers with out of season clothes or occasion wear packed away.

If you want to cut back on impulse spending you could consider setting up a list. I have a "want list" in a notes app on my phone so if I see something I want to buy I add it to that. If I still want it a few weeks or a month or so down the line I buy it but I reckon it's curbed the majority of my impulse spending.

Well no, because there would be a draughty gap. Unless you’re talking about ankle length skirts? You seem to be taking this thread terribly personally and seriously!

I am very interested in these fur lined tights @TheCompactPussycat . Where do you get them from please?

I guess it depends what you mean by 68 tops for example.

By the time I add up my work blouses, nice tshirts, skivvies to wear under jumpers, linen shirts, casual blouses, beating around the house tshirts, I guess I’d be up around 40!

The list goes on but you get the gist. And I do a big clean out every 12 months or so.

OK so I was feeling uncomfortable about the number of tops/blouses/shirts and I've counted 75 and that doesn't include jumpers . Jumpers I have about 10. The tops number is not ok though and I already removed 5 to list on Vinted without even trying. Really bad. Stops here! Most bargain charity buys but pointless if you never wear !

Ten pages in while my back was turned... I see lots of lists. 😀

Anyone else going to volunteer their list?
Here is mine - estimated as not going to go and actually count

Work trousers: about 8 pairs, plus another 8 packed away awaiting the day I slim back into them
Work shirts: about 10, plus another 10 awaiting the day I slim back into them
Work suit-jackets: 8
(My work clothes are a self-imposed 'uniform' of trousers, collared shirt, and jacket. I never wear these items at any other time, and feel I need lots to keep a good rotation going so people don't notice I hardly ever buy new ones.)

T-shirts (long and short sleeved): about 10 that fit, 20 more awaiting the day...
Casual skirts: about 6 that fit, a few more awaiting the day...
Jeans: just bought two new flared/wide, plus 2 more straight-leg (okay but looking a bit out of style), plus 2 slim-leg for the garden (they fit inside wellies).
3 good casual dresses, worn very, very occasionally

Shoes/boots: 2 good pairs for daily use, 1 ratty pair for the garden (plus wellies), 1 pair proper walking boots
Sandals: about 6 pairs, of which 4 good and 2 for garden

winter cardigans / fleeces - about 10
summer cardigans - about 10
1 long coat, 3 outdoor jackets, 2 proper walking jackets

3-5 dresses to wear to a wedding or party - not sure if any of them actually still fit me.

1 dress for funerals
(It is best not to panic-buy when the deadline of the event is looming.)

I am blessed with plenty of storage space. It is all kept properly, no piles.
My excuse for keeping so much is that I am extremely fussy about what I will wear in terms of colour, fabric and style, so if I ditch this stuff I will not easily be able to replace it. And I hate clothes shopping.
Lots of my clothes are over 10 or 20 or 30 years old.

I really don't know. I didn't even think I had a lot of dresses. I have a mix of day dresses, going out, holiday and formal. A lot of them I've had for years and am sentimental about. I must take another look and donate some as it is a ridiculous amount!

I feel the cold. I've made a few attempts in May to get out of opaque tights but I'm still wearing them.

One advantage of wide or bootleg jeans is that you can get thick legwarmers underneath. Otherwise I do find wide legs chilly in winter, tend to go for wide legs in summer.
I have tried tights on under jeans but to me it feels horrible. I hate tights and stockings are a faff.
I used to wear dungarees a long long time ago in my youth - 80's I think, when they were fashionable, but the practicalities were daunting.

Fur-lined tights under a heavy denim/corduroy dress with boots keep this permanently cold person nice and toasty.

I feel the cold. I don't know why you're so determined that you're correct about this.

Do you really not get that a thick lined corduroy skirt with thick tights and boots would be as warm as your trousers?