How many of the following items does the average 36 yr old woman neeed in her wardrobe?

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Cos I suspect I have far too many

Pairs of knickers
Bras
Sports bras
Pairs of Leggings
Nude tights
Black opaque tights
Pairs of pjs
Nighties
Vest tops for wearing under stuff
Slips
Pairs of regular socks
Pairs of trainer socks
Pairs of thick "slipper" socks

I live in Vest tops-I probably have at least twenty!!!!( i know) and double that many knickers..I also have lots of sports wear-so probably about 10 leggings and 10 sports tops/bras.
I know I have too much stuff

About 30 pairs of knickers
4 bras
0 sports bras
0 nude tights
10 thick cotton tights not all black
4 pairs of leggings
6 pairs of pjs
0 nighties
12 vests but I wear them as vests in winter
0 slips
15 pairs of normal sock
10 of thinner socks
0 slipper socks

I have too many of some things but won’t throw them out will just save and wear later

Pairs of knickers - Around 20
Bras - 7
Sports bras - 2
Pairs of leggings - 10
Nude tights - 0
Black opaque tights - 2
Pairs of pjs - 4
Nighties - 2
Vest tops for wearing under stuff - 0. Am always too hot, don’t need extra layers!
Slips - 0
Socks - I only buy black socks so I always have a “pair” maybe 10 or so
Trainer sock - 0
Thick slipper socks - 2

I'm mid 40s but sorted out my underwear drawer today so I'm just going to use this as an excuse to open it and marvel at the tidiness for a minute

Pairs of knickers: 10 black, 8 coloured, 2 white, 2 nude
Bras: 6 regular, one strapless
Sports bras: 2
Pairs of Leggings: 4
Nude tights: 0
Black opaque tights: 0
Pairs of pjs: 7 (3 summer, 2 thin long sleeved, 2 thick winter)
Nighties: 2 (but never wear them, not sure why I keep them!)
Vest tops for wearing under stuff: 7
Slips: 0
Pairs of regular socks: FAR too many. I stopped counting, it's probably about 50 I have a sock habit!
Pairs of trainer socks: 8
Pairs of thick "slipper" socks: 2

come on OP, I'm desperate to know, just how many Slips do you have?!

Slightly more than you have the capacity to store. No idea how much that is though!

Pairs of knickers 20
Bras 4
Sports bras 1
Pairs of Leggings 6
Nude tights 0
Black opaque tights 1
Pairs of pjs 4
Nighties 1
Vest tops for wearing under stuff 2
Slips 0
Pairs of regular socks 15
Pairs of trainer socks 0
Pairs of thick "slipper" socks 3

But I have my favourites of all these so wear some much more than others!!

Knickers- approx 10 black comfy big pants and same number nude. Approx 5 each nude and black NVP ones
Bras - 2 x white, 2 x nude, 2 x black plus 3 Lacey bralets
Sports bras 4
Leggings - only sport ones - 8
Nude tights 0
Black opaque about 5
Pj’s 1
Nighties 0
Vest tops - lots various colours
Slips 2 - 1 x black, 1 x nude
Regular socks - maybe 10
Trainer socks - loads
Slipper socks 0

I have a lot of knickers but need to chuck most of them and buy more comfy ones. Maybe 14 pairs that you actually wear.

I wear slips under dresses and have 3 black and one cream!

what is a slip?
(ok, I go and google... - didn't help....)

Bloody hell, far too many!

Knickers - about 50
Bras - about 20
Sports bras - none
Leggings - none
Nude tights - none
Opaque tights - about 20
Pairs of pjs - none, but I have joggers and things for knocking about the house
Nighties - two long sleeved, four short sleeved
Vest tops for wearing under stuff - seven, plus two thermal vests I wear under my knocking about the house clothes
Slips - one short half slip, one mid calf half slip
Socks - a huge mix of trainer socks, regular socks, and cosy house socks

A slip is a petticoat. Used to be a thing, now not so much!

Don't know about average but I have (ish)

Pairs of knickers 12
Bras 10
Sports bras 2
Pairs of Leggings 5
Nude tights 0
Black opaque tights 3
Pairs of pjs 3
Nighties 0
Vest tops for wearing under stuff 10
Slips 0
Pairs of regular socks 6
Pairs of trainer socks 1
Pairs of thick "slipper" socks 3

prok a slip is a kind of silky under layer that makes dresses and skirts sit better. It also gets called an underskirt, or a petticoat.

Socks, too many to count. The rest - anywhere between 0 and a dozen or so.

On average 36-year-old? Is she a stay at home mum? Does she have a highflying job that needs her to wear suits etc? Does she go to the gym or out running every day? Does she do a load of laundry every day? Once a week? Couple of loads every other Saturday?
There is no right answer as everyone’s needs are different ...

I’ve got tons of all that stuff.
Drawers full of matching underwear (rarely worn.)
Not so much nightwear eg pyjamas as my house is too hot to wear anything to bed.

I have 2 slips, a short one and a longer one- I know it seems v old lady ish but I find with some skirts they cling and get staticky without a slip

How do people have no tights?? I wear opaque tights probably every day in the winter as I feel skirt plus tights much warmer than trousers.

I work FT in professional job, two primary aged kids, exercise 2-3 times a week.

Pairs of knickers about 25
Bras 5 day to day ones (2 black, 1 white, 1 nude, 1 green) probably at least 5 going out ones that each work better with different tops/dresses
Sports bras 5 (and still run out sometimes)
Pairs of Leggings sports leggings - about 8 pairs, regular leggings - 2 or 3 but only for eating at home
Nude tights- 3
Black opaque tights - about 9
Pairs of pjs - about 8 (definitely more than I need)
Nighties - 1
Vest tops for wearing under stuff - 0. I have vests that I wear as vests and of I wear a low cut top I might put one under, but that's not why I own them.
Slips - 0
Pairs of regular socks - too many considering I don't wear them
Pairs of trainer socks - 15
Pairs of thick "slipper" socks -6

Well I’m a few years older than you, but I’d guess I’m fairly “average”

Pairs of knickers - approx 20 (all worn regularly)

Bras - approx 10 (tend to regularly wear about half of them)

Sports bras - 3 (regularly wear all)

Pairs of Leggings - 3x running, 2x regular (regularly wear running leggings, rarely wear regular ones)

Nude tights - probably 1 lurking at the back of the drawer (couldn’t tell you the last time I wore any)

Black opaque tights - 2/3 (Not worn often)

Pairs of pjs - 4 PJ bottoms (that I can think of), and probably around 10/12 tops - none are matching pairs. (The bottoms are only ever worn as loungewear)

Nighties - 0

Vest tops for wearing under stuff - 7/8 (Rotate the same 3/4 - never wear the others)

Slips - 0

Pairs of regular socks - 12/15 (Prob only wear the same 3 as rarely wear regular socks)

Pairs of trainer socks - 4x running, approx 15-20 other (Wear runnings ones regularly, of the others I tend to rotate through the same 8/9 and ignore the rest)

Pairs of thick "slipper" socks - 0

I'm 38 and probably not very 'average'
Knickers- probably about 12
Bras - 4 that are approximately the right size that I wear regularly, a strapless 1 that I wear once a year max, a few old ones that I should really throw out left over from breastfeeding
Sports bras - 0 because I don't do any sports
Pairs of leggings - 0
Nude tights - 1
Black opaque tights- 2
Pairs of pyjamas - 4 normal ones that I wear regularly, about 4 fleece ones that I have been given as presents, 2 short sleeved ones for summer
Nighties - 0
Vest tops for wearing under stuff - 2 or 3
Slips - 0
Pairs of regular socks - about 7
Pairs of trainer socks - 0 don't wear trainers
Pairs of slipper socks- 3 or 4 I have reynauds and need slipper socks or I can't feel my toes in winter

I'm early 40s but I don't think much has changed in the past 10 yrs.

Pairs of knickers. 10
Bras 3 white and 2 black
Sports bras 0 but I do have a swimming costume
Pairs of Leggings 2
Nude tights 0
Black opaque tights 0
Pairs of pjs 3
Nighties 0
Vest tops for wearing under stuff 2
Slips 0
Pairs of regular socks 10
Pairs of trainer socks 5
Pairs of thick "slipper" socks 2 only wear them in winter for a couple of hours in the evening.

Pairs of knickers - a LOT
Bras _a LOT
Sports bras 0
Pairs of Leggings 0
Nude tights 0
Black opaque tights 0
Pairs of pjs 2
Nighties 0
Vest tops for wearing under stuff 0
Slips 0
Pairs of regular socks - many
Pairs of trainer socks - many
Pairs of thick "slipper" socks - 1

Pairs of knickers - 50ish? Mostly black.
Bras - 4
Sports bras - 1. I have no idea if it fits but I keep it as a sign of my eternal optimism
Pairs of Leggings - 3
Nude tights - 1
Black opaque tights - 9 (Snag tights, they're the mutt's nuts)
Pairs of pjs - 2? But many more pyjama bottoms for wearing on their own.
Nighties - 1, a relic from having DD2
Vest tops for wearing under stuff - 4
Slips - 2, 1 black, 1 nude
Pairs of regular socks - from what I can tell, 1. I buy socks, they go missing, ad infinitum.
Pairs of trainer socks - see above
Pairs of thick "slipper" socks - 4. Two regular, two cashmere.

When I had 'professional' job (2019) I still wore black nylon polyester type trousers. I'm not much of a skirts person. My answers below...

NONE
Nighties NONE
Vest tops for wearing under stuff NONE
Slips NONE
Pairs of trainer socks NONE

SOME
Pairs of knickers NOT ENOUGH, MAYBE 12
Nude tights MAYBE 3 PRS, ALL LADDERED
Pairs of pjs I HAVE 4XBOTTOMS BUT NOT TOPS

NEED MORE
Bras MAYBE 5 OR 6
Sports bras 1 FOR RUNNING

ENOUGH OR TOO MANY
Pairs of Leggings 6 PAIRS I SHARE WITH DD
Black opaque tights DUNNO, DD'S CASTOFFS, MAYBE 12 PRS
Pairs of thick "slipper" socks PROBABLY ABOUT 6 PRS
Pairs of regular socks PROBABLY ABOUT 50 PRS