How many clothes/wardrobes do you have?

[Bemyclementine]

Just for your things ? I am in the process (just starting) of re jogging the bedrooms. I'll be moving from a massive room to a smaller (but not small).

I have 2 wardrobes each with a rail and shelf above. A tall chest of drawers - 6 drawers.

Divan with 2 spaces filled with my clothing.

Extra small wardrobe with half rail half shelves.

I wear clothes from about 1/3 of 1 rail in one of the wardrobes, and one shelf.

I don't want all these bits if furniture in the other room so am trying with a massive charity shop run. I am overweight, abd have too smallclotges but I also have many that I won't wear even if they'd fit.

I think having the massive bedroom hasn't helped, I've been able to keep all of these clothes with no problem but am struggling a bit at the thought of getting rid. I'm struggling financially too so that doesn't help.

Context- I work in an office so need work clothes. I have outdoor animals so need scruffy work clothes. I swim and exercise so need stuff for that. I rarely go out . I'm sentimental about things too!

@BunsenBurnerBaby and do you just replace one as and when needed? How did you get to this stage?? Help!

i have a box for my clothes. It's like a chair small that the seat lifts up as i dont like clutter i only keep what i wear all my winter coats and clothes go in a bin bag and in the loft untill winter time .

Two haf height rails - about a metre of rail space. 3 items in DHs wardrobe, as it's full height.
3 drawers.

TBF, at one point, the entirety of my wardrobe fitted in a suitcase and an ikea bag with shoes and coats. So, I feel like it's quite extensive right now!

A triple wardrobe and a double hanging rail, 4 drawer chest of drawers and blanket box for jumpers. Everything on hangers in the wardrobe and rail is double or triple hung. Literally drowning in clothes.

I have half a small wardrobe, 2 shelves in a chest of drawers and a cupboard which I share with the cat

DH was mystified when I said I wanted to turn a bit of deadspace in his study into a wardrobe for me.

I shall totally be showing him this thread!

I don't worry about clothes numbers anymore (probably have around 90/100 items) because I have very strict standards as to what I allow in my wardrobe and two chest of drawers. So It's very self selecting. It has to be my style, fit perfectly and comfortably, look and make me feel amazing and get worn regularly. I don't care about budget because I buy so few items over a year, I've just bought a new coat for mainly dog walks which cost a few hundred pounds but it's beautiful, fits perfectly, really 'me' and I've worn it loads already. To me that is worth it rather than buying several cheap things that never get worn or a cheaper coat that I just don't love that much. Yes I have a few useful things like gym stuff but I still look for the nicer stuff even with that.
I used to have a wardrobe full of a lot of things that were nice enough but not quite right now anymore. I generally just replace things now but occasionally don't even bother because I still have enough. I got rid of several dressy dresses because I just don't get enough wear out of them and kept selecting my two favourite ones anyway, so I kept those two for cruises and weddings and sent the rest to charity shops and have never missed them or replaced them.

A clothing rail with 3 baskets on the bottom shelf.

Everything is on the rail except underwear/socks&tights/pyjamas. Clothes organised in colours on the rail.

If its in drawers/wardrobe then it's an absolute mess and most end up on the floor/never put away.

I hardly have any clothes. I use half a rail of one wardrobe and that's mainly formal wear and handbags.

I have one chest of drawers for everything else.

I need new clothes but hate shopping! I recently got rid of a chunk of smaller clothes that I will never fit in again and were really out of date anyway. It felt quite good, I figure if I lose weight I'll deserve to buy nice new things rather than 10 year old saggy jeans that I didn't like even when I bought them.

This is the attitude I'm trying to have to clothes!

Hmm. I have a coat section; a section for trousers and tops, a dress section, cardigans and jackets, more formal stuff and evening wear - about 8 feet in total. The only things I have that are more than 7/8 years old are: a Burberry trench, my wedding dress, a black velvet Caroline Charles evening coat, and a Terrence Nolder evening dress (it had some memorable nights out). On the whole, I tend to wear things until they look tired or get a permanent stain, then replace.
I have scarves that are 40 years old.

I have 6, three foot wide chest drawers for: underwear, nightwear, swimwear, scarves and handbags. and a couple of shoe box sized containers full of old make-up, sun lotion, handcream and nail polish

@Bemyclementine It took a lot of chucking out! But I’ve just done it again: I used to have a fair number of smart dresses for work but post covid my working life has changed so much and it’s never going back so just gave them away. I work out what I need for laundry purposes and then just wear the same stuff again and again. And yes, I replace when knackered but like pp I am now more confident about spending more because I know it won’t get mis-shaped in the wash (supermarket t shirts, I’m looking at you!). I will now spend £30 on a t shirt which was unimaginable in the past, but it will be lovely quality hold its colour and shape and wash well for years. And I only buy once in a blue moon.

A good carpenter would be able to design something in keeping with the house to give you that sort of organisation if that’s what you want. You can ask them to design the carcass to fit ikea inners (or whatever brand you fancy) to reduce costs and to suit the style of the house on the outside/doors. It’ll probably be cheaper and better quality too.

One double wardrobe between us. I have a tall boy for underwear and pjs.

In "daily" use I have 1 short length double width rail and most of 1 long length single width rail.

I have 3 double width drawers (jumpers, work tops, casual tops, pjs, tights and vests), 2 narrow drawers (underwear and socks), and 1 and a half single width shelves in a wardrobe (sports/outdoors gear and Scout uniforms). I have the bottom of the double wardrobe for shoes .

But I also have a tightly packed long single rail and a short single rail on another room, along with 3 wardrobe shelves. For off-season, formal, too small things that I hope to wear again etc. And my collection of bags and scarves that are not in everyday use.

One large double wardrobe, one tall chest of drawers and a couple of large bags with shoes and coats.

Realistically I wear about a third of what I own, and what I have got is rammed in. I could do with a major declutter. Shoes - I wear boots, trainers and flip flops, there is zero need for any heels bar one party pair, but I have quite a collection. None bought in the last 10 years.

God I’m shocked how many clothes people have! DH and I share a double wardrobe and a large chest of drawers, and I have one box under the bed with summer/winter clothes.

I have loads but mainly as I'm terrible about letting clothes go when I no longer wear them. I have some dresses and jackets from 20 or so years ago- really need to sell them!

Tarantullah
I found Anushka Rees style blog helped me no end.

I have way too many clothes. I am slowly trying to declutter, listing things up on vinted. I got rid of 2 massive bags full and made over £200. My wardrobes/drawers are still full so I'm sure I can streamline it some more.

Eg I had 28 pairs of gym leggings... I cut it down to 3 pairs of full length, 2 cropped and 4 shorts. They dry so quickly even in winter and I don't run everyday anyway. I did this with each category, but I kept more than I needed as I think I can always streamline again if I don't need that many.

My main thing is I'm not buying anymore clothes/shoes/bags.

A lot... But they are full of course.
We have fitted wardrobes, 9 doors double height, so with two rails in most. DH has 3 doors, I have 6. We also have 6 drawers each.

I've recently cleared out a section and am now moving things to the new section once worn and am trying to dress from the unworn section. If after a year (or 2?!) I really don't want to wear it, it needs to go.

This sounds like Project33. This (and other minimalism and have more with less concepts) really changed my life. I know exactly what to wear each day, life is so much easier.

OP, check it out.

https://bemorewithless.com/project-333/