To ask if you rotate your clothes?

[Pigtailsandall]

When I was small, my mum used to pack winter clothes away in the spring and bring out summer clothes - and vice versa in the fall. I'm from up north (way up north), so it made sense as we had proper snow gear etc.

My DH (from London) and friends (mainly Londoners too) think this is really odd behaviour. Obviously I have some stuff for all seasons but knitted dresses, thick scarves and woolly socks get boxed up around Easter, and strapless dresses and sandals brought out. It means everything gets looked at too in case it's no longer needed/liked, and aired outside. Is it just me?

(I've also just packed away most of my work clothes as I'm only going in once a week and a few smart outfits suffice. I like a fairly empty wardrobe)

I agree that in the UK the temperature variations are not great enough to justify a rotation. Maybe 30 years ago the seasons were more pronounced. In London, it is usually quite mild most days, even now just cold but not super freezing or icy.

I do a mini version of this. At the end of summer I put away anything that's very obviously summery (shorts, very thin tops, bikinis etc) - I put them in a very overstuffed under bed drawer. At the start of summer I get them out again. I don't have that many winter clothes so they usually stay in my drawers, but I do put the more wintery things in the lower, less used drawers.

Short version - I reorganise my drawers at the start and end of summer, to make the things I'll use that season easier to find.

Yes i do this, nice getting the spring/summer clothes out and seeing what you have and vice versa. Also means i know that everything in my wardrobe is suitable to wear right now.

I used to rotate clothes when I lived in a country with really distinct seasons, but there doesn't seem to be much point in London.

@RedToothBrush

We live in the UK. The weather is slightly changable.

What the fuck is the point in doing this when every Feb there is the wonder week of glorious sunshine and every Aug there is a week where you need a great big wooly jumper to stop your tits from freezing off.

Don't get this at all.

PS I wear christmas socks all year around. In fact I think virtually all my socks are christmas socks.

I keep one or two warm jumpers out in the summer of it gets cool, but summer dresses, sandals shorts etc go away in the winter. No way they are coming out in Feb no matter how lovely the weather gets.

I'm lucky now to have a spare wardrobe

Before things used to go in underbed drawers.

I used to but had a massive declutter a few years back and now all my clothes fit in my wardrobe so I don’t any longer. I don’t miss it at all!

My DH (from London) and friends (mainly Londoners too) think this is really odd behaviour.

I just re-read the OP.

Weather is pretty mild all year round in London. The temperature just goes up and down but there isn't snow or floods or high winds other than for a day or two. Some days are cloudier than others, but that is about it. No real benefit to rotating clothes other than putting thick coats away into a cupboard in the summer.

My friend actually does this with old fruit pallets filled with clothes. Not sure if his criteria for rotating is seasons but it ensures he's never bored of anything and his wash basket is never over loaded and everything gets some love and care and gets to spend some time resting rather than being over used and getting tatty quicker.

I think it's a really good idea.

I however have been homeless a few times and just live in leggings, plain T shirts, boots and jumpers and never have more than 4 of each because it's easier to store and put in bags when you're moving into the next temporary accomodation.

No, I tend to wear layers rather than heavy jumpers etc so must of my summer clothes are worn under my winter clothes. My winter wool tops I tend to wear on summer evenings.

Summer dresses go at the top of a wardrobe in a box, and I suppose alternated with jumpers, but other than that most things just get worn in layers.

Yes! They go into the attic. Usually in May the summer clothes come down and the winter clothes go up, the reverse in October. However I usually keep some jumpers, t-shirts & leggings in the drawers all year round. I live in Ireland.

I definitely do this!!! Doesn't everyone?

I do this! I have summer and winter t-shirts even!

It means everything gets sorted / tried on etc. twice a year.

It's not really summer / winter though....

More like:

Spring Summer Autumn
Autumn Winter Spring

I have a few things that stay out all year but not many.

Yes. I have a lot of clothes and it's easier to put the summer stuff away as it doesn't get so much use. Winter coats and puffas and cashmere gets put away in spring. Partly to protect from moths.

I keep a few woollies out obviously due to living in England!

Sort of, wardrobes aren't big enough for all my clothes (embarrassing as they are not small) so I put my smart clothes (surplus to requirement in a pandemic) and summer clothes in the spare room wardrobe and plan to switch them around in March /April

I do this because I have too many clothes and they won't all fit in wardrobe / chest of drawers so I keep non seasonal things mostly in storage boxes under the bed then have a sort out twice a year when some things get ditched into the charity shop bag.

Not rotate but I do have a suitcase full of holiday clothes that only come out when I'm going on holiday. There isn't much point in floaty dresses taking up wardrobe space when I will never wear them.

Yes really summery stuff goes away in winter, and really winter stuff goes away in summer. We have extra wardrobes in the spare bedroom so I just swap them over.

I do this- I have too many clothes to fit all them in the wardrobe at once.

Some items are year-round stapes like long-sleeved t-shirts, jeans, shirts etc. Heavy jumpers, knitted dresses, tweed trousers etc. go away in spring and are swapped for summer dresses, chinos, floaty trousers and short-sleeved tops.

The Italians always do it - it's a big thing in the calendar - Cambio di Stagione. Everything gets brought out 4 times a year, assessed and either kept or discarded.

No, I have enough drawers, and a big enough wardrobe.

I do this, and I live in London. Clothes go in a suitcase and swap over at the appropriate point in the year. Coats, scarves, hats, boots, thick jumpers, wool trousers - sandals, summer dresses, skirts, etc.

Yes I do, I only have a very small space for clothes and footwear so I do rotate. Perhaps I need fewer clothes but I really don’t think I have much, just one hanging rail, drawers at the foot of the wardrobe and a shelf for shoes. My DP takes u far more space than me as he refuses to rotate his wardrobe.

Yes, I do. it helps me to just see the clothes that are likely to be worn and not ones that won't be worn for months. Only do it for summer and winter clothes. spring and autumn ones stay out all the time.