Why is there no solution to the 'used-once-but-not-dirty' clothes pile?

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We all have this, don't we? A pile of clothes on a chair in the bedroom that aren't dirty enough to wash but not clean enough to go back in the wardrobe.

Mine sit on a chair looking untidy.

Try as I might, I can't find a solution. Blanket ladders aren't sturdy enough to put up with daily use, chairs take up a lot of space, hooks don't work for two people's worth of clothes.

AIBU for being frustrated there is not a magical solution to this? Or is there one that is being gate-kept by the eternally tidy and house proud crew?

Solved this for my kids. They have 'cubby holes', essentially open shelves where the part worn clothes go, folded. I don't like putting part worn clothes back in an enclosed space - after a while you don't know what is what and things can get smells from being in an enclosed space.

For me, I have an old-fashioned wooden rack that I got from a junk shop. If I'm disciplined it doesn't get too full. My DH? A chairdrobe...

I have a hook on the back of my wardrobe for things that need to hang, and two boxes, one for tops and one for for bottoms. It’s working ok.

A big basket from b&m, pop them inside that folded :) do it with my kids clothes and it makes it looks more neat and organised

This! And if they're not - wash them fhs 🙄

I have some boxes in the bottom of my wardrobe and I just put them on top of there in a pile.

Not RTFT yet but ‘hang them up’ must have been suggested by many posters. To me, it’s obvious.

It’s fashion advice for looks.
Washing clothes isn’t making them throw-away or fast fashion.
Washing is taking care of clothes.

The denim jeans I buy are vintage 1990s Levi’s anyway. Washing them isn’t shortening their lifespan.

The denim jeans I buy are vintage 1990s Levi’s anyway. Washing them isn’t shortening their lifespan.

It is, according to Levi Strauss:

How to wash and care for your Levi’s® denim – Levi’s® Customer Service

"How often should I wash my denim?

To help maintain the shape and fit:

• Wash your denim after about every 10 wears,
• Avoid frequent washing to reduce stretching and wear."

Exactly, the avoidance of washing is to “help maintain shape and fit”

Not lifespan.

You know why? Because cotton shrinks a tiny bit each time it is washed for the first 10-15 years.

The recommendation of 10 wears before you wash is to get a customer beyond the ‘it shrunk in the wash and no longer fits right so I want to return it’ 30 day returns on the receipt.

Thats why I buy 30yr old vintage denim, it’s already shrunk as much as it probably will.

Sksks and you thought a company would be giving advice that isn’t based on profit maximisation by reducing returns and refunds.

And to reduce stretching and wear. In other words, it effects the life of the garment.

Nice to see you gliding over the advice to wash every 10 wears.

'Bergh still doesn’t use a washing machine to clean his denim. “True denim heads, people that really love their denim, will tell you to never put your denim into a washing machine. So that’s what I do.”

Denim lovers often say washing jeans will impact their shape and color, while keeping them unwashed will improve their appearance through creases and exposure to the elements. Not washing them is also said to make them last longer as it will prevent the denim’s fibers from wearing down — which could lead to holes or rips.'

www.cnbc.com/2023/10/10/how-often-should-you-wash-your-jeans-levis-ceo-settles-debate.html

Thanks, it’s bullshit purely concocted to reduce the cost of returns for jeans shrunk in the wash the first 30days. Oh and so customer service can refuse refunds for faulty items if you washed them after 6 wears….

It is all about getting the money and keeping it. Nothing to do with the properties of denim.

Sounds very cultish, true lovers of denim - it’s shape, colour and creases (appearance) are paramount and hygiene isn’t mentioned. Then “it is said” not washing makes then last longer- really concrete science there /sarcasm. That’s a rationalisation of a dirty practice for fashion to make it more socially acceptable.

Unless you wash by beating them against rocks, the fibres aren’t going to be worn down by a wash any more than sitting on a sofa. Denim was made to be workwear when mining and ranching.

I think I’m wasting my breath as you probably think dry clean only labels are sacrosanct too.

I feel like I’m missing something here…why can’t you just hang them up? 🤔

If they're dirty and smelly then clearly they'll be washed. The OP is talking about clothes that are clean enough to wear again.

I can't believe anyone washes all clothes after every wear. if you do then you're clearly an idiot who has no concern for the environment.

Where did I say I wash after each use? I’m still in a heatwave so yes during a heatwave. Otherwise I put clothes worn but still clean to air on a radiator airer by an open window.

I wasn't referring to you specifically @OneNewEagle . There were other posters who claimed they couldn't wear things more than once

I dont think clothes can be considered clean after one wear. Wearing them against your body all day, outside in dirty polluted air, spit landing on them from your mouth when you speak and from anyone speaking to you. Sitting on public seating that is filthy, let's face it, and dirt from your own hands.

I'd rather wash mine after one wear than imagine them hanging up in my wardrobe with all that crap on them.

It depends what one wear is though that’s the point? I wear a t shirt and jeans to work which is a 30 min drive away. I then change into my uniform for the entire day. Then wear my clothes 30 mins home again. Where I then shower and change into my pjs/loungewear for the evening. If I washed those clothes after “one wear” i would have only worn them for just over an hour in total. So yes I absolutely rewear those clothes the next day. If I’ve been out all day in the summer heat and on the tube then obviously I wash them.
My husband wears 1-2 pairs of jeans a week. He works from home in a nice cool room so he’s not getting dirty on public transport etc. He changes his t shirt and underwear daily but his jeans? 3-4 (or more) days in a row is fine.