How many clothes do I NEED?

[bosch]

Am just about to have a bit of a spring clear out. We are also going to be re-decorating our bedroom soon and I'll have to keep my clothes on a free-standing rail for some time while the built in wardrobes are demolished and we work out what we want to replace them with. So I'll have much less hanging space. Oh, and I'll be keeping 'chest of drawers' clothes in two soon to be spare drawers in the living room.

Anyway, I have clothes in about 4 different sizes and have to cull some of the bigger sizes that I am not going to need again (repeat!) but I also wondered how many (or few) clothes you reckon I can get away with? Obviously complicated by the fact that I need work clothes (office job, three days a week), have a baby who still wipes his nose on me!(nothing lasts more than a day without the need for a wash or at least a brush with a clothes brush), oh and the summer clothes will be hidden in the wardrobe for me to tackle later on in the year.

Over to you.

I'm sure someone will come along with a definitive list. But I'd just say that I suspect you can get away with fewer if you have a tumble drier.

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Always a good answer, Quattrocento.

If I had the working out Quattrocento would I be able to translate it into an actual number of pairs of pants etc?!

Bosch, try putting this in style section - there have been a few threads previously on capsule wardrobes. I have a tiny amount of clothes compared to most people I know - most important thing is that most of my stuff 'goes' with each other. I hate clothes shopping - I am 6' 2" and somewhat 'traditionally' built, so once I find something that suits I stick with it.

For winter (although several things get worn in summer too) I have
1 pair jeans
1 pair charcoal jeans
1 pair brown jeans
1 pair cream linen trousers
1 pair striped cotton trousers
1 v long brown skirt
1 v long beige skirt
1 v long black skirt
1 knee length beige skirt
1 knee length black skirt
1 x pale blue heavyweight cardigan
1 x full sleeve cream v necked jumper
1 x roll necked brown jumper
1 x round necked black jumper
1 x short sleeved round necked red jumper
1 x fleece in v dark blue
1 x black cardigan with big buttons
1 x grey blouse
1 x red/white patterned blouse
1 x brown flowery patterned blouse
1 x loose knit oatmealy top
2 x patterned T shirts in browns/rusts
1 x pair long brown flat heeled boots
1 x pair long black boots with slight heel
1 x pair brown lace up casuals
1 x pair black mary janes
1 x pair wellies (!)
1 x casual raincoat
1 x trench coat
A drawer full of bras knickers and socks