How many jumpers and cardigans do you have?

[Lioninthesun]

I am just about to move and realised that although I never feel 100% happy with my outfits any more I appear to have way more actual clothes than ever before
I need to limit but am constantly making excuses to keep certain things for eg an old Hobbs top I used to wear to work that could be smart casual but is cashmere so hard to clean...can't quite throw it out.

I was just looking through Jigsaw's email with their basics range and suddenly had an urge to completely boot out EVERYTHING bar 2 pairs of trousers and start again.

Is this madness? Should I just start with minimising what I have(a drawer full of jumpers and half a wardrobe of cardigans )? How do you choose what stays and goes?

Mine are folded in a drawer in the (1m wide bog-standard, IKEA Pax) wardrobe. Out of season items (i.e. linen summery things) are folded in a drawer under the bed. Longer cardigans/coatigans (what a stupid word) are on hangers in the wardrobe.

Like I said, the rest of my wardrobe is mainly a capsule of neutral trousers and skirts and a few solid-colour dresses!

I've had some of my knitwear items for 10-15 years, some were new this year, and most are somewhere in between. I probably buy around 5-6 items a year (not all in winter) and do cull anything too worn, faded or moth-eaten.

JosephineBornapart - I iron them before I wear them. I don't iron them before I put them away.

I now have the urge to shop!

I have about 4 cardis for work, 1 for home and 4 jumpers. I struggle finding things that fit (6ft) so I wear things until they fall apart!

About 20. Amazed at the 100 numbers! We live in the Swiss alps half the year and even then I could never wear that many

No wonder I struggle with what I've got - I need to show DH this thread as he thinks I buy loads of clothes!!

I have 5 jumpers all cheap/sale stuff.

3 cardis ditto cheap ones

I tend to throw out after a year or so because they don't last. I never know if I'll still be in work from one month to the next so I can't invest in anything better. I also can't wear wool.

See, I have the opposite approach - I would hate to have to throw anything out after just one year. What a waste!
I would rather save up and buy one decent item a year, than buy "disposable" tat and have to replace it.

Today, I went out wearing a pair of brown leather lace-up ankle boots (heeled brogues) that I bought in 1992. They were so old-fashioned and mumsy I didn't wear them at all between 2006 and 2012, but this winter they are suddenly fashionable again and I've been getting loads of compliments on them. I don't regret having kept them in the back of the wardrobe all those years. They still fit well, look good and it's like having got a brand new pair of boots - at no cost!

I agree it sounds wasteful but tend to buy better quality jeans, trousers and shoes which last me years (bar major changes in fashion/style) - just can't do this with jumpers. Wool would probably last much longer than cotton which is the only fabric I can wear.

Just can't wait to get my summer wardrobe out again - can't bear the whole winter clothes malarkey

Lion in the sun - if you are not careful, you will turn into my mother!!!

Except she is less of a Hobbs person and more Damart!!!! Everytime I go to get a cardi out of the wardrobe for her it is "too thick/has no pockets"/"I never liked that one"/"No no the other blue/black/brown one" "That isn't yellow it is cream" (she's no good at colours either).

By the way I got rid of loads before her move whilst she was still in hospital.

It is a running joke - her and her cardies - in my family.

I have fewer than most people I think.

I have one jumper (multicoloured and chunky for when it is very cold)

Three hoodies - two for in the winter and one summer one

A black chunky cardigan

A black zip up cardigan

A black light weight cardigan

Think that's it.

:-O

I thought I had loads before I read the responses.

I have 3 cardigans... two very thin jersey fabrics in black and cream, one thick woolly cream cardigan. I actually hate cardigans. Much prefer hoodies.

I had 3 grey hoodies, 5 sweaters (all grey! some with designs), 5 knits.

3 jumper dresses
2 cardigans
3 jumpers

Feels like enough to me, they are all wool, some are cashmere but they are warm. Wanders off feeling like I have the capsule thing sorted!

I have 7 jumpers and 7 cardigans. I thought this was quite a lot, I wear one every day at the moment, work or home. But now I feel like I should buy more!

I have had a major de-clutter over the last 6 months. I have 3 cardigans:

Navy v neck mohair cardigan
Cream cashmere cardigan
Black open front 3/4 sleeve cardigan

And 4 Jumpers:
Camel cashmere crew neck
Navy merino crew neck
grey button back jumper
navy stripe cashmere jumper

Scarlet that sounds perfect to me. I keep changing size and needing to start again!

I actually had no idea people kept anything likecsome of the numbers on this thread!!

More than my tally of sexual partners and tbh I'm a goer

Ronald

I have about 10 but I cull often.

John Smedley have a brilliant sale on, if you need to update your knitwear.

I thought I had quite a lot (up to 20, including Summer knits, smart and casual). I can't believe some people have 80. Surely most of them don't get worn from one end of the year to the other.

Oooh, the Pageant merino wool jumpers from Smedley look nice...
NO! Must STOP!