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Would you say this is a lot of clothes?

74 replies

HumDumMum · 04/09/2021 19:41

Or an average amount? The far wardrobe is about 1/2 full too but you can't see

Would you say this is a lot of clothes?
OP posts:
DozingDoughnut · 05/09/2021 13:37

I had a similar amount but I’m selling lots as I didn’t wear it & it didn’t make me happy (in fact it made getting dressed more stressful!)

HHSchultz · 05/09/2021 13:51

Repressed, frumptastic Hmm, it's a fact that some people are cool toned and some warm. What extreme reactions to a harmless suggestion!

RelentlessForwardProgress · 05/09/2021 15:22

I wonder if you regret having a cull because you now feel you don't have enough to wear? Perhaps its not that you shouldn't have got rid of stuff, presumably you got rid of the stuff that you liked the least?, but that what you have left isn't right for you?

Have you tried that little trick of reversing a hanger on the rail when you have worn something....then in a few months time all the hangers that have not been turned have not been worn. It made it much easier for me to see I was only wearing about 30% of what I had.

Mercurial123 · 05/09/2021 15:26

It's way more than I have. So yes too much clothing. I wear everything in my wardrobe on a regular basis.

RosesAndHellebores · 05/09/2021 15:32

Hmm I think it's quite a lot. I have two wardrobes that size, one winter/one summer but all my tops, knitwear, etc are hung. Big difference for me is that my wardrobes are arranged: knitwear, dresses, trousers, skirts, t-shirts, long sleeves. Makes it much easier. I have 10/12 work option and 4/5 weekend options.

I have a third wardrobe for evening wear and coats.

DukeOfEarlGrey · 05/09/2021 15:34

It’s about the same as I have, though I think I have too much and will be having a cull once I’ve lost the lockdown weight gain.

I guess for anyone the upper limit should depend on how much space you have for it. I don’t need to get rid of anything in terms of space but would rather have fewer things that I wear more often.

GertietheGherkin · 05/09/2021 15:36

Oh gosh, that's quite a tiny amount compared to my wardrobes ( I have several 🤫)
In my defence, I'm never stuck for anything to wear, I can dress for any occasion effortlessly, and pack to go anywhere at a moments notice 😁

That is my defence 😂

BatshitCrazyWoman · 05/09/2021 15:42

Do you wear most of it? Does it all fit? Is it all in good condition? Does it suit you? If yes to all those questions, then it's fine.

I have about half as much and a lot of that is dresses for work (I'm back in the office). It all fits, suits and is in good condition, so I can wear it all.

If you have the time, try it all on, and see if it's all flattering and fits well. Only keep the things that do, other it'll make you fit shit about yourself. Make outfits out of what you have left, and hang them together. Clothes are fun, and should make you feel good.

gratedbeetroot · 05/09/2021 17:03

I have about a quarter of that; all of my clothes for all seasons fit on one of those rails. I used to have much more but I used the Marie Kondo method to declutter my wardrobe a few years back and I don’t miss any of what I got rid of.

daisypond · 05/09/2021 17:07

I don’t think it’s too bad at all. Is that everything? No chests of drawers?

Tealwarrior · 05/09/2021 18:21

@WeirdArchitecture

Basically, there is nothing wrong with incorporating colours and patterns into your fucking wardrobe. People on here will pathologize anything.

I mean yeh, you have a lot of clothes, so if you want to cut it down just toss out what you aren't too fond of and carry on. I strongly doubt you need to alter your style or seek the advice of a frumptastic Debenhams colour coach, Jesus.

You’re the one who mentioned a Debenhams colour coach.

But no matter - we’ve noticed you. But not in a good way.

Tealwarrior · 05/09/2021 18:24

@WeirdArchitecture

im a minimalist, and own very few clothes, just a few leggings, skirts and non patterned tops.

however, I think your wardrobe looks interesting, neat and full of personality. I loathe the typical MN obsession with fucking jeans with everything, and the insinuation that wearing small pattered frocks is somehow suspect - why is a pretty dress less worthy than a sad sack of mom jeans?

don't feel the pressure to conform op, enjoy your dresses, life is too short to dress like a permanent dog walker with depression. I have no idea why having a bunch of patterned frocks means the person needs their 'colours done'. Seriously? How repressed is that?

Again you’re the one who’s missed the boat when it comes to understanding what’s been said.
Backtobacktheyfacedeachother · 05/09/2021 18:30

You have about 3 x more clothes than I have but I do just live in jeans & t shirts & wear a uniform for work so I don’t need much.

brokenbiscuitsx · 05/09/2021 19:11

@HumDumMum

Or an average amount? The far wardrobe is about 1/2 full too but you can't see
If it is, then I am in trouble. I have that and a 5 drawer chest of drawers in the bedroom and then another wardrobe that size for coats, jackets and occasion dresses in the spare room. I just can’t get rid of anything I love it all Blush
brokenbiscuitsx · 05/09/2021 19:17

@ToManderleyAgain

What strikes me is that there’s not one coherent colour palette. It looks like there’s black, but also warm autumn colours, and then some cool pinks and blues too. No one person will really suit all of those colours.

Perhaps if you thinned it out to only the colours that truly work for you, then it might feel like you have more that you really want to wear?

I do. (Maybe except pastel yellow) I suit both earthy browns and khakis and jewel colours like magenta and royal blue.
Scarby9 · 05/09/2021 19:17

That's a lot more clothes than I have, and I don't actually wear all of mine regularly, so am planning another cull.
Have you honestly worn all of those clothes in the last year, OP?

SoundBar · 05/09/2021 19:28

Try hanging it by colour. It will help see what you wear a lot of and what you like.

DGFB · 05/09/2021 19:59

No, I’ve got loads more than that

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HumDumMum · 05/09/2021 21:10

@RelentlessForwardProgress

I wonder if you regret having a cull because you now feel you don't have enough to wear? Perhaps its not that you shouldn't have got rid of stuff, presumably you got rid of the stuff that you liked the least?, but that what you have left isn't right for you?

Have you tried that little trick of reversing a hanger on the rail when you have worn something....then in a few months time all the hangers that have not been turned have not been worn. It made it much easier for me to see I was only wearing about 30% of what I had.

I got rid of some coats and cardigans that I really regret but I kind of just feel all I've got is long tops and leggings, feel really frumpy. I don't have any tops anymore to go with jeans, well other than summer style vest tops.
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Sooverthemill · 05/09/2021 21:18

So is this before or after the cull? It's impossible to say if it's too much. But if you don't wear the clothes ( or Wong after losing baby weight) then get rid of them. After a while you won't remember what you've got rid of

RelentlessForwardProgress · 05/09/2021 22:10

Perhaps long tops and leggings just aren't your thing any more?

Why don't you buy a couple of tops/shirts to go with your jeans and see if that makes you feel any better? Charity shop or ebay ones if you don't want to spend a lot?

I bought a really nice top from whistles and a shirt from mint velvet at the charity shop the other day, £5 each, and if I don't get on with them I can re-donate them without feeling any guilt at the cost.

User875906 · 06/09/2021 07:39

Do you feel that your clothes fill the space available, do they still feel cluttered, if not I wouldn't get rid of any more, no point in an empty wardrobe. If the amount is about right for available space then adopt a one in, one out regime going forward. If posters only have one small wardrobe they will think you have a lot but if they have a dressing room they will think you don't have much.

TomorrowSomething · 06/09/2021 08:41

I'd say that's a huge amount for one person - masses more than I've ever owned at one time.

But does that matter? I'm not you. If you enjoy clothing and use it all then it's the right amount for you. If it's a lot of fast fashion / impulse sale shopping that will end up thrown away after minimal wear then it's not great.

pickingdaisies · 06/09/2021 17:24

Sounds like you got rid of things for the wrong reason. If all you were wearing is long tops and leggings, is that why you dumped your tops to go with jeans? My lockdown wardrobe was joggers, and I also put weight on. If I got rid of everything I'd stopped wearing, all I'd have left is joggers, some ratty t shirts and some things that are now a bit too big as the lockdown pounds are disappearing.
I made a discovery a while ago. There were clothes I liked that I wasn't wearing. I got rid of some, then it dawned on me that I wasn't wearing them because I didn't have the right shoes to go with them. (Shoes to go with the jeans or trousers to go with the tops... )
So get a couple of new tops, but make sure you have a complete outfit that works.
Do you like the clothes you've kept? Can you put together wearable outfits with them? If not what is missing that will enable you to wear them?

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