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Is this a lot of clothes!

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namechangedaily · 23/11/2021 20:07

I never feel like I have anything to wear..

Is this a lot of clothes!
Is this a lot of clothes!
Is this a lot of clothes!
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DGFB · 23/11/2021 20:07

Not for me but I have way too many

XingMing · 23/11/2021 20:26

Not in my book, but I have been buying clothes since 1980 and I keep good ones as long as they still fit.

Blahdyblahbla · 23/11/2021 20:42

I'd say its not a hugely wild amount, but you can't really see th all properly, so have you so.e things in there you've forgotten about?

AnOldCynic · 23/11/2021 20:59

I'd say yes.

Wooky8 · 23/11/2021 21:01

Definitely a lot of clothes. You could organise them into seasons. Then rotate? Or into colours for capsule wardrobe, and rotate? Because wardrobe so packed, it's difficult to see what you have. Too much choice! Looks like some lovely items :)

accentdusoleil · 23/11/2021 21:09

Do you wear them all ?

MrsPsmalls · 23/11/2021 21:40

About three times as many as I have. I have about as much storage space as you tho, I just like to have room to see everything. I couldn't stand a closet as tightly packed as that.

IamGusFring · 23/11/2021 21:47

Do you have coats and jackets in addition to this ?

nanbread · 23/11/2021 21:50

I'd say that's a lot, yeah. Too much.

My first thoughts were woah! SOOOOO many tops and blouses, I think I see at least seven leopard print ones alone.

My second thought was woooooah - HOW many pairs of very similar looking jeans?

I imagine you feel really overwhelmed trying to choose what to wear.

An absolute revelation for me was that IT'S OK TO WEAR THE SAME CLOTHES AGAIN AMD AGAIN and actually, it can make it seem like you have a more consistent style.

I wore the same dress to every wedding I went to for something like 3 years in a row.

I guarantee you WILL have items in there you like wearing, I'd start with 5 tops you feel good in add 5 trousers that work with the tops, 5 dresses, and then 5 jumpers that work with both the trousers and / or dresses, 3 going out / party outfits and bag all the rest up. See how you get on.

PenelopeVonDelius · 23/11/2021 21:52

It's a lot more than I have, but I've done a few big clear outs over the past year and a half. I don't think it's a bonkers amount or anything. Is it all decent quality and does it all fit? I'd donate or just put away anything which is tatty or doesn't fit.

stealingbeauty · 23/11/2021 21:53

I think that’s too many. I’d advise picking out your favourite outfits (for this season), making sure it’s an entire outfit with coat, shoes, bag etc to go with it. Then pack everything else away in boxes. That way you’ll have a few outfits to wear on rotation, that you can maybe even mix and match, and things that you really enjoy wearing and that make you feel good.
That’s what I did and it was the start of my capsule wardrobe! I’ve got hardly any clothes now, but I always have something to wear, and something that makes me feel good.

Newmum29 · 23/11/2021 21:54

I’m sure you have no idea what’s in there, we wear 20% of our clothes 80% of the time so you could probably cut at least half and still not miss them.

nanbread · 23/11/2021 21:55

I also put myself on a year long clothes ban. I had to "shop my wardrobe". The following year I was allowed to buy charity shop only. Made a lot of mistakes that year Grin

I now have a rule that I'm only allowed to buy new things if they are better than anything else in my wardrobe, suit me and I have a specific need for it (e.g. replacing a raggedy old / badly stained item). I do buy clothes online sometimes but send 90% of them back when I realise I've actually already got things I like more / that suit me better

MeetMeAtOurSpot · 23/11/2021 21:55

Yes

NiellyNoFive · 23/11/2021 22:24

No not really.

You probably also don't throw away clothes you're never going to wear again.

Just put the ones you don't like any more in a bag to free up some space and see if you miss them

NotImpossible · 23/11/2021 22:36

Yes.

Dillydilly01 · 24/11/2021 01:08

It looks a lot, though it all looks very similar colour/pattern.

I'd empty your wardrobes and sort/try on everything - have one wardrobe of clothes you will actually wear and do not overstuff the wardrobe. For every top, make sure you have a skirt/jeans/trousers to wear with.

Get rid of anything that has seen better days, doesn't fit or is unflattering. Put clothes you think you might wear in another wardrobe and go through that again in a few months and get rid of what you haven't worn.

Sort your jeans and just keep four or five pairs.

DaisyNGO · 24/11/2021 01:29

@namechangedaily

I never feel like I have anything to wear..
Seriously? That is a lot of clothing! Are you having a giggle?
immersivereader · 24/11/2021 02:03

Oh god no.

Mercurial123 · 24/11/2021 04:17

That's way more than I have and I always have something to wear.

fantasmasgoria1 · 24/11/2021 04:41

I don't think so they just need to be less packed in. I probably have 3 times as many as you but they are presented differently.

Fingerbobs · 24/11/2021 05:17

Is that three different wardrobes? I have one! So yes, from my perspective that is way too many clothes. You don’t have anything to wear because you can’t see what you have.

I’d honestly empty them one at a time and do the full Marie K. Which ones do you:

  • like the colour but the shape isn’t quite right? Take a photo of the colour (or whoever bit you like) and put it in the charity shop bag.
  • like the shape but the colour never feels ok? Again note the shape and put aside.
  • always feel good in but it’s getting a bit tatty? Put into a different pile. You can make this party of your shopping list.
  • always feel good in? Keeping pile (note that the keeping pile is not allowed to include anything you used to look good in until you dyed your hair/lost weight etc. if you must, that can go in a separate pile and some of it might go in the shopping pile eg this shape is great but the colour is wrong)

Be honest with yourself. If you know you always take out that top but never wear it, think why that is. Shape? Size? Colour? The way it makes your arms look? And pile accordingly.

If you are left with nothing in your keeping pile then you are right, you have nothing to wear. If you keep it all, you haven’t been honest with yourself about why you don’t like wearing them. If you feel guilty for spending all that money on stuff you never wear and which doesn’t make you feel good, let it go. Give the clothes to charity (find a local one to help women get clothes for job interviews for eg) and then look at what you have left.

Sort the remaining clothes by season or by activity - party frocks, work clothes, park run, whatever. I do actually remove the ‘high summer’ stuff and stick it in an ikea skubb box at the bottom of the wardrobe (or under the bed) and the same with proper winter clothes eg velvet tops, warm trousers. It all makes space - the point is you only have things you want to wear in your wardrobe, not things you bought because they were on sale and a fabulous bargain or you like the colour or as an incentive to lose weight or whatever.

Think about what you do and when you panic about having ‘nothing to wear’. What do you not have now? A pair of jeans you like, with seven in your charity shop pile? Go jeans shopping. Take a kind and honest friend. Buy one pair. Wear them. If you wear them all the time, buy another pair the same.

When you buy a new top or skirt or trousers/jeans, make sure you can wear it with at least three things you already have. Don’t cheat. Try it. Be ready to send/take it back if it doesn’t.

Or, buy three more wardrobes and space things out so you can see them….

Thegoldplace · 24/11/2021 06:14

I had a wardrobe like yours that was bursting at the seems and yet I never had anything to wear, so I paid a stylist to come and shop my wardrobe and help me out outfits together. Mine also did colours so she worked out what looked best on me and then we focused on shapes. Because she had no emotional attachment to my clothes she was able to put things together I would never have considered! Plus accessories/bags/shoes. It also helped me understand what looked good on me and what bits were missing to link outfits together.

Couldn’t recommend enough and a better investment into my clothes than continue to shop for more.

There are lots of stylists in Instagram you can use for inspo but I found one local to me that liked, who’s style I liked and had good reviews.

Lovinglife45 · 24/11/2021 06:42

Wow!
My winter wardrobe equates to about half of one of your wardrobes!

You have a lot of clothes and would benefit from sorting into either colour or type of clothing; dresses, skirts, tops, trousers.

I know how many winter garments I own which tells me I do not have a lot:

Three pairs of jeans
Three pairs of black trousers
One jumpsuit
Three black skirts - two pleather
Four black dresses
Six dresses in various colours
Four skirts in various colours
Five casual tops
Five occasion tops
Two jumpers
Three roll necks
Two cardigans
Two shirts

SpeckledyHen · 24/11/2021 07:02

If you have lots of clothes but nothing to wear you need a colour and style day. The best investment you can make to save a fortune in costly wardrobe mistakes for the rest of your life.