What proportion of your (working) wardrobe is over a year old?

[TheOGCCL]

I'm talking about the clothes you wear day in day out. Yesterday I wore some jeans (about a month old), a cardigan (about two months old) and a top (about five months old) with some ankle boots which pre date the pandemic at least.

I just can't seem to get together a wardrobe of clothes that I feel happy to wear for years and years which I'd ideally like for environmental reasons. My head is turned by new fashions, e.g. my skinnies feel very dated, I'm buying more oversized clothes lately, whereas a couple of years ago it was smaller things. Items lose their novelty value, they shrink or fade a little. I change my mind about what sort of neckline suits, I age. So I buy new and end up with a lot of churn in my wardrobe. (I am the opposite of a hoarder and do not have a lot of space so if things aren't being worn, they go).

I think lots of others must be like that given all the talk of buying new clothes on here and other forums and the influence of, er, influencers. My weight is stable and all my clothes fit me, can't use that excuse. I tend to buy mid range stuff, Esprit, M&S, Mango.

Any ideas??

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I'm talking about the clothes you wear day in day out

OP was asking how much of that is over a year old. In my case , the vast majority of it. And a lot of it much, much older.

For the last three years I have worked in much more casual workwear environment. All workwear is over a year old. Mainly I wear jeans (which I never used to wear in or out of work) with a top and jacket. I have a few jackets from old suits, used to love Laura Ashley wool suits. I pass as relatively smart as everyone else wears fleeces and we all love an M&S thermal top :) Fashion is not on anyone's agenda.

The vast majority of it. I don't buy clothes regularly, I tend to replace things as needed. I'm not interested in trends and I only wear plain clothes in simple shapes so I've never been fashionable.

This year I've bought a couple of shift dresses for work (one grey, one navy), a pair of navy loafers and some gym things.