Snow Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I still have all my business clothes from when I was a working mom that I can't let go of (just in case I have to work again); add in those clothes that are too small (darn you my baby weight!) and I bet I only wear 25% of the clothes in my closet. It's ridiculous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 My kids are all 9 and over and I still have clothes I dont fit . . . well, i'm gaining again due to a long term injury. but yeah, at least half my closet is things I dont wear but want to keep in case i lose weight or go back to work. but i do want to cull a lot of it, I just havent found the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpoy85 Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 I wear all of my clothes. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 80%? There are definitely things that I find and am like, ooh, I forgot about that... And there are a few items that I only wear occasionally, but most things get worn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Probably about 70%. I have a definite summer and winter wardrobe, so I rotate my closet. I'm getting better about clearing out what I don't wear. I do have a box of clothes that are a tad too small, but I only kept the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 75%. When I wash my shirts and hang them back up, I always put them on the same end of my closet. This automatically pushes all the clothes that I do not wear to the other end. A couple times a year, I donate the clothes I don't wear (even if I still like them). I have half a dozen nice dresses from my husbands work events. I have only worn them once or twice, but since he started with a new company, I will hold onto them and hopefully wear them at least once again. I do have 6 pair of pants that are just a size smaller that I am in right now, but I am losing weight so i will be in them soon. I keep a tote under my bead that has my off season clothes. I am pretty aggresive about getting rid of clothes I don't wear. I don't like to dig though them to find what I do want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenvneck Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 100%. I am ruthless about getting rid of clothes, often to my own detriment. OTOH, I have soooo many stacks of unused curricula that I just can't bring myself to pass on because WHAT IF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) ETA: I misunderstood/misread the OP. I have a pretty small wardrobe (not that I am proud or anything lol). I wear 80 plus of what is in my closet. There are some really nice pieces in my closet that do not seem to be dated, although I would need to lose 5 or 10 lbs to wear them. I have a *very* small closet. Edited October 15, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 80%? There are definitely things that I find and am like, ooh, I forgot about that... And there are a few items that I only wear occasionally, but most things get worn. :iagree: This is me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghee Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I was going to say 100%, but that's not accurate. I wear all of what fits now, but probably 40% of that gets worn more often than the rest. I do have a handful of things one size up from what I wear now, and four pairs of dress pants two sizes up from what I wear now. I'm hanging onto them because it doesn't seem unrealistic that your pant size might fluctuate a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocolate Rose Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Right now, I wear 100% of my clothes. I have clothes I wear to work, I have clothes I wear at home (sweats in the winter, shorts and t-shirts in summer) and clothes that I wear when I leave my house (jeans and shirts). I've lost a large amount of weight and boxed up everything that is too big, but I still haven't gotten rid of it (I've maintained my loss for 1 1/2 years). I'm afraid I'll gain the weight back and I really liked some of my huge clothes and know that I could never afford to repurchase clothes. :D I've got everything from a 4x down to a medium. Hopefully, I'll get to the point where I can let go of the too big clothes. Any suggestions on the best way to get rid of them - sell, donate...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Almost all of it. There are a few very dressy pieces and some that are size outliers (don't we all have "fat days" here and there?) and a very few things that are nice, but I just don't wear them for a particular reason. I have a shirt, for example, that has a lace cut-out, so I only wear that shirt with a black cami under it, but I don't have a black cami at the moment. :tongue_smilie: So - a couple of things like that. I mostly wear the things I have, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicAnn Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 99%? We live in a small space and i can't sacrifice the storage. I have it easy though...only wear dresses and skirts so they mostly fit no matter if I lose or gain weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CupOCoffee Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 100% here; I can't afford to buy clothes just to have them sit in my closet. I don't even have separate categories for clothes; my work clothes are also my casual clothes. Well I guess I do have "sleeping" clothes. I also wear my clothes till I wear them out, then buy new to replace. I don't even know what it feels like to go into the closet and go "oh, I forgot about that pair of pants" because they all get worn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbmamaz Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 a lot of it is the work clothes tho . . . because i really expected to only be home for a year, and work clothes are expensive . . . I have a lot of jackets, like blazer-type jackets, and nice skirts. Dresses . . . interview outfits. i might be back to work in as little as 2 years, so it really does pay to keep it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReader Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I'd say 90% to 100%, really. There are a few items that are "a few times a year" type things, but each pair of pants and each top gets worn in the regular routine. I have gotten really good at only buying what I'll truly use, and getting rid of stuff that I haven't touched in ages. My wardrobe is really small, though. Just enough variety to not be boring, and a lot of mix/match stuff so that the same things can be worn often w/o seeming the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tess in the Burbs Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I got on a purging kick years ago. Right now I wear most of what I have, but I don't have a lot. I have held on to a skirt I wore over a decade ago for formal events but no top to go with it. But mostly everything I can wear. If I don't wear it in 2 years or it's not designated for camping/painting/yardwork, then it goes away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaffodilDreams Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I just purged my wardrobe after years of needing to do so. I only kept what I wear, and it feels great to have a streamlined closet. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannah Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 98%. Formal function outfits get worn only once per year and I have two pairs of very nice jeans that I’m hoping to fit into again… I don't have a lot of closet or storage space which means that anything that isn't used goes. There are bookshelves where others would have closets ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGHEALTHYMOM Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Right now I am cleaning out our basement, and weeding out maternity clothes to give away! I actually was shocked to find clothes that are 16 years old and I am giving them away too. I will never be able to wear them due to my hips spreading..... baby weight still coming off, but I have 8 so it may not ever all come off! I am accepting the reality of my body parts moving south too :confused: Reading a blog on finances last year daily, also made me realize it is better to buy more expensive clothes that I love and will actually wear than to keep buying at thrift stores ( without trying them on!) so, I have tried them on and found some awesome pieces to wear this winter. Anyway, I am trying to make the paradigm shift to less is more. Of course right now we don't leave much at all, so I am hanging up kids clothes that are for church, pictures, etc. not to be worn without permission. I also am still trying on clothes that I am just sick of looking at, and implementing the rule: If I haven't worn it in a year or don't love it, it is gone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGHEALTHYMOM Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I just purged my wardrobe after years of needing to do so. I only kept what I wear, and it feels great to have a streamlined closet. :001_smile: LOVE THIS!!!!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Posted October 15, 2012 Author Share Posted October 15, 2012 Wow, sounds like many of you are doing great! In looking over my closet again last night I forgot to include wearable winter clothes so that brings me to probably 50% but that's still just not okay. Clearly, I just need to let go. :Anyway, I am trying to make the paradigm shift to less is more. I also am still trying on clothes that I am just sick of looking at, and implementing the rule: If I haven't worn it in a year or don't love it, it is gone! :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baseball mom Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I am ashamed to admit this after reading this but I probably wear only about 15-25% :blush: I really need to go through and get rid of stuff. We don't have the space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 I wear most of my wardrobe except a few more formal items so I would say I wear 95% of it. I don't have a huge amount that I don't wear regularly and tend to get rid of anything that doesn't fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 80%? There are definitely things that I find and am like, ooh, I forgot about that... And there are a few items that I only wear occasionally, but most things get worn. I was going to say all of it. But then I have about 3 dresses that I only wear to weddings, or something equal formal - and that rarely happens. I also have a old karate outfit which I don't wear. Other then that if I don't wear it, it eventually dies a honest death being buried alive in laundry land and never returns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 Probably 25%. I just don't wear nice clothes anymore except to church since I hang out with messy clingy children all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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