How many tops should i own

I will do a post about tracking soon, but I already did one on my wardrobe styling blog. Hope that helps. I found that before I had children I was buying what was trendy and only wearing an item a couple times before I stuffed it in the back of my closet. I look for classic-timeless pieces that will work every year, as well as basic layering, casual fitting.

Daphne, Thanks for commenting and sharing your insights. I really like the questions you ask when deciding whether or not to buy something. I think that if people asked these kinds of questions more often, there would be FAR fewer buying mistakes!

Applying common sense and math to the emotional connections of clothing as you did is brilliant and works wonders. We look inside our closets and at our wardrobes every single day without really seeing the contents. While my company makes closets that provide a place for everything, it really applies to everything that one treasures. Erika, Welcome and thanks for your comment! Can you tell us what he got his reduced to? I just did the inventory this afternoon. Thanks for your comment, JJ.

How many clothes a person needs is very individual and depends upon his or her life situation. You need to consider how often you ideally want to wear your clothes and work from there.

He now has 72 total shirts as opposed to He feels an idea number of shirts for his life would be around 40, so he still has too much, but as things wear out or he no longer likes or wears them, they will be weeded out. Both of us are buying a lot less and focusing on higher quality items.

Sometimes it takes a while to cultivate a minimalist, manageable wardrobe, but it CAN be done! Best of luck to you with your process! In my experience there is no such thing as normal. Depends on your lifestyle and the activities you undertake.

Thanks for your comment, Imogen. My standards are increasing, too! Hoping to get your closet down so you can wear every item 10 times a year? I wear pretty much 1 pair of jeans with the rare shirt or colored pair of jeans thrown in every now and then.

I own 5 pairs of shoes plus a couple slippers. A few dresses I never wear, probably about 10 jackets or so. I have approximately cm of hanging space not crammed but "full of tops This is more than all the rest of my hanging space combined. If I had to take a stab at a number I would guess I really need to edit more. My tops are the "pop" in my outfit so I like to have lots. That said, I recently sorted my tops by color and found out I had 5 eggplant tops with different sleeves and necklines.

It's probably more than any one person needs in that particular color. I kind of don't want to know how many tops I have! I definitely have more tops than any other clothing item. So I know it's more than 26 number of dresses. I think I have to many tops!!!!

I maybe have 10 tops, and that's being generous, that I can wear on any given day, plus jackets and cardigans. I think I need to go shopping! I've been holding off on commenting on this, but I have to guess since I never seem to get around to doing a proper count. I should really do a proper closet purge and ruthlessly cut this down. Probably to half what I have now. Please enable Javascript in your browser to get the full YLF experience.

When is enough enough? How many clothes should a woman have in her wardrobe? A Lifestyle Fifty reader messaged me recently with these questions — to which I very much related. In the West, most of us have as much as we need of most things to sustain our lives in a comfortable way. They become much more than just fabric to cover our bodies, and have all sorts of connotations relating to self-confidence, and wanting to improve our image. And the choice, so much choice.

Do you prefer Jeggings or Treggings or Jeans for instance, and what about leggings? So much to think about! So how many clothes does the average woman have? What clothes do you have? Could you easily pack for a weekend away? And how many clothes is too many clothes? I have way too many clothes, like say perhaps 50 pairs of jeans, pants, good pants, and casual pants — but what is reasonable?

How many jeans does a girl typically have? How many white ones, black ones denim? How many good pants or old pants? How many summer dresses — the ones to go to the shops, or to the beach or to go out in, and then for each season? I think as women we find it very hard to give them up because we are in love with them. They can bring us pleasure and make us feel good. But I think I still have too much.

How many clothes do I need, what is reasonable and what is normally typical? In response to a Lifestyle Fifty survey, readers answered a set of questions anonymously , and this is the result.

According to a survey of a USA women, ClosetMaid found that the average women has items of clothing in her closet. I know it was for me… My initial target was total items clothes, shoes, purses, and scarves , then garments.

But if someone would have mentioned those numbers to me back in January, I would have felt anxiety creeping up my sides. Too many clothes? Why not gift them to a charity shop or thrift store — Here are 10 of the best thrift shops on the internet to get you started.

In reality we probably need a basic wardrobe consisting of 3 of everything which would cover us under the basis of one clean, one in the wash and one dirty. But this presumes that everything in your wardrobe goes with something else that matches. Although it is very hard to achieve and requires discipline I do believe in the power of a capsule wardrobe , which has one or two extra show pony pieces to spice things up a little.

A basic capsule wardrobe is one which covers the essential days and evenings of your life with clothes that fit well, mostly in block colours of white, black, ivory, cream, navy blue and grey.

A crisp white shirt and blue jeans will actually take you most places, and a little black dress can be accessorised beautifully with prints or colours or jewellery to give it punch. So your capsule wardrobe should consist of items which you can wear anytime, and all the time, which can be jazzed up if necessary either with show pony pieces or pretty accessories.

However, apart from the fashion side of things, as we age, I believe we should always think about our underwear. Everywoman over 50 should have a few pairs of washable leakproof pants in their wardrobe. Check out some of the best leakproof underwear , why you need them, and why they are a much better and more eco-friendly option than panty liners — or simply click to Buy My Favourite Brand Modibodi Here.

Just check for bugs, like bed bugs or roaches. I also got an entire reclaimed wooden deck. Check for termites. Very much concerned about where the discarded clothes go — it seems like the minimalist purging approach just adds to the overall waste stream. Are there good ways to make sure that discards are actually used and not just put in the landfills? First, try to sell your discarded clothes before you donate. People myself included buy clothes at consignment stores. If you donate to Goodwill, then not all of your donated clothes end up on clothing racks for resell.

Some of them will be sold to recyclers or overseas, and some get thrown away. From an environmental standpoint, I feel like donating clothes to Goodwill should be the last option. Second, the intention of minimalism is to own less. After purging your excess, you should not be replacing the purged items. Going forward, you will purchase fewer items, which is much better for the environment. Yeah, but if the profits go to feed exorbitant resale shop executive salaries who buy more crap than they need, what is the value…GW does not assist folks w no cost work clothing, look for more direct consumer use, not resale, look for Shelters, programs than really funnel resources directly to those in need without having to purchase goods.

There are also groups on facebook etc. I began my minimalist journey last year. I had clothing in my closet with tags still on them, and they had been there a long time. I am getting ready to do yet another purge of my house; I am overdue for another sweep.

Anything that is in good shape that someone else can use will go to Salvation Army. So helpful this article, just when I was not able to throw some pair of clothes clinging to their memory!

This really helped, Thank you Joshua Becker. Since you already have a lot, you could ask if they could buy you sweaters, jeans, t-shirts or jackets next. Then after those wear out, you can ask for new ones. Agreed, be honest and ask for fill in pieces you really need, start a list, whole you can also keep your favorite gifts and share your others with friends.

Let the gift givers know that you are trying to actually build a wardrobe rather than just add duplicates. That way they will want to help you rather than spend on items your not ready to replace. No one wants to waste money on needless things on purpose. Another idea…You could start up a clothing swap with a group of girlfriends where you trade pieces. This would give you the opportunity to try other styles without buying. Like one of the comments said, keep a list of things you would like to have.

It not only helps me decided if I truly want the item, but also gives my parents an idea for gifts or things they might find on a clearance rack. Look up capsule wardrobes. These are groupings of clothing that all mix and match so that you will need only key silhouettes to cover all bases. Picking a basic color story helps too. These colors keep me In a mix match family that works easily. No brainier dressing! You can Google this all.

Pay attention to your favorite go to pieces in the closet. Pull these out and start a new wardrobe with those pieces on a separate rack to see what mixes with those best. And most importantly try on everything questionable to see if it make the grade with your favorite looks, if not remove those so that you can look and feel your best.

Google capsule wardrobes and go to Images for lots of ideas on what may work for you and your family. Also shoes and outerwear. That is my daily formula and I have several options of each clothing type to mix and match.

Simple and fast! Use be Vivienne files…. I have a hard time parting from it.. I have it separated by colors. My closet is overwhelming..

I have found this lifestyle to be such a blessing in semi-retirement. While waiting for my husband to retire next year, I have been downsizing in major ways. My clothes are now pima cotton tees and denim on most days. Black jeans and a couple of dressy tops for special occasions and that about covers it. I have found another simple but wonderful help both clothes minded and money saving.

We incorporated a small 4 shelf plastic shelf with 4 cheap clothes baskets near our laundry in the basement. Laundry is only once a week and our utilities have really dropped…. I can hardly wait to both be retired and have more time to enjoy our simple way of life! Love your site! Good afternoon, I am starting this process slowly. Along with this I am also a consultant for my own company therefore need to keep things for that too so we do I draw the line.

I have only black or gray pants and jackets, which means I only need black or gray shoes and socks. I bring color into the look in my shirts and scarves. I have 1 gray and 2 black purses of different sizes for different needs.

I started doing this because I was traveling a lot and it made for easier and lighter packing. However I found it made my home life easier and smaller too. I would add another rule that works well for me: Never buy clothes online unless you are buying an exact replacement for something you love. Keep what you love, love what you keep, use what you keep, and enjoy caretaking what you keep.

That may mean 10 black dresses for some of us, or 4 complete seasonal changes for others. I appreciate thought process and the philosophy behind this but its hard to live an active or athletic lifestyle like this. A separate set of clothing for working out in is necessary because no one wants to go to the gym then go out to dinner or go to work wearing a sweaty exercise shirt and shorts. As a philosophy of paring down to just what you need for funtional practical purposes is a good idea.

So this gets me a week before doing laundry and encourages me to work out every day. Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. How much they USED to spend! By culling numerous clothes and re-wearing items when not necessary to wash every time, using one towel per week etc I only do one load of washing per week compared to a flatmates loads per week for one person!!! Definitely a good feeling :.