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Post by Olan on Aug 16, 2020 14:13:46 GMT
95%. I am a minimalist who wears a uniform. Usually a catsuit/leotard with either a tank top or leather jacket depending on the season. I have other uniform variations but rarely wear them hence the 5%. Super freeing and easier to travel.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 16, 2020 14:48:44 GMT
Depends on the time of the year. I live in southern Michigan, close enough to the lake where we get lake effect snow and high humidity.
Certain shirts are year round. Certain clothes are fall/winter. Certain clothes are spring/summer.
I would say I wear half of my clothes regularly, a quarter semi-regular, and a quarter is pretty much special occasions only which means once a year.
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Post by mikklynn on Aug 16, 2020 15:17:22 GMT
I really purged when I retired. I've lost 20 pounds since then, so I purged more. So, my wardrobe is pretty small. I am wearing 75% of it. I have some dressier pieces I'm not wearing, since no weddings or events are happening.
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Post by amom23 on Aug 16, 2020 15:18:01 GMT
My problem is probably more that I get tired of a lot of things after wearing them for a season. So I'll shop for new things and not wear last year's items. Yes I purge my closet a few times a year, but I obviously spend way too much money on clothes. Then of course there are the clothes that I'd like to wear or think I'd wear if I just lost 10lbs.
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Post by freecharlie on Aug 16, 2020 15:18:38 GMT
Depends on the season, but I'd say 50% ish
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Post by myshelly on Aug 16, 2020 15:18:51 GMT
Right now I’m wearing like 1%.
Usually, I have outfits for each season and wear them each once per season.
I don’t like to repeat outfits often.
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Post by padresfan619 on Aug 16, 2020 15:47:54 GMT
Right now only about 5% because it is hot and I only have so many pairs of shorts. Before the weather got warm I was probably wearing about 15%.
Normally I wear about 80% of my clothes. At the beginning of the year I went through my closet and dresser and was very ruthless about what I was willing to keep. Before shelter in place the only things I wasn’t wearing out of my home regularly were snow clothes, formal wear and those grungy clothes I keep around for deep cleaning days.
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Post by Linda on Aug 16, 2020 17:44:01 GMT
I also have a bunch of Capri length pants that I never wear because I don’t have the right shoes to wear with them. I’m really limited by what shoes will work with my orthotics and I don’t want to look like a dork. I struggle with this also. I do wear the capris at home - compression socks and dorky sneakers and all - but I hardly want to rock that in public, lol. |
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Post by fredfreddy44 on Aug 16, 2020 18:04:27 GMT
Probably 80%. I have dresses, nice sweaters and skirts I very rarely wear. All my tops, shorts, jeans, jackets, shoes, and under things I wear regularly.
I don't have a lot either (estimate): 3 jeans, 5 shorts, 30 tops, 4 jackets, 10 pairs of shoes, etc.
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Post by anniefb on Aug 16, 2020 18:09:06 GMT
We're back in level 3 lockdown so right at the moment about 10%. Normally when I'm going to work most days and doing things in the weekend I'd say about 70%. Just makes me realise how much I can get rid of when I retire!
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Post by jeremysgirl on Aug 16, 2020 18:53:51 GMT
I wear 100% of my wardrobe. I have a small wardrobe to begin with and I am still wearing my clothes as normal despite working from home.
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Post by ddly on Aug 16, 2020 18:57:37 GMT
With Covid and working at home, I have only touched about 25% of my wardrobe. I have a pretty small wardrobe compared to other people I know. I don't buy something unless I love how it looks on. All of my clothes are pieces that I love and match with more than 2 other pieces in my small wardrobe.
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Post by lesserknownpea on Aug 16, 2020 20:56:30 GMT
I only wear 25 percent regularly. Half are dressy clothes i have no occasion to wear right now. The other 25 are things that probably need to go, but it’s mentally exhausting for me to go through the process.
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Post by pilcas on Aug 16, 2020 21:01:19 GMT
Usually I wear most of my clothes. The past few years we have travelled to warm places either in Sept. or October so I extended the use of my summer clothes. This year social life and anything else has pretty much been cut down to a minimum. Needless to say I have been dressing down at home.
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Post by greendragonlady on Aug 16, 2020 21:01:36 GMT
Probably 5-10%. Most of what I have in my closet are things I wore when I physically went into work a couple of years ago. Then I started working from home, then laid off. Now not only do I not need dressy clothes, they don't fit anyway.
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Post by moodyblue on Aug 16, 2020 21:26:14 GMT
I’m wearing only a small fraction right now. Lots of things affecting what I wear.
I retired so I can wear mostly really casual clothes.
I’ve lost weight so most things are rather big on me but I’m still wearing tops that are loose since I have so many and not very many that are my current size.
I want to lose more weight so not buying a ton of new things yet.
I did buy a couple pairs of knit shorts and some more knit capris in a smaller size because I’m wearing those every day - with the knee replacement I have physical therapy three times a week and I ice my knee off and on all day. I hadn’t worn shorts in many years, but they and the capris are easier for therapy as the therapist does some soft tissue massage and works on the knee cap area. That means I’m not wearing denim capris or any kind of jeans right now; the incision area is tender and the knit stuff is softer and stretchier.
I need to do a major purge of my closet. It’s on the list of things to tackle.
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 16, 2020 22:03:14 GMT
If you mean out of 100% of my clothes... I would say around 20%. I am in t-shirts and shorts or capris all summer. Not working so those clothes are happily snoozing elsewhere in my closet.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Aug 17, 2020 2:51:09 GMT
I also have a bunch of Capri length pants that I never wear because I don’t have the right shoes to wear with them. I’m really limited by what shoes will work with my orthotics and I don’t want to look like a dork. I struggle with this also. I do wear the capris at home - compression socks and dorky sneakers and all - but I hardly want to rock that in public, lol. I end up wearing Freesail Crocs with them sometimes if I’m just running the trash out to the curb or going to the mailbox, but they’re also kind of on the dork list IMO. |
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Post by anaterra on Aug 17, 2020 9:57:28 GMT
I can not accept the fact that i am a tshirt kinda person... that is my life... i wear scrubs n tshirts to work... shorts or leggings n t shirts at home... sweats or jeans with tshirts in the winter...
I love pretty clothes... and i shop at Cato that has a really good clearance section... so i see a pretty blousy top.... or a cute dress... a casual maxi skirt... its only $7 or $3... i dont usually spend more then $10 an item... and its pretty!!! But.... where or when am i actually going to wear it??? Even before the virus and life changed...
I do have some pretty dresses that i use when we vacation... we cruise or go to all inclusives... or we did... lol.. so a pretty dress for dinner....
But most of it i buy cuz its cheap and cute and i want to wear it... i always tell dh i wish i worked in an office so i had a reason to dress cute.... fact is i work in a factory... i wear scrubs n tshirts...
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Post by SweetieBsMom on Aug 17, 2020 11:50:42 GMT
Right now? Not much. As I’m working remotely, I’ve been in sweats/leggings and tee shirts since March. If not quarantined I typically wear winter clothes to the office year round, it’s freezing in there all damn year. I have casual summer clothes that I wear in the summer. I was commenting to my BFF about how hot this Summer has been and she said “this is only the first Summer you noticed, you’re usually freezing at work.”  |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Aug 17, 2020 11:58:07 GMT
Well, obviously being more isolated at home has affected his much of my wardrobe I’m making use of. In the past couple of weeks, I have been pulling out summer dresses and skirts to go grocery shopping or running errands. I’ve even done it for just an at-home day. I’ve missed dressing up.
Over the last few years, I’ve systematically pared my wardrobe down more and more. I got absolutely brutal with it during our move to the new house in January. Other than formal wear in a guest room closet, everything fits in my own closet now for all seasons. I used to overstuff two closets - a winter and a summer swap. Then I realized I was spending too much energy moving clothes I never really wore.
My closet and drawers now have only clothes that fit perfectly, feel good, and that I like to wear. And they are far from being crammed full - I can see what’s in them easily. I’m trying to adhere to the one-in-one-out rule, but that’s a little harder. Lol.
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Post by susancinpa on Aug 17, 2020 14:28:02 GMT
I can't even put a percentage on it right now. Usually I rotate through most of my clothes appropriate for each season and would say that I typically wear 90-95% of my clothes, at least my good/work clothes. My at-home clothes don't get quite a rigorous rotation, but I do try to work my way through them as well. This year, I haven't even gotten through half of my spring/summer clothes. I'm not letting it get to me since we are in unusual times right now.
In normal circumstances, I work my way through that season's clothes by putting items to the back of its section as it's been worn & cleaned. I pull from the front part and if I find I keep overlooking/skipping something, I pull it out to determine why & donate if I'm not going to wear it. Of course, this works best for my clothes that are hanging. Things that are in drawers or the upper shelves above the rods I have to be much more cognizant of how I'm rotating through them. Shoes are harder because I pull what I think works best for that outfit, so rotating through them is much harder and I have a weakness for shoes.
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Post by lisae on Aug 17, 2020 17:07:39 GMT
I have clothes I almost never wear but those are definitely the minority. I just don't let myself buy stuff anymore that I can't turn into everyday clothes at some point. Then I have clothes I wear all the time.
For those that I wear some but not enough, I've started converting more 'good' clothes I was saving to every day or dressing a little nicer than necessary for outings. For years now I've dressed nice for doctor appointments. If out of town, we usually eat out or combine the appointment with something else. Even if it local and we are just going to the doctor, I feel more professional and I think am taken more seriously if I show up in something nice versus the outfits I wear around the house or to Walmart.
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Post by zella on Aug 17, 2020 18:16:12 GMT
Maybe 20% of my summer clothes. I've found that with the isolation I'm under I only want to wear loose dresses or nightgowns;I don't like the feeling of anything snug around my waist, and I've put on some weight due to meds... and, you know, Covid stress eating. I have a bunch of beautiful tops from last year, but have only worn one or two this summer. I also don't change clothes every day. Night, day... it's all the same. I change if I have to go out (e.g. to get labwork done) or if I have got sweaty or smelly, but I'm sad to say caring about these things has gone right down the toilet.
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Post by catck on Aug 17, 2020 18:57:54 GMT
When we finally got some decent weather I went through my clothes and am wearing everything summer related at least once. So far I haven't worn anything twice  That includes shorts/dresses/tops. Which prove I have far too many clothes. How embarrassing is that??? |
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Post by bianca42 on Aug 17, 2020 19:23:11 GMT
I read the project333 book (wearing only 33 pieces of clothing for 3 months) at the beginning of quarantine.
I donated almost half of my wardrobe. I filled 3 giant bins with clothing that I'm not ready to part with. I didn't get down to 33 pieces, probably closer to 50. My closet feels so much nicer and less cluttered and the mornings are so much nicer.
I am mostly working at home, but I have gone to the office for two different full weeks using the smaller waredrobe and I love it.
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Post by tc on Aug 17, 2020 19:44:36 GMT
Years ago I read this book: I Don't Have a Thing to WearIt may not work right now with staying at home, but one of the first, if not the first, exercises in the book was to pull everything out of your closet and put in piles by it's "part of your day". So if you wore it to work - you put it in the work pile. If you wore it to exercise - you put it in that pile. If you wore it to sleep - etc. etc. etc. Then you were supposed to sit down and draw a circle on a piece of paper and divide up your typical day by the percentage you spent doing something. I can't remember if you were supposed to just do waking time or a whole 24 hours, but ... needless to say my chart looked like 80% work, 10% home, 10% other. Something along those lines. Then when you looked at the piles of clothes, your percentages should match your piles and if there was something off there - like 50% of your clothes were at home clothes but you only spent 10% of your time at home - that's where you needed to shift your priorities. If only 20% of your clothes were work clothes and you spent 80% of your time at work - well, you really don't have a thing to wear. It was an interesting exercise and I did a ruthless closet purge at the time using their methods. I need to redo it because I've let everything settle back into unmanageable patterns and I'm sure I'm skewed again. Anyway...to answer your original question...I'm back in the office, but I probably only wear about 50% of my clothes - no matter the season. I've gained a fair amount of weight in the last couple of years and I'm holding on to a lot of clothes that just don't fit right at the moment because I can't let go of the thought that I'm going to lose the weight. I have great intentions - but little to no follow through at the moment. |
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That includes shorts/dresses/tops. Which prove I have far too many clothes. How embarrassing is that??? 
