Honesty, Please -- Amount of Clothing Question - Page 6

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

interesting......i also grew up during the 60s and 70s and we really had no dress code in public school......and could wear pants or shorts to school.

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CatsyCline · ‎07-24-2013

I have way too many clothes. I do have a healthy donate pile going. I have lots of skirts and suits from when I worked. I despise nylons and my high heels days are done. I don't dress up anymore and TBH it was a pain with the ironing, hemming and dry cleaning. Sundays were wardrobe maintenance days.

I went into Marshall's the other day and I actually walked out empty-handed. It was weird. It felt good! I just needed to buy new new new all the time. Its the thrill of the chase I guess. I am now asking myself whether I really need this top or jeans or bag. Shop my closet.

I think its due to when I was just starting out. I had very few clothes. Over the years I developed a style and my purchases just piled up.

shoekitty · ‎03-10-2010

@sunshine45 wrote:
@Mominohio
interesting......i also grew up during the 60s and 70s and we really had no dress code in public school......and could wear pants or shorts to school.

Shoekitty

thats odd, where did you live? The national Education association required girls to wear dresses to school during the 60's. I dont think it was until 1974 pantsuits were allowed. Code was length of skirt had to hit floor when kneeling. I graduated in 1966, and no pants to school. Actually i don't think girls thought to wear them, except during certain occasions. During the early 60's it was skirts and tops. Especially tight skirts, and pleated skirts. When the mini was popular, schools enforced length. I lived in california, in the Ba Area. We were pretty progressive. They didnt allow denim jeans on girls until mid 70's. At least that I knew of. We still wore those girdle and nylons in 1966. Then things started relaxing. but different cities might have over rode code. In the late 60's it was the hippie era. Long skirts, beads, and handmade sandals. But we were close to San Francisco, so that had a lot to do with our style. By mid 70's they were lucky the kids wore clothes to school. Lol

bonnielu · ‎03-11-2010

We had a dress code in our schools the dates you stated and I can remember my sister being escorted to the principals office to wait until my mother brought a real skirt. My sister was wearing a skort of sorts... cannot remember the "then name." But it was pants that had a skirt like appearance. Culottes perhaps. Not sure.

In any case I too have lots of clothes. I buy on sale and mostly for color. I am in the process of getting rid of lots of things and hopefully I don't buy more on a whim.

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

My clothes fit in a standard closet, probably 8x3 feet. I do think your husband is right, but I don't know how often you wear all those blouses. If you travel for work or attend a lot of functions, you may need more outfits than someone like me.

Shawnie · ‎03-10-2010

@sunshine45 wrote:
@Mominohio
interesting......i also grew up during the 60s and 70s and we really had no dress code in public school......and could wear pants or shorts to school.

I graduated from public HS late 60s, no uniforms. Girls could not wear pants. We couldn't even wear culottes. Boys had to wear shirts with tails tucked. Girls didn't even think about revealing tops.

Snoopp · ‎02-02-2015

I have way too much clothing. I do have trouble purging clothes so this is the real issue. I don't actually buy that much these days but I store the older stuff and have clothes in almost every closet. Time for another purge.

Financialgrl · ‎03-13-2010

@Laura14 wrote:
I don't think I have a lot of clothing. I'd have less if I didn't have to have a job.

Handbags are a different story. Got on that kick a few years ago.

DON"T EVER DO IT!

I was just going to say that since I retired, I only have casual clothes and not a lot of it. It's as a result of having a new house built and even tho the master bed closet is huge, when I moved I donated/tossed out all those many sizes of clothes that I kept "in case" I ever got back to that size again.

I do not own a skirt or dress. My niece is getting married next summer (evening wedding) and my intent is to get a dressy pair of black pants than I own and pair it with a pretty top - have seen many at Macy's this year.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

This is absolutely crazy!! Last night after reading this thread I signed off then went to watch TV. All of the sudden I hear a VERY LOUD THUD but I didn't know where the loud thud came from. Thinking no more about it I went into my bedroom to get ready to go to bed, turned on the light and OMG the rod holding up my hoard of clothes in my closet broke away from the wall!! Screws holding the rod supports came completely out of the wall!

Well that just does it...no more clothes for me! Ya think I had too many clothes hanging on the rod??!! Well obviously someone was telling me I did...LOL!

glb613 · ‎03-09-2010

@SAM55 wrote:
My husband thinks I have a ridiculous amount of clothing (and shoes, handbags, etc.)

I wondered how many pairs of pants other women have, dresses, tops, sweaters?

I have a double closet with just blouses, short sleeved and long sleeved. And I have a large dresser with t-shirts adn short-sleeve tops. I have a large closet organized in sections for sweaters and cardigans, and another closet with hanging jeans and pants. It seems like a lot, but I hear women call into the Q and say they purchased all colors of this pant or that pant, or bought this or that blouse in every color, so I'm thinking my stash isn't over the top. Would love to honestly know the amount of clothing other women have accumulated.

Sounds like too much to me. Most people wear 20% of their clothes 80% of the time. If you really are serious about purging clothes, hang everything with the hangers facing the same direction. Once something is worn, rehang it facing the opposite direction. At the end of a year (or less), donate what you haven't worn. The excpetion would be a dress or suit you need for a special occation. Trust me, you won't miss the clothing you let go.