How often do you replace clothing? And why?

Pollycat

diystarter7 said:

Hi

The media has to fill their magazines, websapce with something and this is one of those stories

We repalce as needed/want annd at times re shoes if they wear out and at times buy something that we liked before but did not want to pay the inflated prices and buy on sale.

I have slothing in my wardrobes that I've never worn or just the once and every year or so give it away inc shoes as I find it hard to break them in.

Thnaks

Yes, it is.
I'm constantly astonished by the daytime programmes which have 'stylists' who think people can afford to buy a new winter coat every year. Or a sparkly new outfit every Christmas. Or have 5 different styles of boots in their wardrobe.
Similar to the ones close to Valentine's Day that tell you what expensive gifts tat to buy for your partner.

I think some people must take some sort of notice as an item of clothing or jewellery worn by the Princes of Wales or any other person in the news seems to sell out pretty quickly.

I sometimes look and think 'OMG! I still have those from the last time they were in fashion'.  

ripplyuk

Savvy_Sue said:

I really NEED to cull my clothes because I have far more than I need, and often reject something when I was about to put it on. My chair of doom avalanched onto the floor this morning, and there were things in there I'd completely forgotten about ... 

But I rarely throw things away: only if they are worn into holes - silk shirts are particularly prone to ripping - if still wearable they go back to the charity shop. 

@Savvy_Sue I have the same problem. I have a huge amount of clothes but none of them are falling apart so it feels wasteful to get rid of them. Having so many clothes means none of them get worn much so they don’t wear out completely. Having said that, I think @elsien makes a very good point, in that there’s a limit to how many clothes are needed for wearing around the house. Very little of mine is good enough to wear to any sort of social gathering. A lot of them are faded and have got very thin/threadbare in places. I think I just have some kind of irrational fear of getting rid of clothes. 

Pollycat

I have today thrown away a jumper that my Mum & Dad bought me one year for Christmas that I've been wearing as my 'scruffy' clothes.
Dad died over 11 years ago.

Boffinman

I'm currently wearing a jumper I bought from the gift shop at San Francisco zoo.   I went there in 1995....

lincroft1710

I still have polo shirts that an ex bought me 30 years ago!

MrsStepford

Husband has more than thirty shirts, for the office, bought in sales and BNWT from charity shops. They don't get a lot of  wear and don't get tumble dried. He has casual shirts to wear at home or out, usually bought in sales.

We spend more money on country clothes like Barbour, Drizabone, Loden. They last for many years. I wear chinos, tshirts, jumpers, Tattersall check shirts, cords and they usually come from supermarkets or sales. 

I wouldn't wear anything stained, faded or ripped unless doing DIY. We don't go out in clothes with designer names plastered all over them, that's just tacky. I'm not a mobile advertising board ! 

IMO natural fibres wear more gracefully. 

Spendless

If things are torn, stained, too badly faded (to the point where they look too scruffy to wear). I've lost weight and currently I have some dresses that were bought once a year to attend my DD's drama xmas party. These are now re-purposed as work dresses and it doesn't matter if they're loose, but if I (hopefully) continue to lose weight  then I won't keep them but I won't replace as many as I have as a work dress, consider I currently work in an office once a week - 1 would be sufficient, 2 absolute max. 

Unless it's for a specific purpose, eg I will buy a new outfit for my son's wedding later this year then I won't go clothes shopping then I don't replace if something is worn out unless I don't have enough of that item.

MikeyPGT

Stains and/or noticible holes then they have to go - I have a t-shirt that predates my now 24 year old daughter but is still servicible so it stays ...

pinkshoes

I very much dislike the whole throwaway fashion thing where people buy poorly made stuff that is out of shape and fit for the bin after a few months! It's awful for the environment not to mention the sweatshops where they are made...

I like buying "good quality" stuff that will last. I have a pair of Boden Richmond trousers bought April 2018 that I still wear twice a week to work! Fit perfectly, wash beautifully. 

I'm currently wearing a pair of Hype trackies which are awful. They lost their shape after about 4 washes and are only fit for cleaning the house in and definitely not for public viewing!

I also buy bundles of clothes on eBay or stuff from charity shops to support reusing clothes rather than buying new.

I do have far too many clothes though so put some nice stuff in the attic for when my daughter is older, and I give things to charity that I no longer wear.

Jeans I tend to wear until they are shredded at the heel and knee! 

Newly_retired

Today I am wearing a thick cardigan which must be over 15 years old. It only comes out when the weather is very cold. There is nothing wrong with it and I like the colours. Why would I get rid of it?