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Tracking Everything I Wore For 1 Year

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Re: Tracking Everything I Wore For 1 Year

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Post by deebosong »

chrismeller wrote: post #6
JoeAltmaier wrote: post #5

Can't relate. No Ren-Fair costumes? No gardening boots, gloves or shirts? What about hiking clothes? I own about 4 mundane shirts, 3 pairs of pants. That's it. Not much to track for me.

Sometimes I wonder if people notice that I wear the same 4-5 shirts over and over every week. All of my long sleeve shirts were bought I think from Sears back before their fall, so my cost-per-wear has to be astronomically low by now.

I was dating this one person who works in fashion. All my clothes are neutral basics, so I can just wear whatever on any given day and look similar but vaguely different. Said person picked up on my entire wardrobe once noticing I started recycling items, probably on date 6 or 7, and let me know hahah.

I guess some people have a knack for detail about such things.

Re: Tracking Everything I Wore For 1 Year

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Post by Jaruzel »

thanatos519 wrote: post #4

Wow, that's a lot of clothes! I wear like 10 [t-shirts,socks,underwear] and 2 pairs of [pants,shorts,footwear] and replace them at the thrift shop (except underwear and footwear) when they wear out. Counting jackets and hats and sportswear and more-formal-wear (i.e. shirts with buttons and collars) it can't all be worth $500.

I live in the following:

  - 2 pairs of jeans, on rotate
  - About 20 t-shirts
  - 20-ish sets of underwear + socks
  - About 3-4 sweaters/jumpers/hoodies
  - 1 pair of boots
  - 1 pair of worn out trainers
That's basically it. Some of my t-shirts are over 15 years old, in fact 99% of what I wear is over 3 years old. Spending over $500 in a year on clothing is totally alien to me!

Einstein had it right:

"Albert Einstein reportedly bought several variations of the same grey suit so that he wouldn't have to waste time deciding what to wear each morning."

The only clothing I actually care about are my t-shirts. They all have graphic prints on them depicting things I care about. Mostly Films or Metal Bands.

Oddly, the worn-out trainers I wear I bought new on eBay several years ago, and it was only some time later that I realised they were limited edition Nike Cortezs that have since sky rocketed in price (for new-in-box) and now cost £500+ . I bought them because I liked the colour, and have practically worn them to death. Trainer/sneaker collectors must hate me now.

Re: Tracking Everything I Wore For 1 Year

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Post by ghaff »

blfr wrote: post #18
thanatos519 wrote: post #4

Wow, that's a lot of clothes! I wear like 10 [t-shirts,socks,underwear] and 2 pairs of [pants,shorts,footwear] and replace them at the thrift shop (except underwear and footwear) when they wear out. Counting jackets and hats and sportswear and more-formal-wear (i.e. shirts with buttons and collars) it can't all be worth $500.

Wow, that's a lot of clothes! Funny, I looked at his $3,907.65 total estimate and though that it's quite low for an adult. Consider though that OP used retail prices, not thrift shop.

Even leaving out a lot of expensive business/formal clothing--which is less common in most circles these days--specialty outdoor activities clothing and footwear adds up in a hurry, especially if you do stuff in cold/snowy winters. It wouldn't surprise me if my winter outdoor gear added up to that by itself. I admittedly have way too much old clothing I rarely wear (and even more that I really wouldn't miss) but I'm sure my inventory is still way more than that.

Re: Tracking Everything I Wore For 1 Year

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Post by davidro80 »

Jaruzel wrote: post #22
thanatos519 wrote: post #4

Wow, that's a lot of clothes! I wear like 10 [t-shirts,socks,underwear] and 2 pairs of [pants,shorts,footwear] and replace them at the thrift shop (except underwear and footwear) when they wear out. Counting jackets and hats and sportswear and more-formal-wear (i.e. shirts with buttons and collars) it can't all be worth $500.

I live in the following: - 2 pairs of jeans, on rotate - About 20 t-shirts - 20-ish sets of underwear + socks - About 3-4 sweaters/jumpers/hoodies - 1 pair of boots - 1 pair of worn out trainers That's basically it. Some of my t-shirts are over 15 years old, in fact 99% of what I wear is over 3 years old. Spending over $500 in a year on clothing is totally alien to me! Einstein had it right: "Albert Einstein reported…

While I respect your frugality, I will respectfully ponder… are you dressing fashionably? Not trying to be a wanker but as I’ve gotten older I have become more enlightened to… dressing for effect.

Re: Tracking Everything I Wore For 1 Year

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Post by Jaruzel »

davidro80 wrote: post #24
Jaruzel wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I live in the following: - 2 pairs of jeans, on rotate - About 20 t-shirts - 20-ish sets of underwear + socks - About 3-4 sweaters/jumpers/hoodies - 1 pair of boots - 1 pair of worn out trainers That's basically it. Some of my t-shirts are over 15 years old, in fact 99% of what I wear is over 3 years old. Spending over $500 in a year on clothing is totally alien to me! Einstein had it right: "Albert Einstein reported…

While I respect your frugality, I will respectfully ponder… are you dressing fashionably? Not trying to be a wanker but as I’ve gotten older I have become more enlightened to… dressing for effect.

Of course I don't dress 'fashionably'. I'm middle aged. My 'fashion' is my personal style - I like it, and stick with it.

The fashion industry exists to sell more clothes, and I won't be part of it.

Re: Tracking Everything I Wore For 1 Year

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Post by ghaff »

altdataseller wrote: post #14
simonebrunozzi wrote: post #12

A fashion brand could take inspiration from this, and offer a clothes-as-a-service.

Stitch Fix offers that

That seems to be picking out clothes for you to buy?

Rental expensive formal clothes for special occasions is obviously a thing. But as with many other things, the overhead of renting stuff for day to day use just doesn't work for most cases.

Re: Tracking Everything I Wore For 1 Year

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Post by hhmc »

Jaruzel wrote: post #22
thanatos519 wrote: post #4

Wow, that's a lot of clothes! I wear like 10 [t-shirts,socks,underwear] and 2 pairs of [pants,shorts,footwear] and replace them at the thrift shop (except underwear and footwear) when they wear out. Counting jackets and hats and sportswear and more-formal-wear (i.e. shirts with buttons and collars) it can't all be worth $500.

I live in the following: - 2 pairs of jeans, on rotate - About 20 t-shirts - 20-ish sets of underwear + socks - About 3-4 sweaters/jumpers/hoodies - 1 pair of boots - 1 pair of worn out trainers That's basically it. Some of my t-shirts are over 15 years old, in fact 99% of what I wear is over 3 years old. Spending over $500 in a year on clothing is totally alien to me! Einstein had it right: "Albert Einstein reported…

> Spending over $500 in a year on clothing is totally alien to me!

If you care about ethical production it's difficult to spend less.

> "Albert Einstein reportedly bought several variations of the same grey suit so that he wouldn't have to waste time deciding what to wear each morning."

This sounds incredibly joyless -- the aesthetic equivalent of eating huel for every meal.

Re: Tracking Everything I Wore For 1 Year

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Post by lotsofpulp »

hhmc wrote: post #27
Jaruzel wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I live in the following: - 2 pairs of jeans, on rotate - About 20 t-shirts - 20-ish sets of underwear + socks - About 3-4 sweaters/jumpers/hoodies - 1 pair of boots - 1 pair of worn out trainers That's basically it. Some of my t-shirts are over 15 years old, in fact 99% of what I wear is over 3 years old. Spending over $500 in a year on clothing is totally alien to me! Einstein had it right: "Albert Einstein reported…

> Spending over $500 in a year on clothing is totally alien to me! If you care about ethical production it's difficult to spend less. > "Albert Einstein reportedly bought several variations of the same grey suit so that he wouldn't have to waste time deciding what to wear each morning." This sounds incredibly joyless -- the aesthetic equivalent of eating huel for every meal.

> This sounds incredibly joyless -- the aesthetic equivalent of eating huel for every meal.

Joyless for some, bliss for others.

Re: Tracking Everything I Wore For 1 Year

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Post by phasersout »

Jaruzel wrote: post #22
thanatos519 wrote: post #4

Wow, that's a lot of clothes! I wear like 10 [t-shirts,socks,underwear] and 2 pairs of [pants,shorts,footwear] and replace them at the thrift shop (except underwear and footwear) when they wear out. Counting jackets and hats and sportswear and more-formal-wear (i.e. shirts with buttons and collars) it can't all be worth $500.

I live in the following: - 2 pairs of jeans, on rotate - About 20 t-shirts - 20-ish sets of underwear + socks - About 3-4 sweaters/jumpers/hoodies - 1 pair of boots - 1 pair of worn out trainers That's basically it. Some of my t-shirts are over 15 years old, in fact 99% of what I wear is over 3 years old. Spending over $500 in a year on clothing is totally alien to me! Einstein had it right: "Albert Einstein reported…

I always own a fortnight's worth of underpants so I can go on a two week vacation without having to worry about laundry...

Re: Tracking Everything I Wore For 1 Year

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Post by casion »

> Current Wardrobe Value: $3,907.65

I don't have any friends (and I'm happy with this), so I have no reference: do people normally really spend this much on clothing!?

My entire wardrobe is worth around $150, and that's 70% socks.

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