Why is it that men can wear the same shirt and pants and ties for years/decades but women can't wear things for more than 5 years (or even more than one season sometimes) before it starts looking "dated"? Whenever I post my old pre-YLF clothes (the few pieces that survived my purges, meaning I still like them), I tend to get the "dated" comment frequently. It seems like women's fashion changes at a much more rapid pace than men's. I mean yeah, there are some men who are really into men's fashion and designer clothes, and width of ties and lapels change from decade to decade, but it's much less common for the average guy to need to revamp his wardrobe over and over. Whereas women expect to keep buying, and are constantly told they have to keep up with fashion in order to avoid looking dated and frumpy. (Krish had some great insights as to why this is different now compared to 100 years ago in my previous thread). I finally feel like I have a wonderful fab wardrobe. But am I going to have to get rid of all these clothes five years from now? I don't want to!

I like trying new things and seeing the latest trends, but it makes it really hard to be satisfied with your wardrobe and feel like you're "done" with shopping (which is really making it hard for me to do SYC). And it makes it difficult for husbands to understand why we have to keep buying new clothes when we already have a closet full of clothes.

On the other hand, I don't necessarily want stick to a boring wardrobe full of neutral basics (oh man, don't say the C word!). Fashion is fun, I just wish there was a way to wear the stuff you like for as long as you want without worrying that you're becoming out of date!