The Pros and Cons of a Small Wardrobe

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The Pros and Cons of a Small Wardrobe

— by Angie

on August 16, 2018

There’s a good discussion over on the YLF forum about the optimal size of a wardrobe. Of course, there is no one magical number because needs vary from person to person. Your lifestyle, climate, need for outfit variety, need for trendy updates, and your affection for fashion will greatly affect the size of your wardrobe. Other factors are the physical size and convenience of your closet.

I have clients who manage extremely large wardrobes extremely well, thereby thoroughly enjoying their enormous variety. Conversely, I have clients who feel overwhelmed with much smaller wardrobes.

I suggest to my clients that a wardrobe is the right size when they can successfully MANAGE it. They can remember their favourite items across the seasons, create sufficient outfit variety, and feel at peace when they enter their closet and dressing space. As soon as they’re overwhelmed, they need to cut back and/or edit. As soon as they’re bored, they need to think about how to refresh their style.

For some, a small wardrobe is the answer. I think of a small wardrobe as between 50 and 100 items, including footwear, occasion wear, some accessories, and outerwear, but not including underwear, loungewear, sleepwear, workout wear, or jewellery.

Here are the pros and cons.

Pros

Easier to manage and remember item details
Easier to store and keep tidy
A cost-effective way to manage a wardrobe when you’re on a weight loss or weight gain journey
Well suited to a stay-at-home lifestyle
Well suited to a “uniform” dresser who enjoys repeating outfits
Well suited to someone who wears a uniform most days of the week, and wears sports gear over the weekend
Well suited to a climate with fewer extreme seasons
Well suited to those who enjoy wearing a few carefully chosen neutrals
Well suited to those who are minimalists in other areas of their lives

Cons

Wear and tear on each item is much greater, so they don’t last as long
Causes laundry bottlenecks, especially in high heat and with frequent travel
Creates outfit boredom
Can create outfit creation challenges
Falls short of covering wardrobe needs for a four-season climate
Falls short of covering wardrobe needs for a diverse lifestyle
Falls short of satisfying that happy gene when you love to wear all sorts of colours and patterns
Falls short of satisfying your love for fashion, and refreshing your wardrobe with exciting new trends

I’m a fashion professional with a diverse lifestyle who loves fashion, lives in a four-season climate, travels a lot, enjoys trends, and likes variety in my outfits. A small wardrobe would not make me happy, and wouldn’t be practical for me. I therefore have a moderately sized wardrobe with around 150 items. Almost 50 of those items are handbags and scarves that I have collected over many years, which inflates the number. In fact, I have more handbags than shoes. I keep the size of my wardrobe fairly consistent because it’s easier to manage and works well with our storage space.

Over to you. Do you have a small wardrobe, and does it work for you? If not, why does a larger wardrobe suit you better?

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Gail

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I have a large wardrobe but am slowly trying to work my way towards a moderate one. I forget what I have and also have so many items that I can’t possibly have time to wear many of them. I am so guilty of keeping items “just in case” ugh.

August 16, 2018 at 4:34 am

Laura

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I’m with Gail. My wardrobe has gotten too large, and that’s a result of having a larger closet in the house we’ve had since 2016. I feel like we tend to fill up whatever space we have! I lose track of the outfits I have and forget about many of them. What I really need to do is a major closet cull, and then take photos of my items and get them into Finds.

August 16, 2018 at 4:43 am

Kathie

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I’ll admit that I’ve never counted my items, but I think my wardrobe is on the smaller side, since it fits easily in a small closet, about three feet wide. I’ve managed to right-size it for outfits that fit a four-season climate and work for my actual lifestyle. In previous iterations, I had far too many dress clothes, and not nearly enough clothes for every day wear.

August 16, 2018 at 4:47 am

Cardiff girl

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I have never counted my wardrobe but I m guessing that I would fall into the medium size catagory.l spent many years with an absolutely tiny wardrobe so it’s a joy and a pleasure to have enough clothes to satisfy my fashion gene.I m also happy that you mentioned having a 4season climate also means that you have more clothes.l have long suspected that this is the case and that having to have a range of bulky winter coats takes up a lot of wardrobe space.

August 16, 2018 at 5:01 am

gryffin

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I have a moderately sized wardrobe. I am a working professional in a true 4 seasons climate. I am also a “boy/girl scout” always be prepared. So I keep well stocked, formal, semi formal, business formal capsules although they will get less wear. But I am covered for all weather and all foreseeable events. Because I keep my clothing a long time, this works for me. My actual wardrobe size (minus those capsules) is probably on the upper end of small. The core of work/play top and bottoms is small. My blazer collection (because long blazers/toppers are difficult to find) must be purchased when available is large. About 20 toppers total in daily rotation but not all span all season – a few true summer and deepest winter and most trans seasonal. I also keep items a long time so if I had a very small wardrobe this would not allow for HEWI’s or yearly/seasonal refresh. I have a set amount of space and hangers and I edit aggressively about twice a year while culling as needed in between. It works for me and I have a happy, well organized closet!

August 16, 2018 at 5:07 am

Becky

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I also have never counted, but I imagine I would be in the moderate category. I do love color and variety and live in a four-season climate. I am guilty of keeping some rarely (or never) worn items “just in case,” because shopping on the spur of the moment is not an option for me. I like to be prepared for any occasion, and most times I feel that I am.

August 16, 2018 at 5:10 am

Jane

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Such a relevant post for me. I have a small wardrobe. It works for me I think but only just; I think of it as work in progress. Your comment about wear and tear is really helpful. Thank you Angie.

August 16, 2018 at 5:20 am

Eliza

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My wardrobe runs towards the larger side of medium. Your post is timely, because an unusually hectic year made for both extra clothing acquisition (some for events) and less opportunity to cull. It was getting overwhelming and I have been editing recently. What a help it is to unclutter the closet and the mind.

Agree that manageable is the key word. I am delighted to have variety in my wardrobe, with specific pieces for occasions and a four season climate with snowy winters. I also like to have a variety of bags and shoes, changing both regularly. It is fun to be current; not so fun to be over-run.

August 16, 2018 at 5:21 am

jussie

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Great article Angie. Well as discussed on the forum I recently reduced my wardrobe from 143 items down to 125 items. I feel much better with it because I am able to create outfits I love more easily because there are less second-rate items in there to distract me.
I have 4-5 more items I am considering passing on, but I want to give them a couple more tries as I think they may still be worth keeping.
I feel that getting to 120 ish would work best for me.
The four season climate is a killer, plus I like variety and experimenting with different looks. For that reason I probably wouldn’t want to go under 100.

August 16, 2018 at 5:23 am

Karie

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I have a moderately sized wardrobe squeezed into a small closet. But I’ll bet about 1/3 to 1/2 of those items are items that “I’m going to wear” but haven’t in a long time. They all seem to fall into that category of “it fits and I still like it but I’m just not wearing it.”

I recently culled my shoe wardrobe. All my super cute shoes that were too wide / high heel / uncomfortable are GONE. I kept only what I’m wearing daily or will wear for a special occasion.

August 16, 2018 at 5:26 am

Lesley

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I have long had a small wardrobe in theory AND practice. I live with a small wardrobe philosophy: I like to keep a small number of things that I love in rotation and wear them to death.

But in practice lately I really have a medium wardrobe. I live in a 4 season climate with intense winters and I work from home, so the bulk of my wardrobe is casual. However, according to my philosophy I would only need a few going-out outfits, but I love clothes and would find that boring. So my fancy stuff sits for a long while in between wears, and I am okay with that!

Similarly, I have long considered my shoe closet a lifelong collection (thank you heavens, that my size never changed through 3 pregnancies) and so I keep everything that’s in good shape even if they go years without being worn, but that works great too! I just pulled out a pair of beauties that I bought in Italy 20 years ago for a week of work in Manhattan, and it feels like hanging out with my cool old pals again!

August 16, 2018 at 5:31 am

anne

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Using your criteria, I think I would have a small wardrobe, though it could still do with a cull. Apart from footwear and knits, I don’t find wear and tear a big issue, and I do feel that the size is manageable.

I try to keep purchases between 12 and 20 a year (minus hose and knickers) though I get other additions as hand-me-downs

The only “con” is the occasional laundry backlog meaning that I can’t wear what would be my first choice. But there’s usually something appropriate I can substitute. e.g. one day recently I hadn’t done my weekly wash as I was out of powder. Both my slim blue jeans were dirty, along with one white pair. I wore my other pair and stained it. No other jeans fit right now – so I had to wear leggings and a chambray tunic – which is fine really!

August 16, 2018 at 5:39 am

Windchime

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Mine is medium sized. I find that size optimal for my life as a professional in a four-season climate. Recently, I’ve been trying to make it a bit smaller, keeping/purchasing mostly 9’s and 10’s in terms of enjoyment.

August 16, 2018 at 5:46 am

Sigrid

This is very interesting and something I’ve thought a lot about! I counted everything maybe a year ago and came to 80 items including several layering tees, but excluding outerwear and footwear. Perhaps my wardrobe has about 100 items, i.e. bordering between small and moderat. I live in a full 4 season climate, like some variety and need clothes for different occasions but feel my wardrobe is more than big enough and a lot bigger than it used to be! I feel overwhelmed by to much stuff and try to get rid of things that I don’t use. However, my main reason for limiting the size of my wardrobe is that I like wearing most of my clothes out while still staying current. By limiting the number of items, many items wear out during a period of 3-4 yrs, and by that time, I’m usually tired of them anyway!

August 16, 2018 at 5:48 am

suntiger

Id consider my wardrobe moderate. I haven’t counted lately but guessing about 125 items, including my substantial gym capsule. I live in a 4 season climate with temps 0-100 degrees (Including heat index and wind chill), and work 5-6 days a week. I definitely do replace things often, since i tend to repeat items every 2 weeks in season. My wardrobe works hard, no slackers allowed!

August 16, 2018 at 6:09 am

cindysmith

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My wardrobe used to be unmanageably ginormous. Then we moved into an RV, and I became an extreme wardrobe minimalist. Then I gained weight, and bought a bunch of clothes to fit the new me, and I had a reasonably sized wardrobe for the storage space I had.

That’s a lit LOL. Now that I’ve said all that, I realize I’m full of malarkey My wardrobe was too big for my mental capacity or emotional health or something. I had to maintain 2 separate and distinct wardrobes: one set of clothes I liked and wore on days when I didn’t have work, and one set for work that I wouldn’t cry over when it got destroyed.

Now I have a closet, and a probable need for dressier clothes (no more fruit stand!), so my wardrobe has ballooned. I have enough space for it all, so I’m ok with a larger number of items. I also know that I’ll probably wind up passing a lots of items on over the next few months because I’ll wind up not liking some of the things I’ve bought (which I’m ok with, since so much of it was thrifted or super-cheap final clearance).

August 16, 2018 at 6:26 am

Penny

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You hit on exactly the reasons that a small wardrobe works for me, Angie – I winnowed down over the years when realizing I love wearing a narrow range of carefully selected items, colors, and silhouettes. And even in a four-season climate, I wear almost all of my dresses year round, with tights and toppers in colder months, and happily wear a dressy, polished look in both my professional and personal life.

Since my preferences are narrow and my usage of items broad, I have plenty of options that all generally work together and make getting dressed easy and peaceful.

And I duplicate my most beloved items – many of which go into rotation to prevent bottlenecks and split wears – to help with potential wear and tear.

Also works well with an older home with small closets! I love how it feels airy and harmonious with fewer items. With an active young daughter and a busy job, it’s a welcome oasis of calm.

August 16, 2018 at 6:31 am

Kim M

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Active Member

What a thought-provoking post. I would estimate I have a moderate wardrobe. Since I have lost a substantial amount of weight this year, I think I’ve kind of overdone some purchases in my enthusiasm. We don’t have seasons, I wear most everything in my closet on a rotation and genuinely look forward to getting dressed and putting outfits together. A have a large necklace wardrobe. I’m finding a need to “up” my shoe game as many that are in my closet seem tired and a bit dated. I’m rather hard to fit, so that is an ongoing challenge. I work from home, so I’ve adopted a dressed up casual look that suits my sartorial preferences.

August 16, 2018 at 6:45 am

Suz

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My wardrobe has gone from being so small as to be nonexistent, to moderate sized — about 150 items including footwear and bags but not gear and undies. This is a pretty good size for me for my 4 season climate, frequent travel, multiple roles. I need to do a weeding prior to my move because there are a few items I simply don’t wear that there’s no point in transporting across the country. It will be interesting to see how much remains and what wardrobe holes I discover on arrival.

August 16, 2018 at 6:49 am

Ginger

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I’ll proclaim along with Cindy that I have a large wardrobe, and it does work for me! From the counts in my wardrobe edit from two years ago, I had about 235 items, omitting coats and scarves. (That was down from *gulp* 450.) I know it’s grown since then. I’m due for another edit, but I doubt it would get significantly smaller.

It’s funny, I can go down the list of “Pros” for the small wardrobe and answer NO to all of them. I have a diverse lifestyle, I don’t wear a “uniform,” I’m an emotional dresser who likes variety, my climate has multiple extreme seasons, I don’t like wearing most neutrals, and I’m not a minimalist. That said, I don’t enjoy clutter at all. I have a large closet that I don’t fill up; this lets me spread out and make sure I can see what I have.

I want to do another wardrobe edit, but I’m afraid it will be a lot harder than two years ago. Even with lots of additions over the last two years, I continually wear more of it than I used to. And I have literally had a near-panic attack when I couldn’t find a certain item and raced over to the holding zone closet, afraid I’d given away that item. I may end up with a really large holding zone this time!

August 16, 2018 at 6:51 am

Bijou

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I have a large wardrobe that I have built up over the years, it is made up of items at a range of price points. I tend to be good at keeping track of my clothing and love the many options that my wardrobe allows me to wear.

I am not a uniform dresser and don’t pre-plan outfits, because I will often dress depending on what I feel like wearing at the time so a large wardrobe with lots of options makes me happy. I do often change outfits during the day too, even if it is just a change of footwear and jacket.

Whilst most of my clothing does not wear out – my favourite comfy shoes do. Once I find comfortable footwear I am always very sad to have to say goodbye once they are worn out.

August 16, 2018 at 6:51 am

chrissy09

Active Member

A recent move to consulting has had a real impact on my wardrobe. Now smaller, pricier, and travel friendly. I’m finding my way but with difficulty. Black basics and trying to add beige/camel as a light neutral. I’m easily distracted by a beautiful print. Missing more dressy casual elements. Best help in keeping my wardrobe functional is a limited color palette of orange, Mediterranean blue, beige camel and black. Fingers crossed for 2019 that I can keep my focus.

August 16, 2018 at 6:53 am

Runcarla

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Team small wardrobe. Windchime articulated my thoughts and feelings exactly, so I won’t repeat!

August 16, 2018 at 7:00 am

lisa p

Hoo boy. When Jussie launched the infamous post the other week, I read along with interest, and then decided to actually count the number of pieces in my current /summer closet. Well. As you know, I often espouse the small-wardrobe-less-is-more philosophy here, and talk about how having a lot of clothes is not a badge of honour, and how it goes against responsible consumering, and blah blah blah. I ran upstairs that day, counted, and stopped when I realized I was full of ____. I have a lot of clothes, according to the numbers you set out. A lot. And it makes me unhappy, stresses me out because I don’t remember what I have, and I don’t wear 80% of it. I love to cull and edit, but have fallen off of my routine this summer due to significant time restraints and a lack of energy for the work it takes.

Living in a 4 season climate of extremes, and having two careers, I do need a fair number of pieces . But because all of my clothes are never in one place at one time, it was easy to believe that I had a small wardrobe. My own issues that create this situation are weight gain/fluctuation, buying in a hurry (I don’t enjoy shopping and have no time to do it anyways) , and always searching for that magical piece that will finally make me feel good and be the perfect black pant (or whatever it is) that finally fits well. It’s a cycle I haven’t really managed to stop, although I buy far, far less than I did even a few years ago. I haven’t shopped since , well, I can’t even remember now and haven’t bought new clothes at all this summer. I think a huge cull is in order. Sorry for writing a novel here – clearly this post hit a nerve. Not living the life you preach or aspire to is really the crux of the stress, and unhappiness with the wardrobe situation. Big thoughts for the day

August 16, 2018 at 7:00 am

JAileen

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My actual clothing wardrobe is medium sized, but my coat wardrobe is large, mainly for birding. I often say birding is like hiking, but without the walking. It involves lots of standing around, and usually I slowly freeze. So I have lots of coats and jackets. I was surprised that on our recent trip to the Arctic, that I was never cold, even though we were tromping through snow in freezing temperatures. It was a miracle!

August 16, 2018 at 7:04 am

Mainelady

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I live in a 4 season climate, enjoy clothing and different styles. My wardrobe is large, especially if including bags, shoes and boots. The majority of my wardrobe is designated as “Work wear”, although a few pieces cross over to my weekend or casual wear on occasion.
My work wardrobe is comprised of smaller sections for the 3 seasons I work (autumn 45 pieces, winter approx 70 pieces, but most of the slacks are ones I wore in autumn and then spring 42 pieces) and is very manageable. I know what I have and where everything is. My weekend/ casual wardrobe is upwards of 60 pieces—-heavy on tops, sweaters, vests and jackets. I like layering my outfits. My summer clothing has been much smaller this year, with approx 20 pieces in rotation.

August 16, 2018 at 7:16 am

whidbeygirl

Active Member

I have never counted but kind of assumed I have a moderate to small wardrobe. It will be enlightening to actually count. I still have things I know I never wear and keep ‘just in case’. While I’m not a ‘uniform’ kind of person, still what I wear is very much the same. Partly that is lifestyle…now retired from full time work and living on 10 acres in a rural community. There is a need to think more deeply about what my default style has become and what I might want it to be.

August 16, 2018 at 7:22 am

Adriana

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Interesting. I have never in my life had thoughts about how much there needed to be in my wardrobe. Once in a while I went shopping, bought some stuff. Special occasion coming up, shopping again. I had to shop my wardrobe a lot and be creative.
I am better at it now, but I agree with a lot of the cons. With 4 seasons, (maybe 6), different kinds of travel, and different roles my wardrobe is too small.

August 16, 2018 at 7:23 am

Diana

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I have a pretty large wardrobe, and am happy with it for the most part. I live in a true four season climate, and have an eclectic style (which means I like variety!). I also don’t turn over items in my wardrobe that often – I often happily keep things for years- so while my wardrobe is large it doesn’t make me feel wasteful.

August 16, 2018 at 7:32 am

Sisi

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I have a small wardrobe (approximately 80 pieces), it works well for me and my goal is to reduce furthermore. I agree with your list of pros, Angie. For me the main pros are easy management, quick outfit creation and sensation of free mind. The cons are rare laundry bottlenecks and the impossibility to pack with much advance. No big deal.

August 16, 2018 at 7:33 am

Diana

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(PS – I have no idea how many items I have, other than it’s definitely more than 150, lol. I don’t have any desire to count. )

August 16, 2018 at 7:33 am

Toban

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I currently have a (too) small wardrobe, but even as it is expanding I plan to keep it small. I counteract the con of boredom by having a moderate to high turnover in items. I try only to purchase items that I love, then wear them over and over again, which is easy to do because I love each piece. Each piece gets a high frequency of wear. I have a moderate size shoe collection (especially sandals) and I’ll repeat those a little less frequently. I do laundry lots, so there’s no bottleneck limiting repeat wears.

August 16, 2018 at 7:46 am

FashIntern

We have made the big jump and I dumped a quarter to a third of my wardrobe, but I would still say it is quite large. About half of it is with the things in storage; most of the other half will arrive in a couple of weeks.

I had my son pack five outfits to be his wardrobe until those things get here, and we’ve bought him some new cooler-weather clothes. For myself, I wasn’t as organized (I didn’t realize shipping would take that long). I had chosen and packed tops carefully in advance, but then grabbed whatever was in the laundry, hanging on the “clirty” clothes hooks, or otherwise not with the rest in the last bit of moving out. So it’s a very top-heavy wardrobe: 2 pr shorts, 3 pr pants, 1 skirt, 4 dresses, and 10 blouses, 8 lightweight sweaters (Berlin means I can actually wear them in summer, yay!) and about a dozen T-shirts. Not workable for the long haul, especially as there are no winter things, but for a month, it’s not so bad.

I’m surprised to see that I’m not working my way through it all—I’ve worn all the bottoms, one dress, and have a handful of tops on repeat, even though I like the others.

I am excited to be starting on the next chapter of my life, and happy to be on the verge of a purge, once I see what I need here.

August 16, 2018 at 7:48 am

LaPed

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My story is similar to Suz’s. A few years ago my wardrobe was more nonexistent than small; now I’d consider it to be on the small side of moderate: a bit over 100, or closer to 150 if I count four seasons’ worth of gear (which I should, since I wear it for work at least once a week as well as for most of the travel that I do).

August 16, 2018 at 7:50 am

citygirldc

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I’m trying tone down my large wardrobe and get a more manageable one especially since there are quite a few items I never wear and are just hanging in my closet.

My motto for this Fall is quality vs. quantity. I like the idea of minimal so I will use that as my base and then accessorize. However, I do like my prints/color so may have few items I love.

August 16, 2018 at 7:53 am

Well, there’s the nudge . . . to go counting in my closet! I never have. I will do so this weekend. I know I’ve reduced my wardrobe since retiring and now it all feels, just about right. I edit regularly. But I’m curious as to numbers.

August 16, 2018 at 8:01 am

Katerina

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My wardrobe is fairly large. I have not counted all items, but the size clearly exceeds a moderate size. I have given the size of my wardrobe a lot of thought during the years and came to the conclusion that a smaller wardrobe would not make me happy. I live in a four-season climate. I like and wear a lot of colours and I like having a lot of options. Fashion is to a large degree a hobby of mine and has been a hobby basically my whole life. I love mixing high and low and buy items at various price ranges and also in charity shops, consignment and fashion auctions. I own items for a long time and few items get really worn out. I love shopping my closet and I dress to make myself happy. The challenges are to keep the size manageable in terms of storage space and organisation. This is actually a work in progress. Frequent editing and organizing is necessary and it takes a lot of time, but I still think it´s worth it.

August 16, 2018 at 8:13 am

Style Fan

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My wardrobe is small and I like it that way. I am retired and I travel 3 to 4 months of the year. I may start traveling more. I live in a climate of extremes. I hesitate to say it is a 4 season climate because there are really more than 4 seasons.
I have developed a sort of uniform over the past few years. It works for me. I have several tops the same and they don’t wear out. I also find it makes packing easier. Where I get creative is in jewellery and scarves. The rest of me looks the same every day.

August 16, 2018 at 8:27 am

AnnieMouse

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I am also a happy large-wardrobe haver. Over several years of tracking, I’ve come to realise that if I’m wearing something more than every 2 months, I feel like I’m stagnating! I am constantly editing, but I also rotate in and out by season with joy, and love finding new combinations. I cannot do the 6 month rule, because I often reach back several years to bring something back – parts of my wardrobe hibernate, but I love having them come back into the light. I love travelling, a high volume of variety, and my life has a lot of places where fashion overlap doesn’t make sense, so I have gotten past the qualms I had for a long time about my wardrobe’s size.

August 16, 2018 at 8:29 am

Sara L.

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By these numbers I have a large wardrobe although I don’t feel like it’s that big. I don’t have a large closet and everything fits. I do store out of season items like sweaters in the summer and tanks in the winter separately, but those aren’t that many items. My shoe collection is large though (and my summer sandals are starting to overrun the space allotted to them). I live in a 4 season climate, I need both professional and casual outfits, and I get bored easily so I’m fine with the size of my closet.

August 16, 2018 at 8:34 am

Ginger

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Lisa P, I think you and I need to schedule wardrobe edits/culls for some time in the next month. We’re both due.

August 16, 2018 at 8:34 am

The Cat

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I have a pretty large wardrobe (according to your criteria). And you really hit the reasons for why a small wardrobe would not work for me. I live in a climate with very different needs for each of the 4 seasons, I have a variety of roles in a week, not to say in a month, and I just love colours, accessories and variety.

Items that are not suitable for the actual season, are stored in the attics. So is special occasion wear. And everything in my attic as well as in my closet is sorted by type and often also by colour, which makes it easy to quickly get an overview of what I have.

I evaluate my wardrobe 4 times a year, get rid of items that are worn out or that I, for some other reason, no longer want to wear. At the same time, I make lists of what I need or would like to get for upcoming seasons.

August 16, 2018 at 8:52 am

Barbara Diane

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I would guess that I have a medium size wardrobe, but I have not counted. As long as jewelry is not included. I have a lot of fun jewelry, much of which I made, and like my clothes can be unworn for years and then become workhorses. My preferences change over the years; this summer I tired of my crops and am loving my maxi skirts. I tired of the bangles I spent years feeling naked without. But now sometimes where one or two. I also don’t mind frequent repeats of my favorites.

August 16, 2018 at 9:03 am

Dana

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I haven’t counted, but I’d say my wardrobe is on the large size of moderate. I like a lot of variety, but I think it’s also because I have a real analytical/fussy side. For example, I’m heading out to an (early) birthday luncheon for my husbands boss.

Because it’s a birthday party, I thought I’d dress up a bit. My starter piece is a coral ruched Nicole Miller skirt. I tried on 5 white tops to find just the perfect one to give the look I wanted. (Nothing wrong with the others…just tricky proportions…team silhouette here!)

August 16, 2018 at 9:07 am

Alice

Mine is massive in comparison to most of the figures cited above, but mostly fits in an around 2m long cupboard, full height (shelves above, shoe drawers below). I don’t find it overwhelming or unmanageable, as I focus on small chunks at a time, say about 60 pieces/season, or even 30 in a month. (I once read somebody describe this as a ‘rolling capsule’ which I thought was very clever, you add and subtract items as the seasons change). That way I don’t worry about the large part that isn’t being worn.

August 16, 2018 at 9:10 am

Nebraskim

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I have a giant wardrobe, way too big, that I need to aggressively cull. I do cull items frequently (such as before or after a season) and always have a “donations/consign” pile going. My clothing is never “in style” so it kind of never goes out of style. I no longer work in an office setting, so I have over the past three years culled a lot of office wear or learned how to incorporate favorite pieces into a more casual look (such as wearing a denim jacket with a black checked wool pencil skirt and red boots). I also have a kind of “every other year” policy, so that something I am wearing a lot this summer, will go into the closet at season’s end, and probably won’t be seen again until summer 2020, and it could get culled before then. The tiny/small wardrobe thing is something my spouse uses. And it’s a problem because he doesn’t have quite enough clothing to get through a week and he wears his stuff hard. So I am doing a lot of laundry and his clothing wears out more quickly because of it.

August 16, 2018 at 9:12 am

kkards

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i have a large wardrobe….probably too large….i have a hard time getting rid of stuff and have kept my business causal stuff even thought we have shifted to casual “just in case”…need to find the time and energy to go thru all of that.

August 16, 2018 at 9:22 am

Murph11

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Interesting… I was going to comment on how my small wardrobe fit my lifestyle and needs quite well. Then, I counted. Yeah, I don’t have a small wardrobe at all!

August 16, 2018 at 9:34 am

Angie

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A quick chime in from the Netherlands. Yay, ladies. Glad you’re thinking about this. It’s worth it!

Those who are guessing how many items you have – go and count them! Guessing is often inaccurate – trust me

Those who have large wardrobes that they manage and enjoy – I’m on your side. It can ABSOLUTELY work, and you don’t need to defend it. Ginger, good for you.

Those who have too small wardrobes for their needs – Toban and Adriana – time to refresh with gusto.

Those who feel they need to edit – please take the time to do it. It makes SUCH a difference, and will make you feel light and empowered. Lisa p, wish I could help you do that last edit!

August 16, 2018 at 9:43 am

lisa p

Ha!

August 16, 2018 at 9:53 am

Robin

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I haven’t actually counted up my items, but I’d guess that I have a small wardrobe. It works for me in that there are fewer clothes to keep track of. I spend a lot of time at home, and prefer wearing lounge-wear in the house.

That said, my style preferences are expanding. I’m finding I want more things in my closet to choose from, more variety to suit my mood any any given day.

August 16, 2018 at 10:16 am

Beth Ann

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What about those of us who only wear about 30 percent of what’s hanging in the closet? Of course, I usually dress using large capsule or mini-wardrobe designed for 6 or 7 “seasons.” I guess I have a moderately sized wardrobe, but I rotate it regularly. It might be worth it to track for awhile what I’m wearing, since I have favorite outfits, but don’t feel pleased with my wardrobe as a whole at the moment.

August 16, 2018 at 10:48 am

Mita

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Hi guys, I recently Mari Kondo’d my closet. My wardrobe was large and now it is small to medium. I am so much happier. I love and appreciate everything I own. It’s helped me be far more discerning about what I bring into my house now. Bonus- much less laundry to fold. I do tend to have a work uniform but, now that I can actually see my favorite clothes as they are not surrounded by “in case” clothes, am starting to have fun with dressing again (aided by the fact that my kids are teens and I have more mental bandwidth). Anyway, highly recommend!

August 16, 2018 at 11:10 am

Darleen

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I get bored with a small wardrobe. I love colors and variety. I keep thinking I am going to reduce it, but then go to do an outfit and don’t have the final piece. That and with weight changes and 4 solid seasons to work with it requires a lot of options. When I lived in Seattle area I had more year around clothing. I am trying to be selective, but my desire for color and good fit gets in the way. My dream would be to have 4 closets, one for each season! And then 2 more for clothes that are too small and too big!

August 16, 2018 at 11:29 am

MsMaven

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I thought I had a large wardrobe–it’s certainly the biggest I’ve ever had in my life! Yet I am barely in the moderate range. I use 3 closets, but my large walk-in is shared with DH, and I use hall closet for coats, and guest room for out of season items.

Most of my life I’ve operated with a small, or very small wardrobe. In those So Cal years I didn’t need nearly as much. Lots to think about.

August 16, 2018 at 11:37 am

ANewMindset

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I have a large wardrobe. If you factor in that I have essentially a complete wardrobe in about 3 different sizes, my wardrobe is huge!

Since I have recently lost some weight, I was excited to go shopping in ‘underbed storage’ and have been wearing some great items I had all but forgotten….

It’s time to get rid of the larger items once and for all!

August 16, 2018 at 11:48 am

smittie

I love a really small, high turn-over wardrobe. The reason is because I love my new things but enjoy a sizeable refresh every year. I’m fickle.

I do hold on to my essentials (jeans, merino sweaters) for a long time though.

I know that getting rid of things is often thought of as a non-no, but I’m conscientious in other areas of my life.

August 16, 2018 at 11:53 am

Lynn

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I aspire to a small wardrobe but the reality is I need a moderate wardrobe to be happy so my new goal is to have just enough. Probably in the 120 range is realistic. I do have a uniform and limited colors and am happy to repeat loved outfits. But I live in a 4 climate climate and I want to wear distinctly different styles at home and out of the house so there is not much overlap. I also have some sporadic more dressy needs + items that I use just for travel. (I travel light) All that adds up.

August 16, 2018 at 12:01 pm

Sal

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My closet sits around 100- and this feels just right. I do have pieces that I am a bit over- and a few nearing replacement – but in general I feel as though I am covered for my life, my weather and my style. I did inventory it for the first time which helped me understand where my gaps were, and areas where I was over supplied. I don’t need dressy clothes for work – and my climate is temperate mostly – and I am clothes washing every single day so bottlenecks are rare. I am really happy with my closet – but I need to add about 25 pieces a year to keep it that way – over the last three years – my additions are at a variety of price points but it is expensive. I over buy party and occasion wear because I love it and underbuy casual wear – but it works for me!!

August 16, 2018 at 12:43 pm

Bonnie

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I have about 140 items, so I guess I have a moderate sized wardrobe, but the balance is off because I have too many tops and toppers. If I pay attention and rotate them equally, they only get 3 or 4 wears a year.
I do like all of them and they give me lots of outfits. so I’ve decided to work on a non wardrobe lounge capsule this year. I’m thinking about moving some tops and toppers this capsule and see if that makes for a better balance.

August 16, 2018 at 12:48 pm

DeAnna

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I have a really small wardrobe, 35 items I can wear now. I’m down 32 lbs and have lost a ton of stuff that won’t fit now. I have about 35-40 more pounds to loose so I’m fine with a small wardrobe. I will have to replenish every 20 lbs lost, but my health is so worth it.

August 16, 2018 at 12:55 pm

Jeanne

This is fascinating. Few of the comments are team large wardrobe. I have more modest closet space but still I think my wardrobe must be considered huge when thinking of all seasons. Too huge! I keep things forever because much of it Is classic and I continue to wear it. I will do a serious cull for fall and get rid of old pilled cashmere and things that fit poorly. But I probably have 25 t shirts and 8 white blouses of varying style. This post is making me want to purge. I do think smaller is better for feeling calm and knowing what you have. That said I think I manage my clothes pretty well. I am also an event planner and have to look pulled together for that. I am trying to buy less. In search of a simple life but it is still alluding me!!

August 16, 2018 at 2:16 pm

Sterling

This is a great post and I intend to read every single comment. I have had large wardrobes, small wardrobes, and everything in between. Life changes and my wardrobe changes to meet my needs.

August 16, 2018 at 2:26 pm

Janet

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I probably have one of the larger wardrobes here. I’ll be honest, some posts I’ve read here in the past almost make me feel defensive about choosing to keep a larger wardrobe, but I’m over that. I’ve NEVER had a small wardrobe. I was the child of someone who was a wardrobe maximalist, and even when I was young and had little money for clothes, I still managed to have a generous selection of clothes.

Reading the pros of a small wardrobe makes me realize how little appeal it holds for me. I admire those who have the discipline and focus to keep it lean, but it’s just not my thing.

I’m an emotional dresser (and shopper), I like having lots of choices, I live in a multi-season climate, and I have a wide variety of activities to dress for. I have creative freedom to dress as I please, and I enjoy it as a hobby, as self-expression, and as a way to exercise my creativityz Actually, despite the fact that I’m currently near my largest size, I feel like I dress better than I have at any other time in my life, mainly because I am happy with my wardrobe.

I have ample budget and storage for my wardrobe, and I mostly enjoy it. Only on very rare occasions do I have that “I’ve got nothing to wear” feeling. Even when something really unusual comes up, I can pull something together from my closet. My clothes generally last a good while because the wear is spread out over time, and I can often pass along things I’m tired of before they are worn out, so I get to share my fab things with others by passing them along or donating them.

All of that said, I could stand to edit more. I tend to keep things way past the point where I need them. BUT, sometimes that’s been a good thing, because I just shopped my holding zone for a jacket to wear with an occasion dress this week, and was thrilled to find that my old closet orphan cropped metallic jacket has new life, at least for a week!

I love that some people are so happy with a lean and mean closet. I’m happy with my large (but organized and manageable) one.

August 16, 2018 at 3:18 pm

Brenda

Twice a year I do a closet purge. Yesterday was the fall purge because it is easier to sell/donate clothing for the upcoming season. Even with this, I struggle with the size of my wardrobe. Today’s post prompted me to do a quick count — not including skivvies, shoes/boots, handbags and outerwear, and I came up with close to 300 items. I am not in love with the majority of items in my wardrobe and could probably stand to get rid of more, but guilt overtakes me. Or, I may like an item but have no idea how to wear or style it.

There are a few contributing factors to the size of my wardrobe — I live in 4 seasons, I need fairly casual day to day clothes but do have at least 5 or 6 galas per year, plus I need more dressy/casual clothing for evenings out. I live in a smaller city where you are bound to see the same people over and over, so I am compelled to have some variety, especially when dressing up.

At the age of 46, you would think I am in touch with my personal style, but it seems to change as time goes by. First off, I recently lost 30 lbs, which has had an effect for sure. I did finally get rid of my bigger jeans in yesterday’s great purge, but I have some tops that still fit. Second, I am trying very hard to purchase less fast-fashion and focus a little more on ethical brands and quality items of clothing that I can get a lot of wear out of. Simpler, more timeless, if you will. Unfortunately I have found that a higher price tag doesn’t necessarily mean higher quality!

I am finding that I am in a very in-between stage right now. I don’t really enjoy getting dressed in the morning. I need to have a number of outfits at the ready, but struggle with getting them together. I have a lot of single pieces that I have no idea on how to style. So everything sits, relatively untouched. Every time I get dressed I am frustrated. And overwhelmed. I almost want to cut my losses, get rid of everything and start over from scratch!!! But again, I feel like that is so wasteful!

If teleportation existed, Angie, I would teleport you here for an afternoon to help me out!!

August 16, 2018 at 3:44 pm

Gretchen

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Team large wardrobe here. Shopping makes me happy, I like a lot of variety, and I hold on to things for years.

I’m currently working on an inventory following on from Jussie’s conversation. My goal is to start tracking $ spent vs happiness quotient and see if I can find some trends. No real need for change, just looking for some insight.

August 16, 2018 at 4:07 pm

rachylou

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Ya, I have a massive amount of clothing. I have a varied life, with not a lot of crossover opportunities. Office, bakery, heavy duty puttering, the occasional civilised activity. And I like to play around with fashion and do not like mixed laundry loads.

I have tho whittled it down! I’m no longer storing clothes in my mum’s basement! (And I would cross town to get stuff out!)

August 16, 2018 at 4:14 pm

Cat

Large wardrobe. Not embarrassed about it. Keep out of season pieces for both me and my husband in a separate closet, along with our coats. Keep everything that is in good condition and fits. Just when you think you will never wear something again, it comes back into style.

August 16, 2018 at 5:26 pm

unfrumped

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Probably happy with moderate size, 3-4 seasons and still working so wanting fair amount of “ business casual “ ( no jeans).
But, overall the current size is bigger than makes me happy or manageable. I have trouble getting rid of items I still like, and tend to add things ( shoes!) without identifying something to remove.
Working on that more with changes from my improved exercise plan as I’ve culled 15 pairs of pants!
But makes me have to think more about whether I’m committed to 1 in / 1 out( or more).

August 16, 2018 at 6:07 pm

Preppy Pear

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I have a moderate wardrobe of about 150 items, and i’m happy that most of it gets worn! I do have more button down shirts then I need (I have ten Madewell shirts and I love them all).

August 16, 2018 at 6:13 pm

DonnaF

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I am starting to veer into too large category as some of my clothing is starting to get crushed. I barely shopped for a good 16 or 18 years and have made up for it in the last four or five. And it shows. I am having fun, though.

I need to get real about a few items, however, and whether I will ever wear them again and/or fit into them. But that doesn’t take care of the crushed clothing which is elsewhere. Maybe reorganize?

August 16, 2018 at 6:43 pm

Carolyn

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I haven’t ever counted the clothes in my closet but I know the number is large.

I have a group of friends that gets together frequently and one widow remarried. Her new husband thought he would be funny and announced to everyone at a dinner party that is new wife had 54 pairs of pants hanging in her closet. He never, ever counted her clothes again! We gave him such a bad time!
I had a small wardrobe when I lived at home growing up so I really enjoy having clothes now. Investing in clothes also helps me keep my weight in a manageable zone (though definitely not great!) Growing up back East my family always rotated summer and winter clothes. I do this out of habit and to make my closet and clothes more manageable.

August 16, 2018 at 7:11 pm

bridgie

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I don’t know if I have a large wardrobe or not. I do have a lot of clothes, one reason being I can barely bring myself to discard anything. I sure don’t do one in one out. I am working on it!

August 16, 2018 at 8:00 pm

Jaime

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Large wardrobe and I love it that way. I have a few seasons and a few different types of occasions but do not “need” so many clothes. But clothes have become my hobby in many ways and I enjoy thrifting too much to have a small closet. It is my form of creativity. I am also introverted and dressing is how I express myself to strangers. Anyway, a large closet should be my worst “vice”!

August 16, 2018 at 8:22 pm

Jenn

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My wardrobe is small by these criteria, between 50 and 100 items when I remove my workout wear. I keep a fairly tight color palette and have a mostly casual lifestyle, but I do live in a 4-season climate, have plenty of space, and enjoy shopping for clothes. I strongly believe in a “less but better” philosophy (with a definition of “better” that includes both ethics and quality) so I try to let that guide the majority of my purchasing. I do get bored towards the end of each season, and you can usually find me in the forum complaining about it, but I don’t regret my choices.

August 16, 2018 at 8:39 pm

Joy

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I have a large wardrobe, but have had very small ones in the past. A downsizing move made me cull a third of what I had. I miss very little of that. Although I moved from a 4 season climate to a 4 season climate, I now have the need for more transitional clothing and, for the first time am regularly wearing tops with short sleeves.
I am happiest with a large wardrobe as long as I can manage it. The down side is that I feel guilty buying new items for it. This year most purchases have been replacements for items that have worn out.
My wardrobe is heavy in items for hot weather because I had carefully planned for never-ending summer at our former residence. Now I don’t need as much but really like what I have so it is hard to get rid of it.

August 16, 2018 at 8:42 pm

Colette

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I don’t count my wardrobe. I know it is larger than I need for my current lifestyle but it’s smaller than it’s been in the past because of editing and smarter shopping learned on YLF. I have the room for it all but it’s a bit more squished than I’d like even though it’s organized.

August 16, 2018 at 10:11 pm

Cimmie S

As a retiree with a diverse lifestyle I seem to have two wardrobes: one for Volunteer work,Church attendance, & social events, the second for being at home, casual & still looking/feeling ‘finished’. Yet I keep my garment count in check by my long time rule…one garment in = one garment out. It’s worked for decades & continues to do so now. Think my total wardrobe would be considered minimal.

August 16, 2018 at 10:44 pm

Gigi

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I have a moderately sized wardrobe of about 200 pieces. Like Janet, I consider my wardrobe an important way to express myself and to exercise creativity (great descriptors, Janet!).

I live in a four-season climate and enjoy a lot of variety. I am a mood dresser. I have a neutral-heavy wardrobe but also enjoy bits of color; I find that being able to dress in a particular color can really brighten my day. I have a few core style personas, which means I need a larger wardrobe to make sure I’ve got all the personas covered.

August 16, 2018 at 10:51 pm

Jenni NZ

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I think I’d call my 175 pieces large? This is down from nearer to 200 a year or so back. I feel too much of it is like Karie’s “it fits and I still like it but I’m just not wearing it”. That makes me wonder if I DO still like it therefore or if I am deluding myself. I don’t think I want to be down below 120-150. But to get to 120 from now would be hard as it would mean editing out 55 items.
I think I like it a bit bigger for variety. Lists and tracking for two years has been so instructive.

August 17, 2018 at 3:01 am

Staysfit

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I must have a huge wardrobe. I just counted my coats, and there were 38, or 41 if you count my polar fleeces. I have to laugh at myself because I have as many coats as some people have items in their wardrobes, or maybe almost half of other people’s wardrobes. I haven’t counted recently, but at one time I had more than 100 sweaters, so, I am on the high end of the bell curve here. My four season climate, participation in multiple sports, and strange work situation means that I need clothes at multiple levels of dressiness and for every weather situation that exists. My weight fluctuates up to 10 lbs but my size does not change, so I have been able to accumulate clothes over many years. Maybe I should weed out some coats! My closets are getting full.

August 17, 2018 at 4:10 am

Staysfit

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I should add that I am not ashamed of having a huge wardrobe. I enjoy and wear what I have. My clothes are organized. I have space for them. I tracked my wears for one season to see if I was wearing everything, and it turned out I was not repeating outfits as frequently as I imagined and that I made use of everything. It was a good exercise. I know what I use and don’t use and weed out the items I am not wearing or that are worn out after every season.

August 17, 2018 at 4:18 am

Thistle

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My wardrobe is constrained by my ability to store it.

I swap out spring/summer and fall/winter because I have 100 degree temperature swings.

The current season must fit in half of a standard 6 ft reach-in closet. So, yeah, not a lot of room

August 17, 2018 at 5:30 am

Ginger

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Yay Team Large Wardrobe! There’s no shame in any wardrobe size. The important thing to that you like it. If you want to make it smaller, that’s fine, too! Just do it because you want to, not out of guilt.

August 17, 2018 at 5:42 am

Dianna

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I have never counted, but I guess my wardrobe is around 200 pieces or more bit bit all of it is useful at the same time. I keep clothing in two sizes fue to weight fluctuations, and also I need some variety. I keep the clothing that is not fitting right now separate in another closet.

August 17, 2018 at 7:32 am

Alice

Ok I’ll come clean, just done a count and it must be around 250-300, not including shoes. But like others have said, I enjoy my clothes, plus my size hasn’t changed so some things have lasted many years, I buy a lot less than I used to, as I have so many things I really like, and closet space is limited. The worst thing I could do would be to throw loads away, that would just encourage me to buy more!

August 17, 2018 at 8:17 am

To get my count this morning, the first time I have ever done this, I cleaned my closet (at least my side of our master bedroom closet) and in this process I purged (with piles for charity and a pile for my daughter to go through). My current total count for a 4 season climate is: 148 items (incl outerwear, handbags, and shoes but NOT incl scarves, jewelry, workout wear, lingerie and loungewear). Moderate sized. I could probably trim this down even more by about 10 items.

Good process to do and also to know what I have. I am reorganizing sweaters and folding those (instead of hanging them). I ordered some organizational items–drop front sweater boxes, padded hangers for cardi’s and some knitwear, one handbag bin, boot stands. We have a small walk-in master closet for wire shelving for both of us and this system will defintiely free up some space.

August 17, 2018 at 4:35 pm

Mel

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I have a small sized wardrobe, less than 100, and live in a four-season climate and have some variety to my activities. It works well for me because I pretty much stick to a certain silhouette and preferred colors. I am also a minimalist when it comes to shoes and bags.

I do add new clothing “frequently” to my wardrobe, maybe up to 20 items a year, but follow and in-out rule and keep the closet trim and tidy. I’ve wondered if I could get to the point of changing fewer items, going for quality over quantity, but I’m not sure. I just love throwing in wildcards periodically and I feel secure stocking up on my favorites. I guess time will tell. For now, my wardrobe is a good companion for me.

August 18, 2018 at 3:21 am

Cathy

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My wardrobe is on the size of xxl. I am in the middle of moving from a 5000 sq ft house to a 2400 sq ft house so I will need to make some decisions. My husband was in the navy and we moved about every two years. I have found that my style changed with climate, region and even with friends in new places. I can’t count my items right now because I still have quite a bit in storage. I have a hoarder instinct – you never know when you may want to wear something again. There have been times when I will pull out something from 30 years ago and love it again. I even have vintage 1950’s cashmere sweaters that were my mothers. This has really made me think about what I have and want to edit to a reasonable size, but oh the agony!

August 18, 2018 at 5:59 am

cheryl

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I have a huge wardrobe and i love it. I crave variety and color and prints. I also keep things forever, get hand me downs and love to thrift.

August 18, 2018 at 4:07 pm

RachelinOz

Team large wardrobe here. Legacy of a professional working wardrobe in a moderate climate, followed by a move to a subtropical one, and a linen influx. Heavier winter clothes don’t get worn now, but I’ve kept as we do travel and they are needed. The majority of my items are neutral, with around 25% arranged into colour ‘capsules’ which get rotated in and out of storage according to my mood and current trends. I don’t follow a 1 in 1 out principle, and often pull out pieces from years ago to rewear. Very few ‘fast fashion’ purchases now, more targetted hunting down of missing pieces, so my wardrobe is actually getting larger. I do edit out – heels are my next project as I am team flats these days – and there’s no guilt where I’m not being wasteful in my wardrobe.

August 18, 2018 at 4:49 pm

WitchyD

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I have a HUGE wardrobe, and a lot of that is “quantity over quality.” I used to have a lot less clothing when I lived in a more temperate climate, but having moved to the northeast, I find I need clothes for each season PLUS heavy winter outerwear/boots I never needed in California. This, combined with weight gain, and more professional career (lots of interviewing in the last 5 years) means the wardrobe ballooned along with me!

I do donate a lot of clothing 2x per year, getting rid of anything that doesn’t fit, is uncomfortable or I no long enjoy, but I still buy a lot. I would like to cut this down even more to what really works (outfits not a whole bunch of separates) but I find it difficult to do so sometimes.

August 19, 2018 at 9:34 am

starlygirl

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I currently have a moderate-sized wardrobe and I’d prefer it to be smaller. I live in a climate that is warm for most of the year, work from home and am drawn to the concept of minimalism in all areas of my life, so a small wardrobe would be ideal for me.

The thing I really need to work on is wardrobe churn and perfectionism. I’ll edit things out ruthlessly, but I’m also always bringing new things in as I seek the perfect tee or the perfect pair of jeans or the perfect sandals, etc.

August 19, 2018 at 9:49 am

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