Fabber Brooklyn made this very astute comment on my post about the wear quotients of wardrobe items:
“Joy per wear is as important as cost per wear. There are plenty of items in my wardrobe that are seldom worn but when I do wear them, wow, the joy is intense.”
I’m in total agreement. Sometimes, fabulous wardrobe items are infrequently worn because they need the right weather, occasion, setting, or mood. They rarely come out to play, which keeps their cost per wear high. Yet they create immense happiness when they are worn a few times a year. The joy per wear of these items is high, which for some is more important than cost per wear. It is for me.
These items from my current wardrobe are worn a few times a year because they require an occasion, or just the right weather. But when I wear them, they make me VERY happy. As Brooklyn says, the joy per wear is intense. I’ll keep them until they wear out.
The next time you want to pass on an infrequently worn wardrobe item and are worried about the cost per wear, consider the joy per wear. If the joy per wear is high, keep it.
