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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: #30Wears https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Fri, 10 Apr 2026 01:13:48 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Kirstjen on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1804409 Tue, 02 May 2017 16:24:48 +0000 Kirstjen 1804409@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love this idea.  I regularly wear sweaters until they literally fall apart (always on the right elbow) and then I take them to the cleaner to get patches put on the elbows.  I've tired of the collegiate leather elbows, however, and am now branching out into skulls, smiley faces, etc.  I also wear jeans until they fall apart.   I have a new dress that I bought from Poetry pictured below & I'm having to fight myself from wearing it EVERY SINGLE DAY.  I don't need more dresses, but I'd like to buy it in another color because I love it so much. Then I have other clothing that I don't wear because I'm "saving" them for something special.  I should just consider date night special & start wearing those pieces.  I love them, they fit, they make me feel good.  I'm not sure what my mental block is there.  Suz on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801833 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 23:57:18 +0000 Suz 1801833@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think with statements, it helps to think of them as signature items. Sal, Jenn, I think this is a great way to think about such items. I do this, in fact. And don't worry a bit if people associate them with me (silver booties, pink jacket, red or lilac coat). Even so, my summer tops and more "statement" like sweaters do probably wear out before 30 wears...just the nature of summer tops (frequently laundered) and knits (which pill and get "tired" looking). Though, having said that...if I keep them 3 years, the knits do get at least 30 wears, and so far that seems to be my pattern. Some summer tops only last one season (if cheap mistakes!) or two (even if decent) and that might not equal 30 wears. Footwear will pretty much always get 30 wears unless dressy pumps...but might wear out in one season.  Jules on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801789 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 21:28:30 +0000 Jules 1801789@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I am not a big shopper. But at 1X per week and 8 weeks of summer (more some years), it would take me 4 years to properly use a summer top. I actually currently prefer to have just a few favourites and often wear them twice a week, so that'd be two years. Reasonable enough, but I do find that with the long intervals between summers, my mood and my weight may change significantly. One year's favourites are rarely the next's. Three season items get much more wear overall. I'd guess that the "mistakes" that don't get worn much average out with the items I wear to death. I work at home so imperfect or slightly worn items can also be "house" clothes. Soft old tee shirts are my preferred sleepwear. Some items are just not made to last that long. I minimize knits for this reason. Sal on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801782 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 21:01:50 +0000 Sal 1801782@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Jenn I came back to this thread with similar thoughts to yourself. I think with statements, it helps to think of them as signature items. and to be unfazed by people associating them with you.  I do have pieces that I "ration" a little, but am trying not to. This winter my seagreen winter coat, my new black dark floral top and my bold striped draped sweater will all be thought of as signature pieces. Jenn on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801655 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 13:50:07 +0000 Jenn 1801655@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ DakotaCheryl, I've been pondering what you said about your mustard yellow jacket, because it rang so true to me. I feel the same way about my plaid dress, because it always gets comments and compliments, so I try not to wear it often with the same people. But then I thought...wait. Do I want to be the person who never wears the same thing twice? What's wrong with, "Oh...Jenn has that great plaid dress that she wears all the time." That shouldn't be a negative thing, so I'm trying to reframe my thinking. Gigi on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801583 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 02:28:08 +0000 Gigi 1801583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Jenni NZ, if I don't count accessories, I probably have a wardrobe size of about 170, so a little smaller than yours. I think that part of the reason I am bored is that many of the items that I bought three years ago are essentials and not very interesting (long-sleeve solid tees, etc.). I don't have very many statement pieces in my wardrobe. And I don't have very good support acts for the statement pieces I do have, so I am forced to repeat the exact same outfit over and over. I don't mind repeating, but to have to wear the same outfit every time I want to wear item X is a downer. I am trying to be better about buying more statement pieces moving forward. I too have a sweater that is some years old that I always get compliments on, but I'm just tired of it. I've been wearing it because it works well with a number of bottoms.  SarahTheWhite on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801577 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 02:02:25 +0000 SarahTheWhite 1801577@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wow, this is so interesting... I don't think that a lot of my clothes get to 30. Probably favorite shoes and pants, but very few tops and statement pieces that make it that far. But I am terrible about calculating stats, so I honestly don't know. This is really good food for thought! Thank you for opening the conversation! kerry on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801564 Mon, 24 Apr 2017 00:50:03 +0000 kerry 1801564@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I feel this concept might revolutionize the way I think about my wardrobe, shopping habits and numbers. Last fall I considered using CPW as a way to set a clothing budget. I came up with these numbers ... <a href="https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/using-cpw-to-set-a-budget" rel="nofollow">https://youlookfab.com/welookf.....t-a-budget</a> I went back today and totalled wears and divided by 30 (assuming I'd want to reach 30 wears in one year). I got about 153 which is much larger than my wardrobe and only accounted for one year so I knew I'd missed the mark. I went back to the list and eliminated most categories. I only kept tops, bottoms, footwear, toppers and coats and got 52.5. To me this means I shouldn't have more than about 50 "main" items in my closet if I want to get to 30 wears in a year, 100 in two years, 150 in three years. This doesn't mean I shouldn't consider the other categories but in my case basics, pjs, robes, loungers and workout gear get worn many, many times and rarely get tossed before they wear out and much of that stuff wears like iron. Nomad on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801537 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 22:21:43 +0000 Nomad 1801537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love this!  There are definitely some workhorses in my wardrobe which far exceed 30 wears, like my first pair of black Express Editor pants, which I've worn to work most weeks (sometimes multiple times a week) since I bought them... about 12 years ago.  It's really time to let them go; the fabric is getting a little thin, but they still look great and have held up to a ton of wear and washing.  I have a newer pair (still a few years old) that I really should get hemmed... it's waaaaay too long for the tallest shoes I'd wear to work, so it doesn't get out of the closet much. And then other things that get let go after a wear or two... I'm trying to get better about spotting my buying triggers so I don't make those mistakes so often. dakotacheryl on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801531 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 22:01:50 +0000 dakotacheryl 1801531@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a cool thread!! My at home loungewear is at 100s of wears. My slippers get replaced every fall as they lose their comfort/support. My Birkenstock Arizonas are worn 12 mos a year...barefoot in warm weather, and with socks in cold weather.  I have 3 pairs of identical EF slim ponte pants and these have been in constant rotation for years now (down side is they require dry cleaning).  Statement work pieces see the smallest number of wears, but if they don't make me happy, I am trying to figure out what went wrong so that I don't make the same mistake in the future. The problem with statement pieces is that they are so memorable. For example, I bought a mustard yellow EF boiled wool jacket/coat. It's fabulous, but I literally write down which customers I see when I wear it because it is always remarked on. I am so easy on shoes that I have favorites that I wear seasonally for years on end. I now focus on fit and quality as I will have them for years if I purchase wisely. My goal is to now buy more consciously and support USA made and sustainable fabrics and processes. My spring/summer purchases are fewer and better quality. My tried and true favorite Eileen Fisher, and new love Elizabeth Suzann. And am trying to buy fewer pieces which require dry cleaning, which is easier to accomplish in warm seasons as I adore linen. I am also trying to wear my "good" jewelry for every day...seriously, what is the point in saving it??  My dear husband thought I had bought new pieces, that's how long it had been since I wore my pearls etc. Jenn on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801515 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 20:24:53 +0000 Jenn 1801515@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Staysfit, I'm right there with you, in that this reaches me in a way CPW doesn't. I'm at a point in my life where I'm privileged enough that I can spend a bit more on clothing, so my priorities are shifting from cost-effectiveness to my impact on the world. #30wears feels equal-opportunity, in that any piece, carefully-chosen, has the ability to reach that threshold. I have a pair of $20 jeans that's at over 60 wears right now. It would be crazy to aim for a 33-cent CPW on, say, my EF dress, but wearing it thirty times is a lot more doable. (Basically, what Suz said.) Suz on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801498 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 18:46:15 +0000 Suz 1801498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Staysfit, it's motivating to me, also. I can't use the 30 wears standard for every item, but I can consider what proportion of my wardrobe I want to reach or exceed that standard.  Like Gigi and AndreaH, I have some things that easily surpass 30 wears in one season and then I go on to keep them much longer (puffer coat, snow boots, sneakers, favourite jean). Also like Gigi, I tend to keep most items for 3-5 years, unless they wear out (usually jeans and footwear and summer tops or often-worn knits for winter). Some things I would keep much longer -- mostly coats.  I think the number of wears is a helpful benchmark especially if your budget is either quite flexible or extremely limited. If you have a flexible budget, CPW isn't really all that meaningful in itself -- you are not terribly worried about the personal cost but can be moved by the social cost of your actions. Meanwhile, if your budget is super limited, you need to be especially mindful of the "joy per wear" factor -- if you are spending money on something, is it going to give you the happiness and usefulness it ought to? You have less room for expensive mistakes.  Staysfit on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801459 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 17:06:50 +0000 Staysfit 1801459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have come back to this post repeatedly. It has motivated me to watch multiple YouTube videos about sustainable fabrics, minimalism, safe dyes, and recycling of clothing, etc. I have no clue about how many wears I get from anything I own? I am not tracking wears, but this could possibly be a motivating enough reason to keep track. My best guess is that I get the most wear from my jeans, my exercise gear and running sneakers, and from my pajamas. I keep my cashmere sweaters a long time so they may get 30 wears over time, but because we have only 6 months to wear them, and I have a lot of sweaters, it will take me a long time to get to thirty! The numbers here are eye opening. Somehow thinking about things this way reaches me in a way that CPW doesn't. Jenni NZ on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801379 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 09:58:39 +0000 Jenni NZ 1801379@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great post Gigi. You bring up several relevant points. I still have 15 items from 2011- now 6 years old- and 23 items from 2012 now 5 years old. It is the ones that have been worn less which I am less tired of. The 2011 Summer top with approx 30 wears is still good, I am just getting sick of it. It's a good brand, it still fits, good colours, looks nice, not dated, gets compliments ( even one from a clothes designer I know, seemed genuine). I am just doing a seasonal swap over. I kept it until next summer as I am still musing on all this. Maybe your wardrobe is quite a bit smaller than my 187 items. Which could be why you are able to wear things more than me but are also getting more sick of them. Gigi on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801378 Sun, 23 Apr 2017 08:22:27 +0000 Gigi 1801378@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Very interesting thread. It makes me happy that I track my wears, because then I can pull up some data and see how I am doing. I found that I am at 30 wears for a lot of my workhorse items, actually. Many of them are over that, and quite a few are in their 20s. But...most of my wardrobe is about three years old. I realized a while back that for me to feel like I get my money's worth out of my purchases, I need to plan on wearing them for about three years. (Side note: Now I know why I feel so bored with my wardrobe as of late. It's because a lot of what I'm wearing is three years old!) I agree with a few other posters who said that not everything can hold up to being laundered 30 times. I hate that! It's mostly fading and pilling that get me. And I really don't feel fab wearing a faded top. I should turn my tops inside-out when washing, as suggested on another thread. Jeans are usually OK with fading, but I always turn them inside-out. Another thing I do when shopping is ask myself, "OK, if you want to average $2 CPW for this item, how many times would you have to wear it, and do you want to wear it that many times? How many years would it take you to wear it that many times?" That can be an eye-opener. It helps me assess how much I truly love the item. As Krish pointed out, the four-season climate is also definitely a factor. You are limited in how many times you can wear a given item per year. This is one reason why I try to limit my summer shoes (short spring/summer) and try to buy more cold-weather items (long fall/winter). And you really do have to be careful about buying an item that "steals" wears from another, because then you feel like you have two similar items, both of which struggle to reach the 30-wear mark. <div> </div> Andrea H on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801222 Sat, 22 Apr 2017 20:03:07 +0000 Andrea H 1801222@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This has been super interesting for me to think of in terms of what I spend money on vs how many wears each item gets.  Winter puffers and parkas get way more than 30 wears, so I probably shouldn't feel bad if I pay full price for them.  Ditto both my pairs of ECCO sneakers--I had sticker shock paying $150 and $170 dollars for sneakers, but I've worn both pairs more than 30x each and I only got them in the fall (relatively snowless winter helped).  Ditto expensive running shoes, yoga pants/workout tights, and bras (both regular and sports-).  Ditto snow boots, one pair of which I've had for >10 years and the other 3.  These things get worn/used over and over again, day in and day out, so if I get what I really want on sale, fine, but if not, paying top dollar should be okay.   But what really astounded me when I thought about this, is nightclothes. I should be embarrassed to admit it, but I have several pairs of Old Navy PJ pants that date to 2001. They've been worn 300x if they've been worn 30. Last summer  broke down and bought a "green cotton" nightgown from Garnet Hill and felt a little silly paying almost $70 for something to sleep in, but frankly, I'm sure it will get well over 100 wears before it's a rag, so why is that silly?  It's pretty and comfortable.  I might buy some shorty pjs from the same line without guilt now, because those Old Navy pants are basically see through at this point. krishnidoux on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801206 Sat, 22 Apr 2017 19:22:06 +0000 krishnidoux 1801206@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suz, Merino in our corner of the world, at this point in time precisely, is just... out of the question. Period. Look, we've had what? 6 months worth of Merino in our drawers? No no no. I am all too happy to pack it away and swap it for cotton in April. Even if it means feeling sometimes a little drift... then I use my other strategy: layering upon layering under a denim jacket plus a huge scarf wrapped around my neck. Plus my sunglasses. The largest ones I own. Because I don't want people to recognize me as that crazy lady who prefers wearing her whole wardrobe rather than what she would really need... her winter coat. lol shedev on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801097 Sat, 22 Apr 2017 14:33:15 +0000 shedev 1801097@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think 30 wears is setting the bar a little low. I remember when former forum member Mo talked about the 50 wear lifecycle of clothing items. I get at least this in almost all catagories. Summer tops are the exception. 30 wears would be a good lifespan for them. I have the odd item that doesn't hold up, but not that many. My natural wearing style is that I may wear things a lot in some years and not in others. I look at longer wear trends when deciding what to purge. An example is that we had a mild winter and I ran warm. I wore thicker sweaters very little. I'm not ready to dump all my thicker sweaters yet, but I won't be hunting for any more. If I haven't worn something in a few years, I would spend a few minutes thinking about why. Do I still like it? Do I need something to make it work? Suz on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801072 Sat, 22 Apr 2017 12:30:56 +0000 Suz 1801072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes, Krish. Maybe if we lived on one of the coasts it would be different...or if we spent no time outdoors at all...but the sweater I wear in winter is unthinkable for me in spring/ summer.  I was even in awe of Angie's packing capsule. I noticed she took a cashmere tee. I have packed away my cashmeres here now; I realize the weather in the Netherlands may be iffy and cool -- but it is iffy and cool here as well right now, and still feels wrong (to me) for my cashmere. Merino or a thick cotton sweater layered would be better now. I would probably itch in the cashmere.  krishnidoux on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1801064 Sat, 22 Apr 2017 11:23:26 +0000 krishnidoux 1801064@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Suz, thank you for validating my point about the impossibility of wearing an item in a different season. As a person who lived many years abroad, in more temperate climates, I had to seriously re-adjust when I came back and found myself having to shop a lot to complete my closet (which I did very well thanks to YLF!). You see I had been relying heavily on cross-season garments for years, as it makes for a smaller closet - and smaller suitcases!). But the reality is that there are places in the world where you just can't do that. And my country of birth is on that list, unfortunately.  Rambling Ann on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/3#post-1799785 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 14:53:58 +0000 Rambling Ann 1799785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ this #30 number fits right within my values and what I want out of my closet. I easily hit that number with my old office clothes, because I hated spending money on work. I think I had at most six pairs of pants in rotation during the six cold weather months, and wore some of them for years. I don't care about variety, really. Not at all. Being true to my core values means a much smaller closet of pretties now that I spend most of my days in gear, even though I like to look sharp when I step out.<div> </div><div>But back in the day, if 30 was my baseline and 100 was more like my expected minimum, I realized quickly that the cost of dry cleaning would far exceed the cost of most garments. That was when I stopped for the most part in buying dry clean only blouses and really pushing the limits on how infrequently I could get away with dry cleaning pants and blazers. </div> LaPed on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/2#post-1799768 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 14:35:57 +0000 LaPed 1799768@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Kerry and Anne -- I always get tripped up by what counts as a "wear" -- I tried tracking earlier this year, but because I've been doing a lot of acting (theater and video), I had too many changes during the day to keep up with: gear in the morning, then town clothes, then costume (all from my own wardrobe, so I guess technically every night of the show counted as a wear?), then lounge/sleepwear. Even without performances, I still have 3 distinct outfits during the day: one for running or hiking, one for town/work/errands, and one for the evening, which I do try to change into for cooking dinner most nights to avoid oil stains and such, so really my lounge clothes get the most wear of all, and cost me almost nothing, since they're just retired t's and cheap lounge pants... I just don't feel like I need much variety in my gear and loungewear, since very few other people see it. Of course, the easiest thing for my particular lifestyle (and one that many moms around here opt for) would be to just wear the running/hiking gear all day long... from a certain perspective all my casual/town clothes are very nearly extraneous. :)  anne on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/2#post-1799756 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 14:16:20 +0000 anne 1799756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This is such an interesting thread, and I have been meaning to get to it - although almost everything I've thought of has already been said. I can relate to Kerry's point about changes of clothes in the day and whether that counts as a "wear". This is, as lots of you have pointed out, so much about how many of something you have in a category, not just about the longevity of the garment itself. I have a practice of restricting purchases for this very reason. One pair of jeans a year (mostly) One casual jumper (sweater) a year. I don't usually replace shoes until they are broken, worn out, or not worth repairing. I have just cut my work days down a day, and now only have 2 days a week where I wear office clothes (one extra work day is smart casual). Although I enjoy tailored office clothes, it is hard to get that many wears in on 2 days a week, so I'm trying to only buy clothes that can cross over and otherwise just wear out the ones I have.  I think I'd have lots of clothes that would cross the 30 wear mark - I'm still wearing office clothes bought in 1999, and 2004.  (I don't think they are that dated, rather  classic) My pantyhose don't last very long though! I'm easier on myself about making the wears out of clothes I have been handed down, too - it's a bonus if they turn out to be a workhorse but I don't expect them to. Aziraphale on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/2#post-1799742 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 13:57:36 +0000 Aziraphale 1799742@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I agree with others, 30 wears is a lot. I'd have to wear something every day for a solid month to hit that number! Which of course never happens. But I think it's a great goal to aspire to. I now can't get the number out of my mind, and will think of it every time I go shopping. I do track wears, so I'm going to go through my stuff and see what things have already hit 30. It's probably less than I think.  kerry on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/2#post-1799669 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 10:51:18 +0000 kerry 1799669@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm completely fascinated by this concept and can't stop thinking about it! A couple of things have come to mind. What is a wear? Any time you put something on your body? Or only something you wear for much of the day? Most days I have three changes - clothing for the day (out and about - work or activities), loungers in the evening and pjs to sleep. I would count all of these as legitimate wears. But sometimes, on the weekend, I might just run out for an hour (and change out of loungers to do this) but change back again as soon as I get home. Is this a wear? It hardly seems worthy. 30+ wears for some items may mean no laundering (shoes/bags) seasonal (coats), 10 washes (jeans, sweaters), or 30 washes (light tops, basics). It seems the longevity of an item can be directly related to how often it's laundered. Why is it my basics (undies or camis) can handle many washes but cotton tees seems to fall apart so quickly? This year I'm experimenting with avoiding certain retailers for tees and spending a few extra dollars on tees in cotton and linen to see if they last longer. Mel on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/2#post-1799632 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 07:18:24 +0000 Mel 1799632@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great thread, everyone!   I keep my closet small and edited, so I always get to the 30 wears per item. Also, the advice of "only buy statement pieces that you REALLY, REALLY love" has been life-changing for me. And it's caused much more pain in the dressing room than you can imagine! Anonymous on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/2#post-1799587 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 02:41:49 +0000 Anonymous 1799587@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Highly fascinating . I admit to reading this yesterday and not feeling I had any opinion or thoughts on it . But I've come back to it twice now , so there must be something there nagging at me . I don't doubt that my everyday stuff gets worn far more than 30 times ( coats, boots, jeans , bags , tshirts , leggings , cardigans etc) but I bet you I don't wear the majority of my closet that many times before passing them along . And that horrifies me in that we are / I am / such a disposable society and that clothing is such a disposable commodity . I don't what the answer is , but I think this will make me far more conscious of that fact when shopping . It's a good way to remind yourself not to over buy pieces that won't stand this rest of wear . Good food for thought , Jenn , thank you for posting this ! Anonymous on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/2#post-1799562 Wed, 19 Apr 2017 01:02:56 +0000 Anonymous 1799562@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I just bought 12 new tops (including duplicates).   My goal is still to get a reasonable cost per wear, but as I increase the number of items in a given category, it gets harder to get 30 wears.  Now I do intend to keep all these new tops at least three seasons so that is point in my favor.   GREAT thread, Jenn.  I really enjoyed the conversations.   Jenni NZ on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/2#post-1799535 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 22:42:42 +0000 Jenni NZ 1799535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I just have too many clothes to wear them all that much. In Anchie's wardrobe numbers thread I counted my wardrobe- 105 tops including tunics, dresses, cardigans, jackets, and 30 bottoms, and 52 shoes. I am over 20 on another 12 pairs of shoes as well as the Skechers, so pleased with that. Jenni NZ on "#30Wears" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/30wears/page/2#post-1799532 Tue, 18 Apr 2017 22:35:49 +0000 Jenni NZ 1799532@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'm back on a morning off. I have checked my lists. After 11 months of counting and tracking wears ( I had to guess the number of wears for older items when I started) I have hardly worn anything 30 times. Essentially my really really old things- the tartan shirt from 1985 with the interesting collar which is now worn with one particular red merino cowl neck in winter. The fancy bright colours 1986 jumper made in Germany, Mondi brand knitwear. My favourite Mamma Mia T-shirt from 2006. My Skechers from 2009 that are for walking and for casual. And hooray for last year's black Scope jacket like a soft blazer, now 35 times since early 2016 when bought. Someone talked about if clothes last. The last 3 culled workhorses did more than 30- the soft merino that the Scope jacket replaced needed repairs to the turn-up lined cuff before 30. It had 3/4 sleeves and I felt was looking a bit ratty, but my DD 26 has taken it as she is thrifty and it's still soft and warm. It was a supposedly very good NZ brand and I was annoyed about the sleeves. My 2 recently culled Capri pants, black from 2012 white from 2013, had 36 and 37 wears respectively, machine washed in cold water and hung to dry. The black stretched out and were floppy at the bottom, the white yellowed despite Napisan and bleach soaking. Those have been replaced last month. They were supposedly good brands and were not washed every wear by any means. I find that irritating. The black had cost $164 in 2012, the white only $40 in 2013 as outlet store but normally would have cost more. Don't you think a $164 pair of pants should do better than 36 wears before dying?