https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:16:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957701 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 23:43:53 +0000 Anonymous 1957701@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I found that tracking helps me know how many items I wear over a season....that is, how many I really need. I see that I have about the right number of bottoms but too many tops for summer. Oh, and I do not need any more dresses or skirts. This is based on wearing an item once a week during the season. Actually I could wear everything twice a week.<br /> , </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957681 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 22:11:54 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1957681@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Cat, wow—that’s pretty slick, pulling out a Bible verse to say “don’t get a big head”. Anyways, I hope my relationships will always be able to withstand my delight at winning a game, that I will be able to appreciate when a friend is better at something than I am, that we’ll be able to tease and cajole and work through things together. If you can’t feel a little pumped at something as simple as an argument won (an argument in which the opposing position was that you’re insane), what *can* you do in a friendship, besides utter empty niceties? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957663 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:28:53 +0000 Canada 1957663@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great post, Sterling. I'm not a tracker but I do make note of those items I often reach for vs those that always nod to me from their permanent homes on hangars. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957654 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:59:28 +0000 The Cat 1957654@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So what?</p> <p>I know how many items I have And I love them and have my own systems for wearing them all. Nevertheless, I don't see the point of tracking. It doesn't give me any inspiration at all. Your friends might feel the same way.</p> <p>I must confess that I shudder when I read that you "feel triumphant." Are you really their FRIEND? I sincerely hope you show that you love and respect them. "Love is patient and kind. ... It does not brag, does not get puffed up,"-- 1 Corinthians 13:4. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957634 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 19:36:03 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1957634@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Suz, so if I continued through the end of the year, you think I’d get usable info? Hmm. I’m having a hard time getting myself to do it. When I get dressed, it’s time to leave. At the end of the day, when I know everything I’ve worn that day (not predictable when I wake up), there are other obstacles (that i just wrote &amp; deleted TMI about). I’ll have to think about making it automatic. </p> <p>Bj1111, ikr? Lol! Just shows how much I hate bra shopping. </p> <p>Sterling, I don’t think I really know solid numbers on anything, but I can see that whereas I expected to wear the pink and white pants interchangeably and equally, there are things the white pants can do that the pink ones can’t, and they get a lot more wears. And nightgowns! I had Lanz flannel nightgowns. In my head i loved them and felt deliciously warm in them in the winter. In reality, they twisted around me in my sleep, so I took them off before bed. I always needed socks with them, and except for a magic occasional day, if it was cool enough for the nightgown, it was cool enough to need long johns and probably a sweatshirt too. Not fab. I can’t remember if I kept them. I’m missing them on these 60 degree nights, even though I know how impractical they were. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957623 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 18:48:21 +0000 Anonymous 1957623@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I get where she's coming from. I was shocked upon counting my wardrobe...and adding my purchases so far for the year. In my defense, most have been good buys, but i have 11 fall winter things i haven't worn yet. So, shopping hiatus </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957610 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 17:59:38 +0000 Anonymous 1957610@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Let me tell you the primary reason I track my wardrobe: &nbsp;pajamas. &nbsp;I have some <i>very weird</i> need to shop and buy pajamas every single day of every single year. &nbsp;I love them. &nbsp;</p> <p>One year, <i>pre-YLF</i>, I wondered how many sets of pajamas did I actually own. &nbsp;It was not an arduous task to pull them out and count, but it was an enlightening exercise. &nbsp;I owned A LOT. &nbsp;Obviously I owned much more than I needed. &nbsp;A lot were unworn and would never be worn. &nbsp;</p> <p>I realized I had a <i>weird</i> problem (not one I bring up in public very often). &nbsp;</p> <p>I listed all of my pajama sets. &nbsp;Every time I went to the store to buy yet another set I pulled out my tattered list and asked myself how much was enough? &nbsp;Did I own enough? &nbsp;Did I need to buy another set? &nbsp;</p> <p>That tattered piece of paper prevented me from continuing to buy pajama sets. &nbsp;Now I have a reasonable number in my wardrobe. &nbsp;</p> <p>From there it was an easy leap to other clothing categories. &nbsp;By knowing how many items I own in a given category I can began to understand how many I <i>actually need</i> in that category to meet my needs. &nbsp;I can see when certain categories began to explode in numbers. &nbsp;At a glance, I see what items I reach for and what colors are most often worn. &nbsp;</p> <p>Although I talk about black pants on the Forum all the time, I only own two pair of black pants and three pair of navy pants. &nbsp;I know that I wear the black much more frequently than I wear the navy. &nbsp;Based on my analyses, I also know what a reasonable price is for a pant such that I get good value. I set upper limits of what I am willing to pay for different categories.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sometimes I wonder what my wardrobe would look like if I did not take the time to think these things through because I am <u>both</u> impulsive and compulsive. &nbsp;Being self aware, I have implemented little tricks to keep me and my budget in line. &nbsp; </p> <p>I didn't mean to explode on your post, <b>Sisi.</b> &nbsp;I am impassioned.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957604 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 17:42:51 +0000 Anonymous 1957604@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know when I realized how important tracking was, <b>SarahD8</b>?</p> <p>..... well .... I always thought tracking was important ....&nbsp;</p> <p>But to your point, I think it was last year, <b>Jenn</b> brought up the 30 wears thing. &nbsp;Were you here then? &nbsp;Anyway, I thought <b>HA</b>!!!! &nbsp;I wear <u>all</u> of the my clothes 30 times and I <u>have</u> the numbers to prove it. &nbsp;So I sat down and began to respond to <b>Jenn</b>'s post with <u>actual number</u>s because I <u>knew</u> I easily wore them at least 30 times. &nbsp;</p> <p>As it turns out, when I reviewed the actual numbers I was shy of 30 times .... repeatedly. &nbsp;Line item after line item proved me in error. &nbsp;I did wear my clothes a lot, but I hadn't achieved the fabled 30 times nearly as often as I thought. &nbsp;I was shocked. &nbsp;</p> <p>It was quite a learning experience for me. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957602 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 17:32:26 +0000 Suz 1957602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This is great, <b>Sisi</b>!! I wonder if your friend will begin to track?&nbsp;</p> <p>I don't track regularly but I did find it really useful to do for a season, and I intend to do it again more rigorously now that I'm living in a new climate. As for what I got from it, <b>Fashintern</b>, I seem to be like you in that I do remember (at least within a few weeks) what I have worn and I always know what I have in the closet...but, for instance, when I counted up the number of wears a certain pair of jeans got <b>over an entire season</b>&nbsp;I had to ask myself why I preferred those to others and this led to future purchasing decisions.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Jenn</b>, that is hilarious. Hope you got something good out of it. :)&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957585 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:42:52 +0000 deb 1957585@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Our minds play such games with us. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957584 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:34:34 +0000 bj1111 1957584@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>@ FashIntern, why not get a light color bra?</p> <p>@Jen, whadjawin? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957580 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:30:53 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1957580@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sarah08, I'm giving it a try this month, so far haven't had any revelations I hadn't already realized myself. Jenn posed a question about what colors I'm wearing; I answered it by looking through my closet before pulling up the data. Both gave me the same answer--I'm not wearing neutrals. The reason is easy; I only have colored bras, so light-colored tops don't work until it's cool enough to put something over them. I'm going to continue the exercise through the end of the month; maybe something will come up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957572 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 16:21:50 +0000 SarahD8 1957572@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>FashIntern</b>, re: analysis vs. observation, for me the usefulness of tracking is that it reveals my observations aren't very accurate! Like I can remember thinking to myself: "wow, I wore the heck out of that top this summer," and then when I look back at my tracking sheet I see that I wore it 4 times. The mind plays funny tricks! Similar to what <b>Sisi</b> and <b>Jenn</b> are describing re: the amount of clothing people think they have vs. the amount they actually have. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957563 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:52:04 +0000 Barbara Diane 1957563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think the information is interesting but I doubt that I will track past the challenge. The biggest counting related aha I had with clothing was when I was losing weight and realized that I had enough clothing to get through winter without buying any new clothing as long as I did laundry more often. I made a decision to save the money for new spring/summer items. The concept of how many opportunities I have per season or year to wear something, or how many I have left this season, has proven useful. Also, wearing something I had stopped wearing before purchasing something new. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957544 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:00:31 +0000 Jenn 1957544@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hah! My husband said something the other day about having 20-some t-shirts. I said, “Let’s play ‘closest without going over.’ I think you have 45.”</p> <p>He had 47. Don’t tell him that I cheated and had counted the week before. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957530 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:39:30 +0000 Angie 1957530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:)</p> <p>I have clients who think they have 100 items of clothes. More like 300 after they counted. Guessing can be very inaccurate!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957498 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:29:41 +0000 cindysmith 1957498@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:-)<br /> That's awesome! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957456 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:12:41 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1957456@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hear you about “loyalty”. I have occasionally had dreams about a dress I got in 8th grade and wore once or twice before it was washed. All the knife pleats came out. My mom returned the dress. With weight loss, I did want to buy some new things, but there were also a lot of old friends I was glad to get together with again. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957455 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 11:06:57 +0000 Jenni NZ 1957455@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah maybe but I felt like she was kind of secretly just wanting to get that new thing and ditch something she fell out of love with? I used to take her cast-offs when we were in our twenties. She is younger and was always more fashionable than me back in the day. Our tastes are still not that similar.<br /> I don't usually just fall out of love with stuff, or not for a long time. More loyal to the stuff I suppose! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957452 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:57:39 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1957452@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m a very analytical thinker who doesn’t see what tracking tells me beyond what I can observe myself.<br /> JenniNZ, that’s odd. I would expect someone with a lot of.churning and changing would have more of a need to keep track of what they had. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957451 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:53:24 +0000 Jenni NZ 1957451@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've had a few surprised and amazed people too. One is my sister ( who lives in the UK). She was visiting. She just stared at me and said ( when I asked her if she ever did) "but why would I want to do that?". We have always had different approaches. She, however, has always churned through clothes. Must be what she wants I guess. I don't want to go there really as think she would take it as criticism. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957444 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:36:11 +0000 Anonymous 1957444@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't think you are crazy. &nbsp;I too believe that when people have a "feeling" of how often they wear something or how many tee shirts they own, they are wildly incorrect. &nbsp;I think you will benefit greatly from tracking. &nbsp;I know I did.</p> <p>Here is the thing. &nbsp;People are so different. &nbsp;Some have analytical minds that really, really enjoy playing with numbers. &nbsp;Others are far less analytical and they never quite "get" the number thing. &nbsp;Whereas tracking for me is fun and beneficial, a different sort of person would never derive the same joy, interest, or benefits. &nbsp;It is just how our minds work. &nbsp;</p> <p>So nothing in your post surprises me. &nbsp;I'm also guessing she will never be the type that tracks because her brain doesn't work that way. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957438 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 10:02:28 +0000 Stagiaire Fash 1957438@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Victory is sweet.<br /> I’ve been tracking this month, am not a convert yet. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/discussion-with-friends-about-tracking#post-1957435 Tue, 18 Sep 2018 09:36:06 +0000 Sisi 1957435@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This past Sunday&nbsp;I had lunch<br /> with 2 friends and I mentioned that I<br /> track my clothes. They looked at me as if I were crazy and asked&nbsp;why I do<br /> such a thing. I explained my reasons and, &nbsp;among others, I mentioned that figures give<br /> you real, objective info, that can differ from what is in your mind. I asked them how many clothes&nbsp;/shoes they think they have. One of the two&nbsp;said she thinks she has 50. Since we were at her home, I said, let’s<br /> go count! We counted. Well, she has 110 pieces of clothing/shoes. She was<br /> shocked!&nbsp;I confess that I felt triumphant,&nbsp;like, see? do you still<br /> think I'm&nbsp;crazy? </p> <p>&nbsp;Just wanted to share. </p>