https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 23:11:07 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1362108 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:30:14 +0000 Anonymous 1362108@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am one of the people that frequently says she never regrets giving things away. &nbsp;That is mostly true. &nbsp;However, recently I put on weight and I am trying to find new work slacks to wear. &nbsp;The hunt has been a major failure and I am now regretting having not kept some of my larger size clothes. &nbsp;</p> <p>The thing is I wonder if I would want to wear them today even if I had them. &nbsp; They would have "fit" but I wonder if my style hasn't evolved. &nbsp;So I just don't know anymore. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1362107 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:25:10 +0000 Anonymous 1362107@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm cautious abour purging and slow to do it. My issue right now is weight gain - I gained back the weight I lost unfortunately, but fortunately I kept a few pairs of pants from before I lost weight, so I still have them now that I need them. Not fun but I'm glad I don't have to go shopping to have something to wear (I gained about 15 lbs so that's a size for sure). Hopefully I'll lose again but it will take some time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1362091 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:58:54 +0000 celia 1362091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Forgot to say, this is why I am more cautious with purging now, and buying(sometimes). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1362090 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 16:58:12 +0000 celia 1362090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, this happens to me, even with items I know didn't fit me for one reason or another. Like you know they are not good for you but you miss them when you give them away. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1362010 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 14:21:26 +0000 Mo 1362010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah, I may have gotten a bit purge happy this summer, too. &nbsp;But on the other hand, I know I still have more than enough realistically to wear in my closet. &nbsp;I tended to cull the hard to style items that I always seemed to have to fuss with or that didn't fit quite right, and some shoes that were too conservative for me. &nbsp;I realized I need a little sass and edge in my footwear to not feel like a suburban mom, for lack of a better term. &nbsp;But I did get rid of some 'perfectly fine' items. &nbsp;I just never got to wearing them because I had other, better than just fine, things that I'd choose first. &nbsp;So I'm ambivalent at best about this lol. &nbsp;<br />Heading home into my F/W closet I will keep in mind that I don't need to cull just to cull but that I can let the season dictate what I need and keep by the end of it. &nbsp;What doesn't get worn will get a good looking at. &nbsp;:) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1361846 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 06:00:29 +0000 Deb 1361846@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a reluctant purger though misfits, worn out, and unloved always go, and I never follow the one in, one out rule. Frankly, it doesn't make any sense to me. I need more of a reason than I bought something new to discard clothing. I have a few drawers in which I keep items that I still like but have fallen out of favour. A hibernation zone so to speak. Just last week I was going through those drawers and pulled out two wrap tops, two summer dresses and one pair of pants that haven't been worn for probably three years, but my interest in the styles has been reignited for this spring. At the same time I culled one bag of older, now unloved clothes from those draws, and four pairs of shoes that have had their day. This was my only cull in the past 12 months and I'm glad I held the items for a while to be certain of their departure. I feel I am good at choosing what is right for my body and usually select quality, classic items which curbs having to be too wasteful and probably won't cull again for another year. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1361633 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 00:34:28 +0000 shedev 1361633@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm nearly there. I'd like a new puffer, but after that I'd like to slow down buying/purging and focus more on wearing. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1361617 Wed, 24 Sep 2014 00:03:43 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1361617@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A little more navel-gazing from me, after I just put up most of my summer clothes and pulled out the fall: I think I got into a mode where I was looking for the perfect thing, and getting rid of anything that doesn't seem perfect. When in reality nothing is perfect for long, and my mood and preferences change, and pretty good is often good enough. Especially when we're talking about the sunk cost of already purchased clothes, compared to new ones you'd have to buy. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360777 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:20:38 +0000 unfrumped 1360777@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Overall have had&nbsp;more buying regrets than tossing regrets, and I don't think I did it on purpose to create churn, it was more because I didn't have a good focus and vision, so have made progress in being more discerning. Also want to really put something through its paces during its season, or multiple seasons, to see if it behaves reliably. I'm into a combination of <u>versatile</u> and <u>reliable</u> as criteria and having a modest version&nbsp; &nbsp;of a signature style--things that when I put them on, they look and behave just like I envisioned, and I like the&nbsp;outfit. So ideally I'll figure that out mostly by extensive try-on's before cutting the tags, and then IRL. If something seemed like it would work but does not, then out it goes. Usually if something fits really well--and that usually means "current fit" styles but can include "classic" if it feels comfortable, and of course I have to like it, I am trying not to just get "bored" but to find a way to re-work it. That's more because I think that's the kind of habit&nbsp;I want to keep after, but it's not a rigid rule that I'd get miserable over an item here or there. I just think it's a&nbsp; more sustainable way to maintain the wardrobe I want in the long term. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360772 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:11:17 +0000 N-Marie 1360772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think that's wise.&nbsp;I'm so very glad I did not purge my Express Editor trousers when the flared-leg&nbsp;look went into hibernation. &nbsp;I recently pulled them out of storage and put them back into rotation. I must be something of a packrat- for example&nbsp;I wouldn't dream of purging any of my more bodycon styles just because the current style is more fluid. They may go into storage but I always assume there's a possibility that the style will swing back again. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360769 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 21:09:17 +0000 bj1111 1360769@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just purged 40% of my wardrobe. I gave away duplicates...now i regret a few items that i forgot i had given away.</p> <p>It's worse with shoes. ALWAYS regret purging shoes, even if i dont realize it until a few years later. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360755 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 20:35:01 +0000 rabbit 1360755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yeah I rarely purge things that I like, are in good condition, and fit well. &nbsp;I'm enjoying wearing many of those items bought years ago now. &nbsp;&nbsp; </p> <p>ETA: I go back and forth about dated-ness though, sometimes I've purged something and regretted it, sometimes I've held on until it becomes readily apparent that it it's a look that is coming back.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360647 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:34:40 +0000 Elly 1360647@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>See, because I have a small wardrobe I feel like I can add a piece or two I love without guilt (no true 1 in 1 out here) and I also wear stuff out so I feel like there is almost always something to replace. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360637 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 17:21:53 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1360637@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It's interesting to read everyone's reactions to this idea. I think I got too addicted to the 1-in-1-out rule, and I'd get rid of things I was a little bored with just so I could get something new. Of course, before I joined YLF I hadn't gotten rid of a lot of stuff for a long time, so some culling was definitely due. But now it's become a habit that's a little unnecessary. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360579 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 15:31:57 +0000 Elly 1360579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The only times I've ever reggretted purging items was when I haven't been able to replace them and didn't have something to wear to an event, or ended up wearing something uncomfortable. I purge when --- something is so not me that I pass over wearing it every time, even when my favorite items are in the wash --- when something honestly doesn't fit right, it is too small, really huge, or is uncomfortable (my pet peeve) --- when an item looks shabby or is a perpetual orphan and everything I try fails. That said, I am not a big shopper so I tend to buy only what I need or love. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360415 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 08:12:25 +0000 rute 1360415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Laura, that never happens to me. I never look back, the rule of giving what I didn't wore last year s perfect for me!<br />I have old items that I wear year after year like my faux fur vests but when I dislike an item there is no turning back and if I try to wear one more time I feel bad all day. I guess is just my personality! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360408 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 07:42:44 +0000 Sal 1360408@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes I agree. &nbsp;If I like it and it is flattering and in good shape I am slow to purge. &nbsp;If I decide it is unflattering or just not me I will pass it on more quickly.<br />But I try to purchase things that will be slow to date - not that I always get that right. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360404 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 07:37:07 +0000 Lucy 1360404@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, as long as I intrinsically like the item, and it's not worn out, sometimes I will hold onto something, especially if it is a really good fit. My once much loved denim skirt has recently come out to play again, and I'm happy not to have to search for another new one, as it is a great fit and very comfortable. So on some occasions, I think it is ok to hold onto the odd thing, especially if it is not clogging up too much room!&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360370 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 05:55:46 +0000 Caro in Oz 1360370@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have things that are 15 years old that I may not wear for a couple of seasons but I keep them because I love them &amp; I have always come back to them. Having said that I try to keep the numbers small by keeping&nbsp;only the best. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360356 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 05:04:58 +0000 Deborah 1360356@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Its very easy to develop a purge mentality and almost become addicted to the idea of continually cleaning out.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360348 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:54:06 +0000 Beth Ann 1360348@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, yes!&nbsp; I completely disregard the "if you haven't worn it in a year" rule.&nbsp; I sometimes find that an&nbsp; item that was orphaned for a year or two gets new life.&nbsp; Now -- I don't keep worm, ill-fitting or dated clothes, but sometimes I just think we tire of things temporarily and may eventually see ways to style them in new ways.&nbsp; A holding zone allows me to do this.</p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360341 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:28:58 +0000 deb 1360341@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think you are on to something. I have done the same thing in the past. Now if I purchase something new I try to find something to pass on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/no-more-culling-for-a-while#post-1360334 Mon, 22 Sep 2014 04:13:08 +0000 Laura (rhubarbgirl) 1360334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I got rid of a lot of clothes after I lost weight last year, and even more before we moved this June. I know that many of you have said you never regret items you've gotten rid of, but several times recently I have wanted items back. I think I've gotten too used to culling, and then using the empty space to justify buying more clothes. So I'm going to take a break from getting rid of anything that is not literally worn out. I think I'll come up with some sort of holding zone for items I'm tired of, and put them away from the rest of my clothes somewhere. </p> <p>Has anyone else done anything like this? I guess I'm trying to slow down the binge/purge cycle of buying, or at least be more thoughtful about it. </p>