Oh, I'm way too moody for planning. I lie in bed for a minute when I wake and think about what I'll put on. I have a look at the sky out the window too to confirm the weather.

But I do do this thing where I get out clothes for the season and hang them up outside my closet and play around with just that subset. I have themes and schemes every quarter...

Not a good planner for the everyday outfits, here-only for a special occasions, if I know them in time, but I do blog my outfits daily (so I can look and search them back) and plan some new looks ahead, when curate my wardrobe or the season changes:-).

Does thinking as I fall asleep that I'd like to wear a particular item the next day count as planning?

I sometimes think I've neglected something, or in transitioning seasons get all excited about cool weather/warmer weather and jump into the next season for a day.

But more likely, I'll be thinking, "hey, I want to wear the purple boho skirt tomorrow."
Planning, I suspect, might include the phrase: "with X shirt" at least.

Lol I'm doing well if I remember to put out my clothes the night before. Plan for the week? Never.

I'm in awe that people can plan weeks or months of outfits at a time! I definitely dress according to weather, mood, and whether I have anything of note in my schedule (Big meeting? Wear something nice. Twelve hour day? Only certain shoes are gonna cut it.). I might think about what I'll wear the night before but by the time I'm getting dressed, anything goes as long as it meets my needs.

I'm not a planner by nature. But like Unfrumped, I've attempted to turn myself into one when it comes to outfits since I need to get up and out the door in the mornings and I'm NOT a morning person. My efforts have def been stop and go over the last several years.

Ironically I do better planning a week at a time (with putting out 7-8 options for a 5-day work week so I can be a mood dresser to some extent) than a night ahead.

When I do it I aim to hang EVERYTHING needed -- from what goes under to shoes to jewelry to tights to shoes etc. It's needed as tend to be That Person who oops, forgot the laundry never made it into the dryer, or can't find the sweater I was planning to wear even though I just saw it somewhere, or [fill in the blank] -- and I go from running early/on time to running, period.

When I don't plan I generally have a get up, decide on spur of moment, take 2 minutes to pick out stuff that I know works together (due to prior try-ons/wears) system. But somehow there always seems to be that one missing element that adds time....

I recently started planning ahead to help save time in my mornings and I'm very happy with the results. I plan one week of outfits at a time, plus I usually include two extra options just in case my mood changes and I want to switch things up. I consult the weather forecast first and my schedule for a given day and then I pick an entire outfit including accessories, try it on to make sure it works, and write it in a calendar in pencil. The two extras go on the weekend days and if I wear one of them during the week it's easy enough to note that.

I'm saving at least 15-20 minutes every morning that I used to spend trying various permutations until I managed to find an outfit that I liked.

I also have a record of everything I am wearing during the week.

So interesting to read thru everyone's responses. I'm a planner by nature and professionally, but I confess, I'm usually an on the fly dresser. I Do plan what I going to wear ahead of time for big meeting's or for days that I know are going to be super stressful, but otherwise I'm very influenced by weather, mood (both mine and the general collective mood at work) and what's on the agenda for the day.

I plan the entire week of outfits the weekend before, with one backup in case there is some type of wardrobe malfunction while I'm getting dressed one morning. If I have time while planning I try on the outfits I'm not sure about. This saves a lot of time in the morning since I am up and out of the house very early.

I usually have no idea what I'm going to wear when I get up in the morning. I decide after checking the weather forecast, keeping in mind what's clean and available and my mood that day. I could never plan a whole week ahead, or even two or three days.

I've been seeing the title of this post for days and keep thinking this is about how far ahead we think about what we will purchase - in my case around a year ahead.

But it is actually about what we wear each day and I'm, by and large in the decide each day camp (with the exceptions of special occasions, occasionally - though I often wing them too, and early morning starts)

But since the number of clothes I have in each capsule isn't large, and maybe be further reduced on any given day by being dirty, not suiting a bloaty day, weigh tis up, already worn that week - I'm choosing from a fairly small number!

Hmm, how interesting it is that we are all so different!
I go onto campus four days out of five, and I plan for these sometime over the weekend. I got into this habit in my last job, when I left for work ridiculously early one day, and stayed away for one night, so I always had to have those two outfits planned and packed.
Now, I have no need to do so, but I like to keep a list in my phone. Weather here is pretty consistent, so I rarely need to change it up. I'm really not a morning person and I have found this makes it far easier to get out the door - I used to lie in bed thinking about it before my shower, or sometimes even get back into bed after my shower! Now I'm a bit more auto-pilot in the AM, which is a good thing for me...

I use the notes section of my phone and jot down 3-4 outfits/pieces that I want to wear.
Either because I want one last wear before the weather changes.
It's new
I love it
It fits my day
It hasn't gotten any love

I always look at the weather and decide what level of shoe comfort I need for the day's plan.

I put together seasonal capsules several times s year but usually plan my outfits the night prior, in case I ned to launder or iron anything to be ready. I used to plan in the a.m. until years ago, when I spent time at my mother-in-law's home. She is wonderfully organized, and each night she hung the next day's outfit on the back of the bathroom door. I thought that was a great idea and have done the same ever since.

Occasionally I change my mind in the a.m; because of weather, mood, or energy level. But generally I'm glad to have the outfit decision already taken care of when I wake up.