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How many times do you change (outfits) in a day?

Runcarla

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On a work day, before retirement, I would go through 2 or three different outfits: work appropriate outfit, workout kit, and casual/around the house outfit. Now, in retirement, I still change outfits throughout the day! I might start in loungewear, switch into fitness kit, change into casual for the day, then dress-up a bit if doing something in the evening - dinner out, or playing cards. Sometimes I start the day in long pants and switch into shorts, or vice-versa - if the weather changes. Even on travels I’m inclined to change up something during the course of the day - usually changing for dinner.

It’s rare that I end the day in the same outfit I started with! What about you?

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Kate

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Typically, what I put on in the morning stays on the rest of the day. The only changes I would make are for gardening (and even then, not always except for shoes), or if we are going out. I don’t wear loungewear, because I prefer more structure in my clothes than loungewear typically affords.

Bonnie

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I start the day with chores so I have a gardening or house cleaning outfit, then I dress for the day in my good clothes. I always take a late afternoon/evening walk and wear gear so that's three not including sleepwear. It could be four changes if I go out at night.

RobinF

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Work days will be workout outfit (not every day), work outfit, then lounging outfit or going out outfit if we are going someplace. For some reason, I just don't wear my work clothes all evening, even if they are perfectly comfortable.

Weekends I will typically wear the same outfit all day. I choose my outfit based on the primary activity. That doesn't mean I won't change, but usually not necessary.

Suz

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I change a lot. Despite my mostly work from home life.

I might have fitness gear on first thing on workout days (not right now, until I heal, ha ha). Or long pants/ sweater because it can be cool in mornings here. I'll put on my work from home clothes, which might or might not differ from my go-to-town clothes, depending on what I'm doing. I'll switch out for gardening outfits. And on and on.

Angie

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Quite a few times!

Lounge Wear to Day Outfit to Yoga Outfit to Lounge Wear to Nightie

Sometimes the Yoga Outfit is replaced by a Going Out Outfit.

What is underlined is ALWAYS the case. Even when I travel

The Day Outfit stays on the longest BY FAR. I'm fully dressed and ready to go by 8am. Sometimes earlier. I get up at between 5am and 5.30am and put on loungewear right away because I don't like to walk around in my nightie or wear a robe. I get back into Lounge Wear in the evening.

The Cat

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Depending on my activities, I normally wear 2 or 3 outfits.

Style Fan

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Many times.
Dog-Walking Outfit
Yoga Outfit
Chores Outfit
Dressy Casual Outfit to go out to do errands
Lounge Outfit

Echo

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Much like Angie, I go from a day outfit to exercise wear to lounge wear to nightwear.

anchie

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It depends on the daily activities. I wear work outfit 5 days a week, and I immediately change when I get home. If I am going out of home again which is most days ( out for dinner or drinks, go for a walk, run errands, grocery shopping etc.) I change into casual outfit. If I am staying home I change into loungewear. But sometimes like today when I have long day at work I change straight into my pjs.

Irina

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Many times depends on activities.

Most of the weekdays:

Going to a pool - right now it’s a pair of old jeans and a sweatshirt
WFH - pants and some kind of top, dressier if I have meetings
Work out outfit - my gym is across the street from me, I go there in my workout clothes plus a sweater or sweatshirt if it’s cold like now.

Daily evening walk with DH - depends on the weather but casual.

Dinner and evening- lounge wear..
I wear different clothes when I go to the office twice a week or on our weekend outings.

Joy

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I am retired and live a casual life style. I mostly had 2 or 3 outfits in a day, mostly by adding something. I start out in a warm robe over a tank and undies, later I will exercise and shower, and get dressed for the day. I change to outdoor shoes if I go out, use a topper most mornings and after supper, add something dressy like footwear and a dressy topper if we go out in the evening. Later I strip down to the tank and undies for bed. If it is old I put on the robe. If it is a dress day, I put that on all day and add an apron if cooking. I really do not change clothes most of the time, just add or subtract from what I put on in early morning. In summer I will add a sun hat if outside. I hope this makes sense.

Anonymous

That a lot of laundry you all!

On work days I just wear my workwear all day, and change to sleepwear before bed. I work long days in a big geographic area, and live in the middle of nowhere, so never go home before other activities.

On non work days I'll wear whatever gear is appropriate (swimming, biking, or sup), then wear regular smart casual clothes the rest of the day- or very casual if I'm not leaving the neighborhood.

Vildy

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Typically at least once and maybe a few times. Sometimes I change because I have a fresh idea for an outfit or two and try them out so they're ready to go for another day.

Val

Once, usually. As a toddler mom, getting properly dressed even once per day feels like an accomplishment. I try to make one outfit work for everything, even exercise.

Cardiff girl

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I am glad that l am not the only one who changes at least once a day depending on what l am doing of course.Usually gear to exercise,garden or do chores in then change into some alittle smarter for the rest of the day.

Helena

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Comfies to do the morning school run and go for a short walk, after that I'll do my hair/makeup and put my day clothes on, workout or yoga clothes in the evening (I usually work out after dinner), then jammies. Depending on the activities I'm doing, sometimes I'll just wear workout clothes all day. If we have evening plans that need something dressier or freshened up, I'll do that too.

judy

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I reserve the right to change anything I'm wearing if it starts to rub me the wrong way, literally ! But generally I spend the day in one outfit, no gear changes for exercise, and sleep in a t shirt. In the evenings and early mornings I will put on soft pants, to go gentle into the new day or night. And of course, a big old sweater or hoodie, still needed in June in the PNW.

Brooklyn

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Several times. Typically different outfits for lounge wear, work out wear, WFH, going out wear. Just for going out wear I may change more than once in the day: in the morning I always get changed to go for a walk and then later in the day I will change again to go for lunch, coffee, dinner or errands (if I’m doing any of those things). And, like Angie, I take lounge wear with me on holiday. It’s part of my relaxation process at night.

Barbara Diane

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Depends on many things, including activities and weather. This morning was cool but scheduled to warm up so I tried to make it work by wearing long pants with a light top and carrying another layer just in case. But I made an unexpected outdoor stop that I cut short due to being too warm. Oh well. Couldn’t wait to change into a lightweight dress and drink a lot of water.

Dee

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Well being pretty much retired now, unless I’m gardening or have a special event late in the day, my daily formula is pretty simple:

Jammies
Outfit of the Day
Jammies

Indigoprint

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I change frequently depending on my activity.
I try to be conservative..
At the very least I dress for the day and change as activity requires. Because I work in health care and especially since COVID I always change my clothing when I come home from any community outing.
I clean up and dress for preparing and eating dinner . Then maybe again for before bed then into my sleeping attire.

Jaime

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Like many others, many times! Workout outfit to outside clothes to inside/lounge clothes at the very least every day.

LJP

Veteran

I’m all over the place depending on the day and what’s going on . I can go from pjs to outfit and back again to pjs , or the other extreme of changing for every thing I do . Although I’m not you can call my 5 yr old denim shorts and a cut off sweatshirt ( my current after work look ) an “ outfit “ , lol.

Anonymous

One outfit then pjs with a possible robe

Aquamarine

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On a typical day I will change many times! Up and out of pjs and into lounge wear. Then exercise clothes, and after a shower, my “day” outfit to work from home or run errands. If plans later, another outfit change. Then lounge wear or pjs, depending on what time it is. Whew, it’s exhausting!

Sally

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I change out of my sleepwear into yoga clothes (Like Angie I get up at around 5.30 so I can do yoga) then into work clothes which I typically wear all day until I get home, then lounge wear (trackies and sweatshirt) and then back to sleepwear. If I go out, I'll fancy up my work clothes or put something else on before I come home and straight to sleep wear for bed.
In the weekend yoga clothes, then day wear (typically jeans ) ...then lounge wear or sleepwear.

Olive Green

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In winter, I change into day outfit of jeans or joggers and appropriate shirt/sweater, and that is it till night clothes.
That would be joggers and a t shirt to sleep in. With dogs or people that need care, it is best to sleep in clothes you can wear to meet midnight emergencies, run outside, etc. Same for traveling.
Summer is the dominant season and so hot that it could easily be a three outfit day. One for an early dog walk and lake swimming, so board shorts, water shoes, and a tankini top.
Yard work takes place in long sleeves, insect repellent, and knee high rubber boots for snakes, chiggers, ticks, and yuccas. Instant sauna.
Light cotton shirts and bottoms for the rest of the day, and a topper and decent sandals for lunching or appointments.
Back to tshirt and shorts for sleeping.
Very happy to have a decent laundering situation, as Suntiger says, a lot of laundry for many of us.

Anonymous

I'm with Olive Green in sleeping in real clothes, just in case!

April

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PJs to day outfit. After that, I change shoes for things like garden or dog romping and I also will ditch anything that has started to feel uncomfortable for any reason whatsoever.

When I was working, I dressed professionally in the morning then changed into my well-worn Old Navy velour hoodie and lounge pants for housecleaning, cooking, etc. If there was a baseball or soccer game, I would put on something smart casual for that.

Those sports days were rough. In the baseball years, LMA would need two dinners (one before and one after) because the games were so dang long. Soccer was easier because he didn't want to eat before doing all that running, so it was just one dinner.

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