Jenn made me do it! Wardrobe numbers.

I love wardrobe analysis/counting posts. I'm a math nerd. I taught math for 12 years before I became a kindie teacher.

I live a very casual lifestyle - both in activities and attitude

I also live with four seasons - 2 fleeting (spring and fall) and 2 extreme (summer and winter). I have several items that transition but quite a few that don't.

These numbers only reflect everyday wear. There are a lot of items I didn't count ...
outerwear
footwear
accessories
handbags

I also didn't count specialty capsules ...
Sleep
Lounge
Camping
Other gear
Special occasion

Bottoms - 29
Mostly denim which I wear up to 10 months of the year. I have some winter only denim (skinnies) and fall/spring (straights) and cool summer days (100% cotton). I have dark blue, medium blue and light blue, grey, white, black and burgundy. Total denim count = 14
I also have 2 leggings, 3 joggers, 2 summer cargo pants, 2 summer skirts and 6 shorts (2 are on notice since I found 4 much more comfortable pairs this summer)

Tops - 32 (tees, shirts, blouses and pullover sweaters)

Toppers - 16 (mostly cardigans, 2 blazers and 2 vests)

Dresses/tunics - 4 (mostly used as tops over denim or leggings)

Thanks Jenn!

9 years ago

Lyn D.

Veteran

I love wardrobe number posts too!
You have what I would call a moderate in size closet.
My numbers are similar except that I have twice as many tops as bottoms-
24 pants and 51 tops.

Jenn

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Another one with a similar wardrobe size to mine (although, I did count my footwear and occasion wear, the other categories I didn't count were the same as you)!

Do your tops/bottoms feel out of balance at all to you? It seems like most people feel like more tops provide more variety, but maybe that's not the case for you.

kerry

Lyn, it makes sense to have more tops than bottoms. Why are my numbers almost even?! I think I find tops harder to fit. Something for me to ponder!

Jenn, we cross-posted. Yes! My bottoms-to-tops ratio seems totally out of whack! I guess that's why it's helpful to count!! Need to ponder ...

I'm not sure I have much variety in my wardrobe. I think I'm realizing I'm a uniform dresser - just need to be clearer on what the uniform IS for each season.

Nishaa

Active Member

Kerry, I do that too!!!! Yay!!!! I thought I was a little obsessed. DH thinks so too.
Agree with Jenn, my bottoms will be approx half of tops....
I club leggings with hosiery and don't count them. But I count my outerwear clubbed with winter wear mostly. I also count my shoes, handbags. Other accessories too...like jewellery or watches for eg.

I recently lost whole current data
I'm trying to now fill up spreadsheets to include CPWs as well.

I find also that others rarely notice what we wear on our lower half, so more tops really adds variety and interest.
Perhaps you could zero-in on tops first when you shop, and sometimes buy with a view to altering tops you like to fit perfectly?

Nishaa, I'm not sure DHs ever completely understand! I think I'll count footwear, outerwear and accessories next. I'm not sure I'd have the focus for CPW but I'm thinking of creating a separate season capsules (fall, winter, spring, summer). It's easy for me to wear very different items in summer and winter but spring, fall and winter seem to run together. If I create more specific capsules for these seasons I could ballpark a cost per wear.

Lyn, you're right! I think I'm a very bottom up dresser. My climate often dictates my footwear, which in turn dictates my bottoms - and then mostly I just hope the top doesn't look awful. I have a long over lean default in fall/winter that's feeling a bit old.

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