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Pre tracking challenge "just wear it!"

Anonymous

I had been planning to do a wardrobe review/edit (mainly for condition) before starting my tracking project. Since it's getting into transitional weather *carries off cold morning and gives it to Janet* it's a good time to try some of my lesser used/potentially problematic pieces in the wild again. Generally this time of year is much warmer, and I expect we'll still get plenty of 80 degree days, but I'll bring out my cold weather things (excepting coats) tomorrow for the challenge.

I have about 110 pieces, not counting basics and footwear, and will try to wear all the things I didn't wear this summer from now to the end of the year (excepting summer occasion wear). The things that don't fit as I'd like will go to the holding zone.
I have a written wardrobe list so will just put checks next to the things as I wear them. Of course I'll be accountable here too!
Anyone else up for the challenge?

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Dee

Veteran

Very ambitious project and it should end up giving you some great feedback on your wardrobe. I look forward to hearing how it goes.

Stagiaire Fash

Veteran

Wow!
Wearing all my things would be quite a challenge, but now that I have space to bring stuff up from the cellar, I’ve been thinking that I should be more mindful in going through it. I need a couple weeks to think about that.

Anonymous

I will take this challenge. I am Aldi trying to wear everything. August was black and white month. This is summer weight, fall colors mostly mixed with summer things yet and summer shoes. Last year at this time I panicked about finding few full length pants for winter and overloaded.

Now a couple of sizes smaller I need to try on and edit those pieces plus decide what footwear I need to replace and what will not be replaced. Yes, I need this challenge.

kellygirl

Veteran

I started tracking using the app that Chewy recommended. I'm not very diligent but it has helped me realize what I wear vs. what I think I wear. It also has helped me see that I don't need that many plain tops because while they have subtle differences, they really all look the same (especially cataloged on my phone screen.) I think this will also help we whittle down the closet. So I'm half way in!

cat2

Veteran

Great goal! My goal is to actually wear my accessories. With WFH I stopped wearing belts, for example.

Jenni NZ

Veteran

I will join you with the proviso that I won’t wear anything that I wouldn’t feel comfortable in for the situation- so I won’t wear my dresses to work just to get wears in. But otherwise I will join because I am always trying to wear less worn items to get those wears up and get my “money’s worth”.

Anonymous

Yay! Agreeing about wearing the things that are appropriate, not just wearing for the sake of it (though good to try them on at least). One of the unworn summer pieces is a silk halter top, I can't bear to pass on. It's rarely worn cause it buttons up the back, and it's too nice for daily wear, but I do love it!

Anonymous

Ok-here's the #s of unworn in the last 5 months or so that are not for sure in holding zone. This is transitional- winter, all summer stuff was worn excepting holding zone and occasion pieces.

Pants/Jeans-10
Transitional tops (blouses/shirts/shorter sleeves)-8
Long sleeve knit tops/pullover sweaters-14
Dresses-2
Cardis/sweater coats-6
Jackets-4
Coats- 9 (2 prob will be consigned)
Transitional shoes- 3 (need to review condition)
Booties-6
Tall boots- 4

Sal

Veteran

I do this usually too- and often find that I find a hidden treasure or two and some additions to the thrift shop pile.

My unworn winter pieces were two coats- and a dress. I added a new coat so two older ones were neglected in a mild winter. The dress only seems to get one wear a year in its five years. It’s still possible to wear so I will try and pull this out over the next fortnight.

rachylou

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This is a tall order. I will try and wear my unworn… skinny pants! Hehe. I’m trying to weed out my pants tho.

Anonymous

Yay!
Currently procrastinating bringing out the cold weather stuff- but I know it'll ensure 6 more weeks of summer

SarahD8

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I will join too! I plan to do a series of structured experiments with my fall capsule similar to what I did for my summer clothing. So it will be things like: build outfits around tops one week; wear all the pants I didn't wear last week the next week; wear all the sweaters I haven't worn yet the following week; etc. The idea being to rotate through everything and learn how things can be worn, what's easiest/hardest to wear (and how that can inform shopping strategies going forward), what maybe doesn't deserve a place in my closet at all, etc.

But, the wrinkle is that I'm not starting until the fall weather really sets in. Especially because we had such a long, cold, wet spring this year, I am loath to give up summer/transitional wear prematurely! We have another week at least of quite mild temps on the way. So I may be a bit off schedule to others participating in this challenge, but I'm with you!

Anonymous

I figured till the end of the year- so no rush

Anonymous

Hol(e)y textiles I have a lot of clothes! Good grief! Normally I don't see the lot at once...

cat2

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I did piece counts for my casual wardrobe and realized I have a truly shocking number of tops. The count kept me from absent- mindedly buying more until I get the backlog under control.

Anonymous

Yep! The stuffed drawers and saggy closet rod are making a viceral impression!

rachylou

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Ok. Well, tried on a pair of denim-look joggers. Immediate donate: they are so low rise I don’t know how they ever stayed on…

Celestial77

What apps do you all use (if you use apps to track your wardrobe?) I've recently downloaded a few and am playing around with them. Someone above mentioned a recommendation but I didn't see it.

Jenni NZ

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Celestial77 you can search the forum on a proper computer like desktop or laptop- I can’t do that on my phone. Also if you can find any reply by Chewy Spaghetti anywhere and then click on her profile, you can see any of her forum posts which will likely lead you to the one you want. If you search the forum on a computer eg put in the term fashion apps or something similar you can search for different time periods eg one year or all time. Because I don’t remember if it was in a post Chewy started or just replied to.

Jaime

(website)

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I won't be accepting this challenge as it would take too long, but I think it is an excellent one!

Celestial77

Thanks so much Jenni NZ. I didn't mean to hijack the thread but I couldn't figure out how to search. I will go to a computer and do that!

kerry

Veteran

Things are cooling off here so I’m ready to pull out the transitional closed footwear. This is all of my non-winter closed footwear - sneakers and boots.

I will join the challenge by wearing all of them before the weather turns again. I will assess what’s not working - style or fit-wise and try to address the issues.

Thanks!

Janet

(website)

Veteran

Terrific goal. And thanks for the cool mornings — I am enjoying them!

Without articulating it, I’ve actually been trying to do a bit of the same thing. Especially with transitional footwear since our wearing season tends to be short before I start moving on into boots.

Carla

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Not much from my closet goes unworn, but I did have a pair of neglected jeans. However, after two days of dirty garden work, with my faves in the laundry, I dug out those previously unworn in 2022 jeans, and have worn them twice so far!

Zaeobi

(website)

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Wow, that's quite the undertaking! Not sure whether I can commit, simply due to wishful thinking - I'm hoping that summer *finally* ends next week so I can start using all the 'cold' weather clothing that I've been stockpiling through COVID but have not yet worn (HK has been unseasonably warm - even with subtropical humidity, I remember when I first got here, we were celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival in jackets & hotpot. This year's I wore floaty silk!) So I suspect my HK 'winter' = your summer continued. Lol.

Anyway rant over lol but I'll try to make time to participate in the first part of the challenge - seeing how much of my closet goes unworn! It needs to be done - I have a big bag of alterations that I've been avoiding since before my June trip back home oops

Jenni NZ

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Hey thanks Suntiger I wore my only unworn knitwear item as a layering top today. Perfect actually for Spring, which so far is a bit colder than I like, this is a thin merino which I wore with a floaty top over today.

Anonymous

Yay- glad to see some unworn pieces getting some love!
Re: apps Celestial77, I just have everything (except brand new stuff) here in Finds. It's good for seeing what you have, creating capsules, planning what to buy, inspirations, but not wardrobe tracking. The catch is you can't collect Finds from shops from phone.