Jenn, this is a very inspiring post and makes me think that perhaps I should start tracking too. If I was to guess, my work out gear, comfortable sandals, boots, bags and jeans are likely to be the most items in my wardrobe.
Having seen your workhorses, your NAS purchases look like they will be perfect additions to your wardrobe and likely to make the 30 plus club.

Interesting . My immediate reaction is always : “ 30 wears ? That’s nothing .” But I bet I’d be surprised if I actually tracked wears . I’m so not a detailed record- keeper or counter but that is precisely why it would be valuable to someone like me . I know for sure that I achieve +30 with bags , workout wear , coats , jeans and many work pieces -but it’s the pieces on the periphery that are questionable .

I'm happy to say that both my cotton skirts are now out of the <5 wears club, and I wore the lace skirt to a play this evening. Progress!

Fashiontern,
buying something new is almost always going to be less environmentally friendly than using what you have. You just have to balance that against your personal needs and desires. And I agree with KnittingGene that you're definitely not too old for Vans.

KnittingGene, taking and editing photos is part of my job, so I'm able to tweak the ones I take at home pretty well but, honestly, I pull most of my images off the manufacturer or store websites. It doesn't need to be pretty to be functional, though. Not at all! Like you, I find the data motivating. I can create 5 outfits with an new item in one night, and then feel like I've worn it a million times and exhausted my creativity with it, so it helps me to clearly see the actuality of it.

LisaP, I totally thought that when I first read it too, but if you wear a top every single week, it still takes more than seven months to get to thirty wears. For me, shoes and bags rack up wears pretty quickly, as do jeans and toppers that I don't need to wash after every use. Those things also tend to last way more than the 30 minimum.

Bijou, I'm glad not to have early access to NAS, as it gives me a chance to pause and think on these new additions!

It would probably be useful to me to track what I wear, as I suspect (even after cleaning out my wardrobe earlier this year) that I tend to wear the same outfits constantly, simply because it's easier!

It would be interesting for me to track my tees, since I think there are a few that will be at well over 30 wears and some that I wear very infrequently, simply because I don't reach for them as often.

I know that my light blue bootcut jeans (<2 yrs old minimum) are well over 30 wears, as they're good with both flats and small heels, and most likely my longer jeans are almost at 30 wears if not above, since they tend to be my dressier pairs.

Most of my summer dresses/tunic will be well under 30 wears, I seem to have gone off this look in the last year!

Oh! I love this challenge. It feels a lot like a 2019 New Years Resolution for me.

Thanks KNITTING GENE. There are plenty of times I laugh at his ideas of what a mom can/should do.

JENN, thanks for the backup on that. I remember being in a silly conversation a while back about whether a smaller wardrobe is always more eco-friendly, and that discarding items to get there didn’t change that. In this case, the smaller wardrobe will be less “green”.