I spent much of today going through my closets finding clothing to give to St. Mary's clothing drive next week. I never realized just how much clothing I own. Even after packing a lot of stuff to donate I have 253 shirts (dress, casual and golf type), 54 pairs of pants including jeans and dockers, 3 suits, 12 sports jackets, 44 pairs of footware (shoes, sneakers, sandles), over two hundred ties, twenty three belts, and assorted other items of clothing like windbreakers, car coats, overcoats, raincoats, hats, etc..

The funny think is, I didn't buy most of it but received it as gifts from my kids and wife. The more clothing you have the longer it last before wearing out until you hit a point where, like Topsy in Uncle Tom's cabin, it just grows.

How much clothing do you own?

Do you periodically go through your things removing items for donation or disposal?

You own a ghastly amount of clothes...
How much clothing do you own?
Not but a week's worth of clothing, and one pair of shoes. Then I have some stashed away for exercise or formal dress occasions.
Do you periodically go through your things removing items for donation or disposal?
Donation.

evakian, I've given away tons of clothing. I have already given away about 150 neckties. It seems every time I saw my kids they had a shirt or a necktie to give me.

I have a bunch of stuff I leave in Florida too.

When I was sixteen I was more like you, maybe three pair of Chinos, a pair of sneakers for gym, a pair of casual shoes and a pair of Sunday shoes along with one suit that my parents bought too big so I could, 'grow into it'.

The older I got the more different type clothing I needed. I needed suits and dress shoes and dress shirts for work. I needed a tuxedo for different dinners I attended and that meant tuxedo shirts and patent leather pumps. Playing golf necessitates collared golf shirts, working around the yard t-shirts, meeting with friends, casual shirts, shoes and slacks.

Now that I am retired I am trying to simplify my wardrobe. I am aiming for the shorts, short sleeve shirt and sandals look as much as possible with good clothes reserved for Sunday.

I suspect the problem is you'd rather buy new clothes than do laundry. :D

I suspect the problem is you'd rather buy new clothes than do laundry. :D
As the resident gay, tell us of your illustrious and colorful wardrobe. :D

And can someone explain to me this "car coat"? Frogger, I think you conjured that phrase out of nowhere.

You know you own too damn much clothing when you can go through 1/3 of a year without doing any laundry, which Frogger it would seem completely feasible in your case.

As for me, let's see. I have about 6-10 dressier shirts, about 35 casual shirts like polos and tees, turtle necks and sweaters. I have two ties, and I never really wear them. In fact in my software office even the CEO only wears a tie when a more conservative client comes for a meeting. There are about 8 pairs of jeans, 5 pairs of cords/chinos, and 2 pairs of dressier pants. I have one suit that I never wear and am thinking about donating. About 3 sport jackets all of which I love. 1 leather jacket and 1 winter coat. I have 6~8 belts, most of which are what you would probably consider casual ie. they have patterns and stuff on them and they are wider, or they are canvas belts. 12 pairs of shoes: there's some loafers (mostly brownish/cogniac hues), 1 mocs (dark chocolate), 1 flip flops, 4 sneakers, 1 suede chelsey. I have NO black lace ups -- if I do it'd be worn like once a month. I just got a black fedora hat last week and I'm rather fond of it.

Almost all of this I baught in the past year since I graduated and started working. I got rid of most of my stuff from before. I find I mostly enjoy wearing clothes I actually choose. I am not too crazy about getting clothes as gifts.

I have one weeks worth of clothing that I wear, a few extra pairs of socks and underwear. I also have tons and tons of shirts that my mom bought but I never wear. I have two pairs of sneakers, one pair of flip flops, and one pair of boots. The boots' soles fell off, they were apparently very crappy. My sneakers however have seen so much use that the soles have worn in to the point that there's a hole to the other side. Stepping in water causes them to soak it up and get my socks wet. I'm planning on ordering a new pair of boots soon, waterproof and steel toed. Anyways, I also have a leather jacket, three dress shirts that I always wear over my t-shirt, one suit, one normal jacket that has an uncountable number of holes, one fluffy ren shirt and one cloak.

I've got two kinds of clothing - the ones I like and wear until they wear out, and the ones that I don't like but can't get rid of because they came from a family member.

Frogger, I feel your pain. Every few months I give bags of clothes away to the local mission and STILL I have way more clothes then space to store it. The downside is that I still have to do laundry every week bc I have my fav colthes and then most of the stuff I don't wear often.

Frogger = Imelda Marcos? :lolhit:

Well I am a girl and love to shop so I guess I could have way to many clothes.
I have three dressers full, one wardrobe and one armour and they are all full good thing I don't have to share any space yet. lol
That does not include shoes and coats and purses and girly stuff. lol
But I go threw it every spring and winter and try and donate what doesn't fit or that I have lost interest in, or was presents that I really didn't like but couldn't say anything.:rolleyes:

As the resident gay, tell us of your illustrious and colorful wardrobe. :D

I'm not a slave to fashion Evak. I have the wardrobe of a straight guy. At least a straight guy who's not Frogger. :D


And can someone explain to me this "car coat"? Frogger, I think you conjured that phrase out of nowhere.

car coat n.

An overcoat with a length extending to about the middle of the thighs.

evakian, a car coat allows one to continue wearing the coat while driving. Were the coat too long it would make driving difficult. Think of it as an overcoat with the botton third removed.

But since we drive everywhere, doesn't it mean that in the winter you must wear your car coat everyday?

I very seldom wear my car coat. I don't like cold weather and since I am retired I don't have to put up with it. I spend winter in southern Florida where people have never seen or heard of a car coat. For most of the winter I am driving around in shorts and a short sleeved shirt with the top down on the convertable.

I spend winter in southern Florida where people have never seen or heard of a car coat.You spend the winter in southern Florida?

How come you never told us this before?!!

How come you never told us this before?!!

Either you haven't been paying attention or I can't detect sarcasm.

I very seldom wear my car coat. I don't like cold weather and since I am retired I don't have to put up with it. I spend winter in southern Florida where people have never seen or heard of a car coat.
I'm moving to Chicago and I think this is something I should learn. What the eff is a car coat? Is it one of those big tarps that people throw over cars?

Either you haven't been paying attention or I can't detect sarcasm.Just a little joke at Frogger's expense. Earlier today something reminded me of the 3rd Rock episode where someone mentions to Dick Solomon (Jon Lithgow) that Al Roker is a TV weatherman. Lithgow exclaims "Rokie's on TV?!! Why didn't he tell me?!!" That still cracks me up. Anyway, when I read Frogger's post it made me think of it again, hence the jab.

Borg, a car coat is the same as an overcoat only cut shorter so it doesn't interfere with driving. Consider it a three quarter or two thirds length overcoat. They can be simple cloth or leather coats or they can have fur collars, etc. It depends on the style you want, casual or dress. They are usually just long enough to cover the bottom of a suit jacket.

I'm moving to Chicago and I think this is something I should learn.

Nah, I've lived in the north all my life and I hadn't heard of a car coat until Frogger mentioned it.

Well again since we all tend to drive all the time, a car coat seems to defeat the purpose of having any other type of coat...

Nah, I've lived in the north all my life and I hadn't heard of a car coat until Frogger mentioned it.



Aaaaargh! I'm surrounded by fashion illiterates.:lolhit:

Don't worry Frogger, I know what a car coat is. More than a jacket, less than an overcoat.

Aaaaargh! I'm surrounded by fashion illiterates.:lolhit:
Everyone is a "fashion illiterate" in comparison to the clotheshorse you are.

Car coat.Turn the heating up.

Aaaaargh! I'm surrounded by fashion illiterates.:lolhit:

Maybe we're just all under 50.


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I too own lots of clothes....

I buy on impulse,,,,quite a few of my clothes still have lables on....

If im depressed i shop....

I also have clothes that didnt fit and needed to go back but i lost the receit,,,,im a big chicken at takin things back....

I dont know bout u guys over the pond,,,,but every week or so we have charity bags posted through our door,,,,,we fill them up and leave them outside and people come collect them..

As for Froggers *car coat* well Frogger leant how to drive in the days u had to get out the car and wind it up at the front to make it go,,,,needed to keep warm even then cus his arthritis was playin up.......:smile2: