Do You Have a Clothing "Rotation"?

[lucy92]

are there any clothes you have on high rotation or low rotation? are there items you seem to wear again and again even though a lot of items sit unused in your closet?

currently, i have a number of blouses i am determined to wear 5 or 6 more times so i can donate them without feeling guilty. so i'm trying to wear each blouse once every two weeks.

 

[FDarling]

I guess I do have some items I wear more frequently (those 'comfy but fashionable' jeans for instance), but I do try to wear as many different things and styles as possible.

 

[eizhowa]

If I could wear my blue shirt and patterned shirt for the rest of my life I would be happy. I am really quick at getting things washed and dried, so I have to force myself to rotate so that people won't think I am some freak who never changes her shirt! I purposely don't own that many tops, but I have about 5-6 I use frequently. I have a seperate work uniform though, so that makes things easier.

 

[Betinapple]

I think I have a pretty decent rotation. Some items is used more than others, but most is worn every once in a while. I do however, have some shoes, that I seldomly wear. Therefore I've beggining to get rid of them.

 

[seamnoir]

I definitely rotate some items more than others. I like rotating outfits over separates and blacks over colors. My black skinnies are always in rotation. Luckily, moving home for the summer allowed me to donate many items that never get any play.

 

[saann]

I always have a high rotation on some items.. Then I get new ones and forget about the other ones. It's a vicious, endless cycle.

And I always end up in a place where I don't have anything to wear and have to think of what I always used to wear before.

 

[Sonnytsunami]

I have loads of items of clothing but I always end up wearing the same sh*t, comfy pieces. I always feel guilty about it afterwards. I guess I should blame it on my laziness because no matter how many times I try to work hard on the high rotation issue... it just never happens.

 

[Zarina]

No. I really don't plan my outfits very much. But of course I wear my things more than once.

 

[mimo]

There are items in my closet that get a lot of rotation. I guess when someone compliments how something looks it automatically goes to the high rotation part of my closet. I unfortunately don't give away what I don't wear cause I'm way too attached to thing. It doesn't help that my job requires me to only wear scrubs so things just seem to sit there forever.

 

[Vega Magnus]

Yup. About four pairs of jeans and five-ish black or gray t-shirts. I'm so f****ing fashionable. \m/
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[MulletProof]

^ It can be pretty fashionable I think. Perhaps not when it comes to fashion as the runway dictates but if you're subscribed to what a subculture or environment in general dictates, they have certain parameters/tendencies (aka. fashion for them) that those that are attracted or feel like a part of it will eventually adjust to.. it can range from being a cowboy, to follow certain kind of music, or any other profession. They have their own trends/influences/clothing essentials.. often more strict than fashion as we know it, cause any degree of experimentation (such as not wearing jeans + black tshirts or boots + plaid shirts for example) automatically pushes them away from being able to identify themselves/being identified with said group.

Anyway.. I do rotate clothes maniacally.. always did and continue to this day. I've been like this with everything though (clothes, music, activities.. people), I LOVELOVELOVE them for a several months, and one morning I wake up and there's no sign in the horizon I will ever feel any interest in it again. I try to be more discreet now as an adult.. if I really love something I do allow myself to wear it 3 times a week, but not more cause people start to speculate.. I do wash it, I just really love it.

I remember one summer as a kid, I grew this major obsession with a purple denim tunic (!!) that my mom bought me. It was so comfortable and perfect-looking (at least to me) that I completely forgot I had any other clothes, I'd sneak into the laundry room and 'rescue' it, sometimes would wear it wet.. my mom literally chased me trying to change me into something else. It all came to an end when one of the girls I used to ride bikes with just asked me one day [sad tone] why was I always wearing that purple tunic and if I wanted more clothes?
(and this is why I didn't have real girl friends for years- they'd never mind their own business!)

 

[Vega Magnus]

^My typical outfit (Black t-shirt, jeans.) could be considered a basic metalhead outfit, especially with my long hair. It's partially intentional because I am something of a metalhead, but it's mostly because it looks good, it's convenient, comfortable, and works in the hot climate of my area. Still, I would certainly fit right in at an Opeth concert, even if it's not necessarily intentional.

 

[saann]

Mulletproof!! that story of you as a kid is so cute.. borderline obsessive though

I once had a terrible experience when I was 13 and was wearing this cardigan that my mom bought for me. Then I went to school and saw my 60 year old teacher wearing the same thing. She complimented me on my taste and I died a little inside.

Anyway.. I do rotate clothes maniacally.. always did and continue to this day. I've been like this with everything though (clothes, music, activities.. people), I LOVELOVELOVE them for a several months, and one morning I wake up and there's no sign in the horizon I will ever feel any interest in it again. I try to be more discreet now as an adult.. if I really love something I do allow myself to wear it 3 times a week, but not more cause people start to speculate.. I do wash it, I just really love it.

And I'm exactly the same. I don't even know what it is that causes me to lose interest, it's not like it gradually fades away.

 

[MulletProof]

^ .. at that grade I would've been teased endlessly by friends.

Also can't imagine my horror if I see a 6 year-old kid in the same sweater as me. I'd feel so bummed, I'd probably develop a [new] obsession with the meaning of "age appropriate".

 

[YoninahAliza]

I go through phases of what my favorite items in my wardrobe are. When this happens it seems like I cannot wear them enough and I will wish I could wear them every day if it was socially acceptable. Alas, it's not. I've noticed lately I've been wearing this pretty white lace top I bought in May a lot. It looks so flattering on me and I love the vintage vibe it gives off. I'm sure some people are sick of seeing me wear it but whatever, I love it, and I'm going to wear this shirt for as long as I damn well please!

It's funny, now that everyone is mentioning favorite pieces of clothing from their youth, I have to confess, I only ever wore skirts and dresses until fifth grade. In fact in third grade I distinctly remember having an argument with my mom on picture day over which dress I was going to wear. I had this pretty green dress that had a pinafore over it which I simply loved but my mom didn't think it was a good school picture outfit. I won of course. But now that I look back on it, I did look like Laura Ingalls Wilder in it (which is probably why I loved it so much)!

 

[Tinetush]

Anyway.. I do rotate clothes maniacally.. always did and continue to this day. I've been like this with everything though (clothes, music, activities.. people), I LOVELOVELOVE them for a several months, and one morning I wake up and there's no sign in the horizon I will ever feel any interest in it again. I try to be more discreet now as an adult.. if I really love something I do allow myself to wear it 3 times a week, but not more cause people start to speculate.. I do wash it, I just really love it.

I'm like this as well. I too will be complete and utterly in love with something for a while, (whatever it may be. Clothes, film, people etc.) and then my love for it will fade as sudden as it arose as I discover something new. (Though it dosen't tend to disappear completely, and I often rediscover it, although it might take years).
e.g. Today I just rediscovered my beige trench which I haven't worn since 2010. That year I practically wore it every day in the spring.

I do think I´ve gotten better at purchasing things that'll stay in rotation for a longer period. But that's mostly in relation to clothes. It's probably due to the fact that I've gotten better at choosing items that I know suits me and is more my style.