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How long would your tops/ dresses last ?

post #1 of 42
11/25/08 at 8:02am
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Okie, honestly, I don't know if this really goes here, but, anyhow ... How long do you think your tops/ dresses would last, if you were not to repeat any of them in any whichever way ? I mean they would finish eventually n the repeat session would start ... Haha

Like I joined my new job in September and have still not repeated a top/ dress to office, yay me

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post #2 of 42
11/25/08 at 8:34am

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Lucky me i can only wear a lab coat to work ^_^.

My mom worked for the bank for 30 years as a loan officer and over the years she accumulated a huge walk in closet filled of clothes. I'd say as long as you have outfits that can mix and match for 2 weeks your fine
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post #3 of 42
11/25/08 at 9:04am
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Lab coat, like really ?? I wish I could do that!! Really cool actually ... You in research or somethin ?
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post #4 of 42
11/25/08 at 3:57pm

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i wear the same stuff alot. I have 2 closets filled with clothes, but i really think if you wear different tops with different pants/sweaters/jewlery etc, it looks different.
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post #5 of 42
11/25/08 at 6:36pm

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I have like no clothes. I can probably go maybe 2 weeks tops without eventually having to repeat tops. Bottoms i can go like 3 days haha.
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post #6 of 42
11/25/08 at 7:46pm

Re: How long would your tops/ dresses last ?

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Lab coat, like really ?? I wish I could do that!! Really cool actually ... You in research or somethin ?
yahh i research in a lab, i do pharmaceutical stuff with various health diseases . but i remember when i was growing up i wanted to find a job where i needed to dress nicely everyday so it would give me an excuse to buy clothes often LOL.
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post #7 of 42
11/25/08 at 8:02pm

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Probably 5 or 6 months. But I don't like everything I own so I don't end up going that long without repeating outfits.
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post #8 of 42
11/26/08 at 12:49am

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Yeah, it's bad... probably a good... 3-4 months. However, I tend to wear what I love at the moment so in that rotation about 3-4 weeks.
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post #9 of 42
11/26/08 at 12:51am

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about 6 months easily...if not more ...Quite pathetic
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post #10 of 42
11/26/08 at 1:09am

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thank god i don't have to dress up for work! i throw on a pair of scrubs and sneakers and call it a day... i have A LOT of pairs tho... considering we're only supposed to wear navy blue ones!
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post #11 of 42
11/26/08 at 3:37am

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I tend to wear the same things over and over while some things sit neglected in my closet. But with different mixing/matching and accessories, it's not quite the same as repeating outfits...
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post #12 of 42
11/26/08 at 3:53am

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I could probably go 3 months easily without repeating.. that is if I actually Liked to wear all of the clothes I own. lol theres so many items of clothing and even shoes I have that are brand spanking new.. tags,stickers everything, that I dont even touch.
makes me think of how much money I actually waste.
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post #13 of 42
11/26/08 at 6:03am

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Not very long at all. I'm "working class", yet I buy clothes/shoes as though i'm rich. Which means a few very nice things every so often. Retrospectively, that's a really stupid way to spend money, I wish I was a smarter shopper..
This thread got me depressed!! lol
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post #14 of 42
11/26/08 at 6:34am

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I wear the same clothes a lot. I have soooooo much clothes but idk... I guess I just have my favorites
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post #15 of 42
11/26/08 at 11:06am

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I wear the same clothes a lot. I have soooooo much clothes but idk... I guess I just have my favorites

thats how i am! i have SO many clothes, i COULD go about 2-3 months without repeating, but i dont wear/like alot of my clothes, or just not in the mood to wear something lol. So i repeat what is my favorites at the time.
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post #16 of 42
11/27/08 at 1:51am
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yahh i research in a lab, i do pharmaceutical stuff with various health diseases . but i remember when i was growing up i wanted to find a job where i needed to dress nicely everyday so it would give me an excuse to buy clothes often LOL.
Haha ... Things rarely turn out the way we dream of as kids, eh ? You got a fascinating job there though!
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post #17 of 42
11/27/08 at 1:52am
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about 6 months easily...if not more ...Quite pathetic
Whoa! Pretty neat
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post #18 of 42
11/27/08 at 1:54am

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^^^ More Pathetic than Neat
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post #19 of 42
11/27/08 at 1:55am
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I could probably go 3 months easily without repeating.. that is if I actually Liked to wear all of the clothes I own. lol theres so many items of clothing and even shoes I have that are brand spanking new.. tags,stickers everything, that I dont even touch.
makes me think of how much money I actually waste.
I guess that happens with each one of us!! Some things jus sit pretty in the closet, poor lil cuties or not
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post #20 of 42
11/27/08 at 1:56am
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^^^ More Pathetic than Neat
Why ? Don't you like that ?? I sure would
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post #21 of 42
11/27/08 at 1:57am

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No because 60% still have the tags...It's just wasteful on my part..I see..I like... I buy...I don't need
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post #22 of 42
11/27/08 at 1:58am
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Not very long at all. I'm "working class", yet I buy clothes/shoes as though i'm rich. Which means a few very nice things every so often. Retrospectively, that's a really stupid way to spend money, I wish I was a smarter shopper..
This thread got me depressed!! lol
Awww ... Hey, m workin class too, but you know, what are the sales n all for ?? I bet you're a pretty good shopper when it comes to MU
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post #23 of 42
11/27/08 at 1:59am
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No because 60% still have the tags...It's just wasteful on my part..I see..I like... I buy...I don't need
That's jus us girls Tish ... Can't help it I guess We love our stuff ...
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post #24 of 42
1/18/09 at 3:54am

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I could go maybe 3 weeks, maximum, without repeating. Lately I've started to take the advice of shows like "What Not to Wear" and build a wardrobe of jackets, classic black pants, etc. that can be mixed and matched into a lot of different outfits . . . but on the whole, I don't have a ton of different individual items.
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post #25 of 42
1/18/09 at 10:52am

Re: How long would your tops/ dresses last ?

I'm a combination of several posters, but I'd also have to distinguish between category:

Non-work: I could probably go at 3 months or so (not counting t-shirts, which I have 3+ months worth but rarely wear.)

Work: I could probably easily go 4-5 months (guess-timate).

So, altogether, I could easily get about a year including work, non-work, t-shirts and dresses).

But like some others, I typically have a 2-3 week rotations of what I like at the moment.

And what it really means is that I need to weed through them and give a lot away.
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post #26 of 42
1/18/09 at 3:25pm

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i remember when i was growing up i wanted to find a job where i needed to dress nicely everyday so it would give me an excuse to buy clothes often LOL.

Ditto!

All I wanted was to be able to look fantastic everyday. Hair/Makeup/Clothes.
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post #27 of 42
1/18/09 at 5:46pm

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ugh... 20 years! lol i seriously just gave away 2 huge bags of non-worn clothes very shamefully! i'm smarter now but when i was younger i was horrible with buying too much stuff that i never wore!of course then i had whole paychecks devoted to it since i had no bills to pay! lol
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post #28 of 42
1/20/09 at 6:08am

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I gave away a lot of clothes in 2008 to friends. More than half were new and unworn and others worn but high end. Then I started to get smarter and sold a bunch on ebay. But I only gave away and sold clothes that didn't fit me anymore lol I keep things for a long time b/c I can always find a way to revamp the entire look. I just need to stop buying them now. My closet can't handle it anymore.
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post #29 of 42
1/20/09 at 12:34pm

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I buy a lot of cloths and don't wear half of them often enough so I end up giving away a lot of stuff every two years or so. Also, this year I put on a lil bit of weight and all of it went to my boob and hip area so a bunch of my dresses didn't fit me anymore I gave a lot of them away...
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post #30 of 42
1/20/09 at 2:05pm

Re: How long would your tops/ dresses last ?

I'm a little like COBI in that it depends on what category of clothing we're talking about -

Work: 2 weeks - could be 3 if I wasn't so precious about the dresses I purposely bought to be suitable for work and non-work. When I get dresses, I don't like wearing them too much because I don't want them going all scabby and bobbly from too much washing.
Weird I know, and I worked out the other day prob illogical 'cause one day in a few years I may decide I don't like them anymore/they just look really outta place with fashion trends so I'll have to ditch them and I'll only have worn them a little!

Non-work: 6 months - last year I had a major blitz of my wardrobe. I chucked anything that didn't get me feeling good and then I replaced it all over several months and bought tonnes of dresses.

But no tops hence the work one being so different (I normally wear top plus jeans for work).

For me clothes are really important in the way I feel about myself so whilst some would say I've wasted my money, I don't feel that way at all. If I end up with a walk-in wardrobe worth one day then that'd suit me down to the ground! Hey it's one of my hobbies!
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