This was one of my not-resolutions this year

[owl]

As the weather has been so spring-like lately (I've been considering digging out my sunglasses, if I didn't think I'd look stupid wearing sunglasses in March), I had a go at cleaning out my winter wardrobe.

I only found a couple of shirts that I haven't worn at some point in the last six months. I have now donated them to the thrift shop down the road. It's not that I have a particularly small or well-organised wardrobe, it's just that I tend to procrastinate my ironing until there is nothing left to wear to work, and so work through it. Admittedly some of my interchangeable black work trousers or white shirts may not have been worn in the last six months, but I can't actually tell.

Probably I should tackle my shoes next. Need to make room for more, after all ;)

What's your criteria for getting rid of superfluous clothes? What do you think of the six-month rule?

Comments

[owl]

I used to have that fear as well, but know I'm able to say "Okay, buying that was a mistake, let's pass it on and hope someone else can use it better."

[highlander_ii]

Ha! My problem is more of the 'oh, I really liked wearing this and... what if I need it in the future... ' and then it gets stuffed somewhere and I forget about it for months. Which doesn't always mean that I don't like or want to wear the article of clothing, just that I don't always remember things I have in the closet.

I also have a strong tendency to go through spells of wearing something, then not wearing it, then wanting to wear it again. So I have to 'not' wear something for a really long time before I can officially decide that 'yes, I am getting rid of this'.