Do you ever get rid of clothes just because you're tired of them?

[disneysteve]

I am not a big clothes guy. I hardly ever buy new stuff and when I do it is typically because I'm replacing things that are worn out beyond repair.

Lately, though, I've been finding myself tired of looking at the same 10 or so shirts that I wear regularly. I could buy a few new ones to have more things in the mix but that would go against the whole decluttering thing that we've worked so hard on. After reading Marie Kondo's book, I gathered all my t-shirts and got rid of 25 of them. I don't want to build back up to where I was before.

The shirts I wear are all in good shape, though. I hate the thought of getting rid of them for no good reason. What do you do when you feel this way and are just tired of what you've got?

[HundredK]

We read Marie's book as well and took so much stuff to the Goodwill. I mean, it sounds like those shirts don't bring you joy anymore. Donate them and replace them with something that does.

[FLA]

I agree with HundredK, they don't spark joy so they don't belong in your closet. Unless you couldn't afford new ones, of course.

[snafu]

Good on you for getting rid of excess 25 T's that offered no joy. Having atoned for errors of the past year, I suggest relinquishing two shirts and choosing two new replacements that 'spark joy for the new season. You could express desire for new shirts for birthday, celebrations and Father's Day 2017 so long as you remove an equal number from your rotation.

[Jluke]

I keep (not wear) clothes so long that some go out of style. This is where I get my wife's input on what goes.

For t shirts. I have good ones and then some older ones that I wear when I do yard work, painting, snow removal etc.

After a while the good shirts get cycled to the working t shirt stack.

[phantom]

If you donate the old clothes and can afford new ones, I don't see a problem with throwing out things that you have no interest in wearing. When I find myself wasting time in the mornings trying to find something I'll be happy wearing, I know at least one of the following is true: I need to do laundry, I need to throw out some of the stuff I don't like anymore, or I need to buy a couple of new items. It's amazing how just getting rid of an item that almost never makes the cut, makes my whole wardrobe feel better. As long as I only find myself in the store buying new clothes a few times a year, I figure I'm probably doing alright.

Sometimes my tastes shift, sometimes my sense of what's appropriate to wear in certain situations changes, and sometimes certain items become less flattering. In all of those cases, I figure there's a chance someone else will give the item a second life. So, I donate it and move on.

[kork13]

If you donate the old clothes and can afford new ones, I don't see a problem with throwing out things that you have no interest in wearing. When I find myself wasting time in the mornings trying to find something I'll be happy wearing, I know at least one of the following is true: I need to do laundry, I need to throw out some of the stuff I don't like anymore, or I need to buy a couple of new items. It's amazing how just getting rid of an item that almost never makes the cut, makes my whole wardrobe feel better. As long as I only find myself in the store buying new clothes a few times a year, I figure I'm probably doing alright.

Sometimes my tastes shift, sometimes my sense of what's appropriate to wear in certain situations changes, and sometimes certain items become less flattering. In all of those cases, I figure there's a chance someone else will give the item a second life. So, I donate it and move on.

This exactly. Better for you to be comfortable in what you're wearing. Donate what you don't like, if nothing else in order to clear the space in your closet. If it so happens that you can't get by with what remains, go out and get some new clothes to meet that need.

I'm by no means a fashion expert. But I do value my appearance, and sometimes that means cycling my wardrobe. Most of my clothes last me anywhere from 5-10 years. That's a pretty reasonable lifetime for clothing pieces. Could they last longer? Yes. Absolutely. And I always hope that they do when I drop them off at Goodwill.

[bjl584]

Yes. I clean out my closet here and there and make a trip to the salvation army store to donate them. There isn't anything wrong with them. They are just old clothes that I don't wear anymore.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Yes because sometimes it's just not about being totally worn out. But it's just not fitting the same. Even weighing the same you can change um shape?

[DaveInPgh]

I rotate shirts from my closet to house shirts & yard work shirts, then cut them up for house rags.

[clatoden99]

My income is not what it used to be, so I buy clothes once a year. (Used to be once a month). I plan ahead of time what I need, as well as make a list of what I want. I shop around, shop for bargains, and adjust my list as needed.

I have no problems throwing things out, and have always gone through my closets and drawers once a year. If I haven’t worn it in a year —- out it goes. Rarely throw anything away; I almost always give it to Goodwill or a similar store.

[disneysteve]

Thanks for all of the replies. I realized that I've been looking at this problem backwards. I've been focusing on the shirts that I like and wear repeatedly and the fact that I'm getting tired of doing so. What I need to do is look at the shirts in my drawer that aren't getting worn regularly. Those are the ones that need to go and be replaced so that the ones I like get kept but don't have to be worn so often. I need more shirts that I like in the rotation.

I'll have to go through them all again this weekend and see if I can't get rid of a few more but rather than just eliminating them, plan to replace them with new ones.