12 month rule on clothes
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Just read the following comment on another thread "Get rid of any clothes you've not worn in the last twelve months". Also heard on many a makeover show.
What complete
I have not needed to wear my dinner jacket for over 12 months are they expecting me to throw it out .
I have not been karting in the last year, think I am going to throw out £400 worth of suit, boots, gloves etc etc I think not.
I have lots of clothes I have not worn for over 12 months but that is no reason to throw them, they will get worn again just not very regually.
What complete
I have not needed to wear my dinner jacket for over 12 months are they expecting me to throw it out
. I have not been karting in the last year, think I am going to throw out £400 worth of suit, boots, gloves etc etc I think not.
I have lots of clothes I have not worn for over 12 months but that is no reason to throw them, they will get worn again just not very regually.
This is partly how we ended up where we are now. Reminds me of Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World" where it's crime against society to make do and mend and people were expected to buy new to 'keep the system running'.
You're right of course, any one of us will have something thats fairly 'specialist' (and likely expensive too) that's sat unused for 12 months. I have two pairs of 'really good' quality shoes, one black one brown, both Churches. Worn one pair twice this year but a a couple of hundred quid a pair I'm not about to turf them out, they won't go out of fashion (because they were never really 'in', unless you cound the early part of the 20th century perhaps) and, most importantly they'll last me at leasy another ten years.
You're right of course, any one of us will have something thats fairly 'specialist' (and likely expensive too) that's sat unused for 12 months. I have two pairs of 'really good' quality shoes, one black one brown, both Churches. Worn one pair twice this year but a a couple of hundred quid a pair I'm not about to turf them out, they won't go out of fashion (because they were never really 'in', unless you cound the early part of the 20th century perhaps) and, most importantly they'll last me at leasy another ten years.
Sheets Tabuer said:
Still hoping to get back in those jeans eh?
Funnily enough, I have about 6 pairs of jeans/chinos up in the loft awaiting the day I can squeeze back into a 34" waist. Just got to eat less and ride the bike more.I like to wear clothes until they are knackered. The wife however seems to buy new stuff every week. I am presuming this is a woman thing?
Of course I should have added to my orignial reply that we should never underestimate just how badly the meeja (PH included) need us to consume, conform and obey. The papers can hold attention for a while with make-do-and-mend and "dig for victory" grow-yer-own-veg articles, but it won't necessarily sell them much advertising space. Which is what they need to survive.
HOGEPH said:
The wife however seems to buy new stuff every week. I am presuming this is a woman thing?
I loathe clothes shopping, can never find anything that fits and usually give up after 1/2 hr maximum.Work clothes are usually shirts/ties as presents from relatives and the only time I buy anything myself is when we go to a rugby match and I buy a shirt from the supporters shop.
Hence whenever I'm not at work I am always wearing a sodding Tigers shirt.
My friends
This rule is for women, who if left unchecked would amass a collection of clothes and shoes that would soon overcome the loadbearing capacity of any wardrobe or indeed upstairs floor.
For men, who'd wear the same t-shirt and jeans for 8 years if they didn't fall apart (or shrink in the wash*), it doesn't apply.
* stay the same size while you get fatter
For men, who'd wear the same t-shirt and jeans for 8 years if they didn't fall apart (or shrink in the wash*), it doesn't apply.
* stay the same size while you get fatter
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