STYLETHREAD -- LET'S TALK SHOP!

ViViDogWear · Kate Spade

How much is too much of a good thing :)

Suasoria · Chanel

My BFF used to tease me for having a black tank top for all occasions...lime tulle ball skirt? I've got the perfect black tank top for that. Pinstripe pant suit? I have a black tank top that will work great with that. Pink gingham capri pants? Check. Hippie gypsy broomstick skirt? Check. Olive green coveralls? Check.

ico · Dooney & Bourke

I have three wrap tops all in shades of purple. I like them all, but bf finds them to be all the same.
But the wors thing is that I keep looking at similar ones in stores! For examples, yesterday I was about to buy a similar-but-not-quite burgundy/purplish wrap top...

And I have too many black and brown shoes. I use one of each, so I don't know why I got the others. I have a pair of brown shoes I never wore!!!

alb · Marc Jacobs

Wow, 18 LBDs seems like a lot - but if you love them all and wear them all then I guess it wouldn't be an excessive amount. I'm trying to get to the point in my closet where I love and wear everything in it. We move around so much that that process is more of a necessity, but it makes getting dressed so much easier. It also helps to curb my spending and gives me a lot more space in the closet to see what I have, so things get worn instead of shoved in the back. If I don't love it or wear it, it goes to goodwill or the consignment store!

-- Edited by alb at 08:43, 2009-02-07

greendiamond · Marc Jacobs

I hear ya, I have more than 40 pairs of black shoes. Don't have that many LBDs, but I do have a wrap and clutch in every shade for any occasion imaginable to dress up the 3 black dresses I do have. It takes up way too much room...

AllieGurl · Marc Jacobs

jeans for sure - probably 15 pairs?

And boots I have 6 pairs - except I do wear them all, so maybe that is justified. Other than that - nothing really, I cleaned out my closet a few months ago and have not had the money to re-fill it so the rest is really in check!

twinkle_star · Kenneth Cole

I probably have about 10-15 white or cream shirts. They're all a little bit different but still! And, like ico, I keep looking at more. I feel like I do that all the time, more than once I've bought something, gotten it home and realized that it looks eerily similar to something else I own. I guess my taste is consistent!

tara t · Marc Jacobs

i have jeans coming out of my ears. i think about 30 pairs. i need to stop.

Kelly · Hermes

For most things, I don't like buying too many multiples because I don't want to "abandon" the things I already have. I know that makes no sense. But I feel really guilty if I have something and I don't wear it very much, so that helps pretty much with keeping me in check.

The only thing I do this with is underwear. I have a retarded amount of underwear. It's gotten to the point where every time I clean up my closet, or even just root around trying to find something, I'll discover like 10 things I had totally forgotten that I owned. Not to mention, I'm terrified of losing or gaining more than 5 pounds because if I happened to go down a cup size, I would be losing a LOT of money in bras. So now I'm on a bit of a "lingerie shopping ban" (not a total ban, but it has gone WAY down) and I'm not buying any more bras until a significant amount wear out.

BF isn't so thrilled about this decision

I write for a lingerie blog, so I'm still looking at and reading about lingerie every day, and when he sees me spending an extra amount of time admiring something, he'll say "oooh, you should get that!" He is not helping!

sydney · Kate Spade

When you love something, you love it. I feel that if you buy a lot of something, its probably 'cause you wear it a lot. And I do, .... so oh well!

Kitty · Hermes

I have too much stuff in general. I love clothes, but I just have more than i could ever possibly need and/or wear. I need to do a massive purge, but I am scared of the guilt that will come along with that.

gossipgirl · Dooney & Bourke

I'm guilty as charged - I refuse to clean out my closet - I tend to recycle old things in new ways. I have stuff from my mom that is totally vintage that I wear currently - I'd shutter to think if she would have purged her closet!

jrhampt · Kenneth Cole

I'm not bad as far as jeans go - only 4 or 5 pairs, but I have around 20 pairs of boots, which is probably excessive. In my defense, I do live in New England and wear them all the time when it's cold. Which is a lot.

Collette · Chanel

I definately have too many jeans, I think close to 50 pairs. I also have like 20 pairs of Louboutins that are just not practical for every day use.

clothes_horse · Dooney & Bourke

my thing is sweaters, since it gets really nasty cold here in MN and i HATE being cold. i have no idea how many i have, i'm going to guess between 20 and 30, most of which i wear on a regular basis. and i have a rainbow of colors, too.