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Drew · Gucci

How Often Do You Wear the Same Outfit?

travelgirl · Kate Spade

Yes I do have the same issue. What is so stupid is that due to the nature of my job I never see the same people anyway so I should just pick a couple of really cute outfits and just rotate them. I just like variety and feel I owe it to myself to have variety in my clothes. I know that is stupid though.

ILoveChoo · Hermes

It depends on the outfit. Some thing simple like a sweater/cami/skirt/shoe combination I'll repeat (but try not to do too close together). But something that's more styled and memorable I'll try not to repeat- at least for a very long time.

kenzie · Chanel

I hate to wear the same outfit twice, but right now, I hate all of my clothes, too. So, if I find some combination that I really like at the moment, I'll wear it again.

I'm in the process of a complete wardrobe overhaul, at least for work. I have tons of casual stuff and my office is casual, but my boss has recently complained that it's getting too casual in there. So, I want to step it up a notch. I need to go on a major shopping spree, but I'm saving up for it. And then, I'll just add other things little by little. But until then, I have a very limited amount of clothes that I can wear to work, so re-wearing is a necessary evil.

-- Edited by NylaBelle at 16:09, 2006-05-13

Kitty · Hermes

I rarely wear the same outfit. I will if I'm in a major hurry in the morning and don't have time to try to think of something, then I'll just default to an outfit I made in the past that I like.

Some weekend run-errands-outfits like jeans and hoodies, I will repeat.

zeitgeist4 · Gucci

Very rarely do I wear the same outfit, and if I do, it's no sooner than a month later.

Some items I have only go with a few outfits (I can't think of any new ones), so I'll wear those several times a season. I will change it up with different shoes/bags/jackets/jewelry though.

jlear · Kenneth Cole

i never use to wear the same thing but since I travel a lot more than I use to, I find myself grabbing the same outfit every so often when I pack!

I don't really like to "think" about what I'm going to wear each day so it sucks to HAVE to do it!

Kelly · Hermes

there are some outfits I definitely repeat - sometimes it just looks too good to bury after one day! Like ILC said, if it's really memorable I'll try not to do it again for a long time, so those are usually outfits I wear out at night. But for work, etc., I repeat outfits a lot. I'm trying to mix things up, I gained weight and am in the middle of a major wardrobe overhaul, so at the moment I don't have enough clothes to switch it around as often as I'd like. But I'm trying to get things now that mix and match easily, so I can come up with something new all the time.

Too often, though, I just fall in love with an outfit and wear it over and over

ETA: Some things I have are soooo hard to match, that once I find the perfect skirt/shirt/shoes that go with it, I have no choice but to wear that over and over! It took me forever to find a shirt that went with my favorite skirt. I accidentally stained it, and they don't sell the shirt anymore, so I can't even bust my skirt out yet!

-- Edited by ttara123 at 22:59, 2006-05-13

kittenheels · Coach

1. Work - it varies - my court clothes repeat all the time - it's a suit and a button down - so not a ton of room for creativity.

2. Work - not court - I have some staple outfits that I can count on - I try to rotate them - but a lot of the time I just throw something on and go with it. I am sort of lazy in the mornings. Or, if I do mix it up - I try not to wear something super memorable for a while.

3. Weekend - running errands or shopping - I like to wear flats - so it sort of limits the jeans I wear - lots of the same jeans - but I mix up the tops and sweaters - or now that it's warm the skirts and flip flops.

4. Going out - I try to wear all the fun shoes that I own that don't work with work clothing - and as they tend to be heels- again the tall jeans. I try to rotate amongst the favorite tops - and mix up the jeans/skirts...but I like having some good staple outfits that always work.

exsupahero · Kate Spade

all the time. i know it's not the most horrible thing in the world but i become so repetitive and obvious. i have very limited funds (and limited clothing) at this time due to impending events happening in my life. myeh.

jj · Kate Spade

I try not to repeat the same outfit unless a month has gone by. For work, I'll repeat tops, pants and skirts after two weeks but in different combinations.

I have a standard outfit that I always wear when I fly (jeans, cashmere cardigan, tee, flats or pumas) but the combination changes once in a while. Same with travel for work and play. I have go-to outfits that I just throw in the suitcase.

I may run into some trouble this summer because I have a bunch of new dresses, and when it gets hot, I can't mix up what I wear over or under them.

Drew · Gucci

jj wrote:

I may run into some trouble this summer because I have a bunch of new dresses, and when it gets hot, I can't mix up what I wear over or under them.

I know what you mean! I have been buying tons of dresses this season and there's only so many ways to wear them without looking contrived. I figure it'll just have to be a signature-thing this summer. So, you're not alone there. I'm going to try to not wear the same dress for at least two weeks, and the best I can figure is that some can be dressed up or down, but other than that I don't know.

NCshopper · Hermes

I generally try not to wear the same outfit, unless it's just when I'm knocking around on the weekends. If I do wear the same outfit to work or whatever, then I'll space it out and try to wear different jewelry. I hardly know anyone here, so I feel like if I have a really cute outfit and wear it to two different places, no one is going to know.

But I do like to mix it up as much as possible just for myself.