As Lara points out, she is a stylist, but 75 bags? That is a lot of bags. I can't even imagine. I like to keep my inventory in my head and if I had that many bags I'd forget about some of them and that just seems... careless. And sort of, I don't know, gluttonous?
To be fair, if I had a bigger budget (and a bigger closet) I'd probably have a lot more of everything. I mean, I like stuff a lot and I'd like to have more. I tend to run a tight ship out of neccessity. But, it got me thinking about my own numbers. How tight is my ship, really? How much do I have that I'm not even remembering I have? So, I decided to do two lists. One from memory and one where I actually count my crap.
(Also, I love that "striped tops" is a category.)
So, from memory:
watches: 4
jackets: 7
shoes/boots: 30
dresses: 15
costume jewelry: 20
evening dresses: 1
knitwear: 20
trousers: 8
jeans: 5
coats: 7
bags: 10
swimwear: 3
t-shirts: 25
striped tops: 7
Actual:
watches: 4
jackets: 8
shoes/boots: 31
dresses: 17
costume jewelry: 20
evening dresses: 1
knitwear: 24
trousers: 8
jeans: 5
coats: 8
bags: 11
swimwear: 3
t-shirts: 26
striped tops: 9
(Note: For shoes I didn't include workout sneakers/bike shoes because they aren't FUN shoes. And in the t-shirt category I didn't count the gross ones I wear to sleep in.)
So, really, not bad! The inventory in my head is actually pretty close to reality... as long as you don't include the summer stuff I have put away and totally didn't remember until just this second. Crap.
This would be really fun to do! Maybe I should since it's a snow day. I would guess that I have at least 100 dresses, maybe 20 of which are evening dresses? But then I have two pairs of pants, 3 sweaters, and zero tops other than loungewear tees.
ReplyDelete400 pairs of shoes is insane!!
You have 20 evening dresses? I clearly do not go out enough. Dang.
ReplyDeleteMy bete noire category would be "cute little girlie blouses", of which I have teh many. On the other hand, I have less than 10% of the shoes and bags that Tabitha has.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I'll post an inventory. Hmm. I'm a little afraid that it would make me look like a Bad Person though.
Love that you did this! I don't think your numbers are bad at all! My jeans count was high but I wear them ALL the time. And skirts! Where are you skirts? I totally counted all my grungy sleep tees.
ReplyDeleteMy closet is soooo tiny. I had 14' of closet space before I moved in with the bf. It's easier to be lenient with purges when you have lots of space to work with.
I was strictly going by the list in that article, so apparently skirts don't count? I didn't count mine! I'd have SO MANY more pairs of jeans if I could legitimately wear them to work. I love jeans.
ReplyDeleteI had to add some stuff to the list since the categories were kinda odd. SO you only did winter work stuff? Hahah! No fair!
ReplyDeleteI am really impressed by how close you got to your actual numbers! That's a good memory. I'd be terrified to even try this experiment, which just shows how desperately I need to take stock of what I really own.
ReplyDeleteOh my. I'm shocked by your modest numbers. I've been OD'ing on jeans lately and I'm certain I've bought more than 5 in the last two months. Eep. But I covet your shoe/boot collection...
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