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Why I've tracked every single piece of clothing I've worn for three years
- ungreased0675 2mo agoI wonder if there were any brands or items that were outliers in the cost to value metric? I prefer to buy nicer things that last a long time, but clothing is an area where cost is only loosely coupled with quality. Spending more doesn’t always get you more.
- bushwart 2mo agoNot backed by data but I'd recommend Uniqlo and Patagonia. Engelbert Strauss (workwear) is also worth looking into if you're in the EU, some of their clothing can be worn casually and offer amazing value for money.
- CobaltFire 2mo agoI have also settled most of my wardrobe on Uniqlo and Patagonia. I have some other stuff, but over 80% is from those two companies.
- sghiassy 2mo agoI assume the data was manually logged? It’d be cool to have visual detection via a camera
- aselimov3 2mo agoMan this hit me right after discovering https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com. I feel like I need to start tracking thing I buy and how much I use them to really get a handle on my con00merism problem.
- SapporoChris 2mo agoInteresting data, but it seems overly complex and could easily be simplified by having less clothes. Example I have so few shirts that I wear each one on a weekly basis. Because of the frequency I quickly figure out when a brand is not of quality and switch when necessary. It also makes determining cost per wear much easier. If a shirt makes it through the year then the cost per wear is price/52.
- derwiki 2mo agoLess clothes or less variety: I wear Amazon Basics plain black tees, 6-pack is like $20 (bought 2) and I just wear a new one every day.
- b3ing 2mo agoIf you don’t use the dryer your clothes will last longer and not fade either, dress shirts keep their sheen as well
- cainxinth 2mo agoI also tracked my clothing for three years, but not to evaluate expenditures. I recorded what I wore while cycling along with the weather conditions that day and notes about how my clothes performed. When I want to go for a ride, I check the weather and then check my spreadsheet for a day with similar conditions.