Random questions to which you seek an answer

[wjw]

I'm pretty loose with rotation and don't keep track of wear/wash etc. I do always have a pair of jeans I'm actually "working on" though. If I wear IH every day, there's the one I wear every other day, and that other day goes to whatever pair. If I've been wearing work pants (not my IH a lot of the time), everytime I wear my good pants its the pair "I'm working on". I usually change between that target pair when the fades of one get set to how I like or need to repair them. For a top, I've been wearing my 293 a ton over the last year and a half I've owned it, but it is also my only denim top. And the 293 is pretty perfect weight for my coastal climate.

[TeflonDon]

@Oaktavia

I’ve never felt that way with my clothes - I’m in the goose camp, and just really enjoy well made clothing. I’m also really happy with clothes that can be repaired, and I’m really glad that I’ve gotten rid of the notion that “presentable” clothes were also clothes showing very little sign of wear. Which was pretty much the way of the eighties and early nineties, when I grew up.

But I can relate to your stress - I have a decent wine collection. And though I’ve pretty much stopped adding to it (apart from one yearly addition of Falkenstein), there was a point when my search for the right bottles at the right price, combined with my focus on cooking food that would pair well with what I had in the cellar, became a straight jacket, rather than a joy.

I still enjoy wine, but I’m telling myself that whenever I take a nice mature bottle out of the cellar I’m enjoying the fruit of my labor - instead of fretting about how to replace it.

[ARNC]

I’m enjoying this discussion and thanks to @Oaktavia for starting it. This is definitely one of those situations where there are no right answers. Unless I’m off work, I only get to wear IH three days a week and so I like to ring the changes. Fades will come with time but I’m happy to take the long view and focus on different combinations.

Sure, I’ll lean more towards and away from different items at different times but there’s also an emotional aspect for me. I tend to lay out what I’m going to wear before going through the bathroom as part of my morning routine and sometimes I just don’t feel a particular outfit even if it’s perfect for my plans, weather, etc. By the time I’ve made a few substitutions I’ll know I’ve landed where I need to be.

I think it’s similar to the way I listen to music. I might have favourite artists and albums (long term or for a season) but I could never just listen to one or two records on my commute. There are also times when an absolute favourite fails to hit the spot and after a few mishits I land on something that’s perfect for a particular moment (maybe something completely unexpected that I’d forgotten about or something new). If I can capture that feeling when I’m getting dressed, there’s at least a chance I’ll have a good day.

Anyway, that might just be me. I love that other people do things differently. If everyone was like me, the world would be a truly terrible place!

[Denimhead 0]

@northsouthdenimguy Great post! Sometimes I find myself in my closet for 15 minutes trying to figure out what too wear Steve Jobs made it so simple.

[northsouthdenimguy]

@Oaktavia thanks for reading it… I may have already been into a couple cocktails when I wrote it. lol

I think some of us probably think way too much about this stuff, but I’m good with that. There’s much worse things to spend your time on.

[northsouthdenimguy]

@Denimhead-0

“Steve Jobs made it so simple.”

I’m sure some people think we’re already doing this…

[RobeOfTheMagi]

I’ve been wearing my pink Patagonia Baggy's shorts for the last four weeks. That drastically reduce my mental load .

I am currently on vacation near Lake Constance and the weather is really hot with some serious storms in between.

[Oaktavia]

@northsouthdenimguy no worries at all dude, some folks prefer to wait till they are a few deep before writing. I enjoyed reading it!

[Oaktavia]

@northsouthdenimguy said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

@Denimhead-0

“Steve Jobs made it so simple.”

I’m sure some people think we’re already doing this…

I just tell my students who are rude enough to ask why I wear the "same" thing every day (I really don't, it's just all similar looking denim) that my closet is all full with multiples of the same outfit. Like in cartoons.

[Giles]

@Oaktavia said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

some folks prefer to wait till they are a few deep before writing.

Or, in some peoples case, before buying....We had one guy who would drop $8k or so regularly on a Saturday night, only to ask to cancel in the morning.....That's extreme, but there are plenty of you out there