Comments on: Rotate Clothes Seasonally (92/365)

By: prufock

prufock — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:35:58 +0000

It seems to me that if you have to rotate clothes based on the season, you probably already have more clothes than you need. Much like Kai (#15), I live in an area where the climate changes throughout the year, but while my wardrobe does change, I just leave the clothes I’m not wearing at the moment in the drawer/on the hanger. My closet and dresser provide plenty of space for all my clothes.

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 14:24:50 +0000

I’m not getting how this saves money…

By: Donald

Donald — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 03:17:44 +0000

This article is sheer brilliance.

By: Kai

Kai — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:51:58 +0000

I did this as a child, but have moved to a much smaller wardrobe. In the winter, I mostly wear summer t-shirts and such, but add a sweater over top. So I now have just one slot in my dresser where sweaters go in the winter, and shorts go in the summer. The other pile goes in a small stack in the closet, and the rest of the clothing stays the same.

By: edenz

edenz — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:53:33 +0000

I think this is a useful tip for those with lots of clothes or those who don’t work in an office. I do work in an office and wear almost the same clothes year round because they keep the office the same temperature. (Personally I find this annoying – going from a 65 degree office to a 100 degree parking lot is nausea inducing.)

I do have seasonal outerwear, but not enough that it all doesn’t fit the closet next to the door.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:33:16 +0000

I agree with #10, 11 and 12. But I live in Texas so not much of a winter to change/rotate clothes. All mine are in my closet and I dress according to the weather that day.

By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:45:59 +0000

I have never really understood the point of rotating clothes. I don’t have a terribly large closet and I share it with my husband. I keep all my cloths, all seasons, in the closet at all times. Rotating them seems like making a lot of work for no real gain. I still get that “new wardrobe” feeling when the season changes and I get to wear clothes that I haven’t worn in 6 months but I don’t have to do the work of rotating everything.

By: Kate

Kate — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:48:17 +0000

Agree with you Johanna and I have a very small closet. After all, how many clothes does one person need?

By: Johanna

Johanna — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:31:12 +0000

I find it particularly powerful and incredibly effective to keep all my clothes in my closet year round – and not buy more new clothes than fit in my closet.

By: BirdDog

BirdDog — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 13:03:20 +0000

I can only get to the site on Safari, through my iPad. It won’t open in IE.

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:22:05 +0000

I’m really having trouble accessing the site, which I see isn’t really worth getting into anymore.

By: Steven

Steven — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 04:10:43 +0000

I don’t jump on bandwagons.

And unless you live in a climate that stays relatively constant throughout the year, doesn’t climate pretty well dictate your wardrobe? You’re not likely to see me wearing shorts and a t-shirt in December, or a heavy coat in July.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 01:33:41 +0000

I do this but have found that if I use a plastic storage tub, after a few months of storage the clothing comes out smelling strongly of plastic. Storing in a cardboard storage box would let the clothing breathe and results in less mustiness, in my experience. Of course, it depends on what the environmental conditions are in your storage room and whether you need to protect the contents from moisture or not.

By: jim

jim — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 23:51:09 +0000

Doesn’t everyone who lives in an area where there are significant seasonal climatic changes do this already – out of necessity??

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:26:07 +0000

I do this, but I also use the large ziploc bags and vacuum out the air. The ziploc bags will eventually let in air, but if you put them in totes, there won’t be anywhere for the clothes to expand.

By: kc

kc — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:23:38 +0000

Now I’m getting “Duplicate comment…” when I try to comment.

By: kc

kc — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 22:22:04 +0000

Gotta be tough to come up with 365 ways to cut costs.

By: Jackson

Jackson — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:20:24 +0000

Not quite as bad “take a shower,” but still very elementary. Maybe this series needs to be retitled “Living for Dummies.”