Do you think that, as a general rule, women have more clothes and shoes than men?

We have two large closets and my wife has one and ¾ of the other. Does that say something? LOL

Yes. But I think the gap is closing…closing…

Based on my experience, yes.

It’s that way for me and my husband. We each have our work clothes and regular clothes, but I have a lot more of each than he does. I have a variety dresses for when we go somewhere nice, but he has just one suit (it’s all he wants because he really likes it).

My wife and I share a closet the length of our wall. She has two-thirds, and I get a third. Then she has two large dressers and one small one for her stuff. I get one large and one small dresser (but there aren’t any clothes in that).

This probably has something to do with how women were (and are) treated like sexual objects: Always having to look their best. Or it could maybe be because there is something about women that makes them want to look their best all the time? Societal pressures, self-esteem issues etc. There are also women that are not like that and have less clothing than men, maybe they grew up poor, maybe they just aren’t like ‘most women’ etc. I really don’t know. It would interesting to find out what other people think about why it seems this way.

I have one closet for my clothes, my wife has three.

This should answer your question.

And yet it’s funny how women wear less clothes than men.

I have begun to dress as though I were living out of a suitcase. It works fine. Exercise, hygiene
and a smile are important fashion statements, I have noticed.

Well in the case of the wife & I, yes she has slightly more than I do. Both equally as stylish though. What I will say though is this, I take longer to get ready than what she does, if we’re going out that is. “Shall I wear this shirt with those trousers darling?” I can take bloody ages :¬)

Yes, generally women have more clothes in my experience. In my opinion part of it has to do with the expectation that people own a variety of clothes, not be seen in the same outfit every other day. Men can acheive this more simply by just wearing different shirts and ties in various combinations, but could wear the same three suits over amd over, and barely anyone would notice. Woman have to change the whole outfit generally to acheive this, the expectation is simply different among the sexes.

Ironically, when I worked in retail, most of us did not have a large variet of clothes for work, we wore a lot of black, basic suits, it was like a uniform. Very few of us were worried about being fashion forward at work, we went for a more classic, practical look in general, and the job is very physical working in the stores, so you rised damaging nice clothing, if it was a delicate fabric, or not practical for physical work.

Hardy har har

We have wardrobes covering the whole of one wall.
I use up ¾ of the space and my SO only ¼.
BUT he tells me he doesn’t need more space because he is happy with the clothes he already has.
A win/win situation for me :))))))))))))))

Yes they do. I am an exception. I don’t like dressing up too much, so I where what is available. Of course I don’t want to look a mess, but beyond looking presentable, I don’t care what brand or how much of a color I have.
My sisters on the other hand, have massive closets. My oldest one has a 10’X12’ closet just of clothes, and that’s not even big enough to contain all of it. I could never have so much clothes.
I guess clothes are some women’s therapy. Lots of women shop when they are sad or depressed, or for no reason at all sometimes. Mine are music and books :P

Generally, yes, women have more clothes. Here are some possible reasons:
1.) Seasonality
2.) Events – what I wear at home, shopping, to work, a night out, a wedding, a formal are all different.
3.) Peer pressure
4.) Availability of storage space – we’re less likely to get rid of clothes that are out of style or no longer fit if there is a remote chance that they might ever be worn again.
5.) Shoes – they probably fall into the events category, but not necessarily. I have several pair of black shoes just for work that range from loafers to sandals to high heels.
6.) Handbags – probably another events category item, yet there are women who change theirs daily, it not more, to coordinate with an outfit or coat.

And as @Aesthetic_Mess mess brought up, there are probably psychological reasons, like the aforementioned shopping therapy. For me, I suspect a bit of it comes from being raised by two depression-era parents and growing up with hand-me-downs or homemade clothes.

Well..now that I have been single for some years I have ALL the closets and a big dresser as well as a double stacking plastic storage unit in my closet just for scarves, gloves, mittens and tights. lol

‘Skirt slut’ is what I am known as at my favorite boutique. hahaha

The happiest I have ever seen a women is when she is over laden with bags from many different boutiques and I am holding the door open for her.

In my experience yes. For example I went on holiday with my wife with one medium sized suitcase. She took five

@flutherother

Hahaha…classic, gotta laugh. Well ya know..it’s all about choices, look at it this way, she packed enough so she wasn’t forced to buy more. hahahaha

@Coloma She bought more all right including another piece of luggage!!

@flutherother

Aaah, the ways of a woman. lol

I think it has been very true until we started seeing more and more of the metrosexual man.

I think it has been true for a lot of years, but the times they are achangin’ If you look around any mall theses days it is not only full of females laden with bags, there are more and more young males equally as laden. It seems as if the younger generation of males is beginning to enjoy retail therapy.

Here the standard uniform for boys is knee length boardies of amazing colors and designs with a matching t shirt. Girls on the contrary seems to wear the shortest shorts with the briefest tops but probably pay more despite a lot less material used. But that’s a whole other question.

I think it’s true in general. It’s certainly true for my parents and many of my friends that I know. I on the other hand have lots of clothes. :P

Some of it is probably the result of the great disparity of variety of women’s clothing compared to men’s.

Formal men’s wear:
variation on a suit, black or grey, wool or polyester

Formal women’s wear:
evening dress, infinite colors, countless materials and cuts
cocktail dress, infinite colors, countless materials and cuts

The staggering range of female clothing means women are more likely to be attracted to a variety of styles and thus have more niches to fill in their wardrobe. I like the diversity, it keeps things interesting, but the disparity in the amount of variety in men’s and women’s clothes certainly goes back to the disproportionate significance that culture puts on female beauty.

Not at my house. Hubby works in an office, and has to look presentable most of the time. I stay at home, and I can wear anything I want. Our closet is ¾ his work clothes.

Gernerally yes. Men usually wear just pants while women have the choices between pants, skirts and dresses.

I want a well groomed nice looking guy but not into head banging over the closet space and mirrors and grooming aides with Mr. Hardcore Metroman.

I do think it’s cool that more men are getting pedicures though. haha

I guess I need to look at this sudden insight that I don’t think men should take up more time and space with their stuff and habits than women…mmmm…yep, it’s there, lurking. haha

I think this metrosexual thing was bound to happen. If a man does not have a blue collar job, of course he is going to have a natural inclination to want to be fresh and clean. I don’t think people especially like being dirty and rugged all the time, I used to do a lot of manual labor; and I was little more rugged. Although when I moved to an office setting, I got into the habit of always wanting to look nice because I knew I wasn’t going to have to paint in the humid, Florida sun all day. I had less stress and I wasn’t as tired after work, I was happier and looked forward to the weekends and going out to have fun. And part of going out is looking good : )

I asked my girlfriend if she thought people would be surprised if I ‘came out’. She said no, because I ‘dress nice and you’re not all macho’ lol.

@Blackberry I used to work in my school’s wood & metal shop. It was a lot of solvents and sawdust for me and it was jeans and grubby t-shirts most of the time. I got so sick of being in my grubs all the time that I ending up dressing up like I’d never done on the days I didn’t have to work. I swear, if it wasn’t for all that time painting and scrubbing under a dust mask I wouldn’t wear heels even a quarter of the amount I do now.

@fundevogel Indeed. I actually feel comfortable now in casual dress shoes and a button up shirt on a daily basis.

Great responses!! I wonder, generally speaking, do ya’ll think women would go nuts if they looked at themselves in in the mirror every morning and they looked exactly like they did the day and the week and the year before? It would bug the hell outta me!

My Dad was an Upper Level Corporate Manager and he had about 12 white shirts that we “women” (that would be my Mom + Me) had to starch and iron on a regular basis. All 12 white shirts were identical. And he had two pairs of black slacks and one pair of dark blue slacks, in case he wanted to change up drastically. No wonder my Mom was totally into the 60’s psychedelic colors and patterns! (She was also an artist….I have some of her water colors and acrylics hanging in my house) :) I actually borrowed some of my Mom’s clothes when I was in High School. (She had some of the coolest shoes!) :)

Are women more into color? Patterns?

@Dutchess_III Are women more into color? Patterns? That is difficult to answer, as there are a lot of factors involved. What people wear while at work might surprise others because they don’t interact outside of the office. The availability and acceptance of diverse colors and patterns in women’s clothing, at least in the US, is more accepted. It may not be the same in other countries and cultures.

I could wear black every day. Most of my wardrobe is black, a few pairs pf jeans, and a bunch of t-shirts. I do have some other stuff, but it is all generally very basic. When I worked I had 3 or 4 black suits, maybe a grey suit, and a couple of brown ones. I am not into more color. But, I am from the Tahari, DKNY, Calvin Klein days, when monochrimatic was popular and very little frill.

I’m a colorful type, my clothes, jewelry and home are all quite colorful.

Color just makes you feel good, at least for me.

My living room is of an ethnic/asian/indian/modern theme and I have blended blacks, browns, reds and beiges into the central theme but, for extra zip I have a huge abstract modern paintng with vivid turquoise, gold and brown.

I just painted some accent walls a few months ago and now this painting hangs on a metallic bronze wall…the effect is striking!

I think being color blind would be a fate worse than death. lol

@Coloma I love color, especially natural beauty. When I work in an office the dull walls are depressing to me. But clothing for me is different. Both clothing and in decorating I am not one for many patterns, but I like colorful for my house at times. The house I am in now is more of an autumn palet with browns, rusts, and greens. My first house the kitchen was more like the islands down to the dishes. Bright blues, greens, tangerine. Think Dominican and Haitian art. Very fun and very caribbean like. I love Asian decor also. I am generally not floral, paisleys, or plaids, but rather a mix of solids, or simple patterns that look more done by hand.

@JLeslie

I love the visual I am getting from ‘caribbean like’, I agree about the florals and paisleys and plaids…yeeech! lol