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I approach my clothing as a practical issue: I find a brand/style I like and buy several of them at once (usually in each of the acceptable colors), then rotate through them until they wear out.
For shoes, that means a trip to the New Balance outlet to pick up their walking shoes, which work really well for me. For pants, lately that's been LL Bean chinos (flannel-lined in winter, regular in warmer seasons) and shorts. For shirts, a mix of T shirts (usually the ones I get free at work every so often) and comfy long-sleeve shirts (LL Bean again).
I do have Nice Clothes (aka "responsible adult cosplay outfit") for those times and events that need them, and some nicer shirts (polos & button-ups) that I can use as a slight step up from the day-to-day...but yeah, mostly T shirts.
Towels, sheets, and the like tend to get the same treatment: find something usable and buy a few of them. Costco works quite well for this (as well as socks; their house brand athletic socks are really good).
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Clothing and other textile goods
Date: 2013-06-12 01:41 pm (UTC)I approach my clothing as a practical issue: I find a brand/style I like and buy several of them at once (usually in each of the acceptable colors), then rotate through them until they wear out.
For shoes, that means a trip to the New Balance outlet to pick up their walking shoes, which work really well for me. For pants, lately that's been LL Bean chinos (flannel-lined in winter, regular in warmer seasons) and shorts. For shirts, a mix of T shirts (usually the ones I get free at work every so often) and comfy long-sleeve shirts (LL Bean again).
I do have Nice Clothes (aka "responsible adult cosplay outfit") for those times and events that need them, and some nicer shirts (polos & button-ups) that I can use as a slight step up from the day-to-day...but yeah, mostly T shirts.
Towels, sheets, and the like tend to get the same treatment: find something usable and buy a few of them. Costco works quite well for this (as well as socks; their house brand athletic socks are really good).