Clothes get washed if dirty/smelly/wrinkled.
That usually means more than one wear. In the Spanish summer, it may mean changing clothes several times a day but that’s why God invented pools and someone else came up with concrete…
Jesus Christ, no. My work shirts are white, and I get them dirty, so those I wash. Socks I wash every time I take them off, but I often don’t take them off for two days Underwear, I wash every change. everything else is worn until dirty.
Joe
Sorry Kiros! I guess I thought just addressing the topic of skirts and hose made you a chick. :o
I have to wash everything after one wearing. I’m extraordinarily clumsy and it’s a guarantee that by the end of the day, the garment will have spots from spilled food or dirt streaks from where I’ve fallen or brushed up against something. If, by some miracle, a garment has escaped this fate, or can be spot-cleaned, sure I’ll wear it again.
I’ll let you know if that ever happens.
Underwear and socks/ tights get washed after every wearing.
Bras every second or third wearing (as has been said, they are expensive and washing them isn’t all that good for them. I never put them in the dryer.)
Jeans last 3 or 4 wearings. I wash them when they start to feel too stretched and sloppy, or when I spill something on them, whichever comes first.
Most shirts or sweaters get washed after every wearing. Except for cardigan-type sweaters that I wear over another shirt. Those usually last 3 or 4 wearings, like jeans.
I don’t wear dressy stuff much – dresses, dress slacks or skirts, nice blouses, that type of thing. If I’m only going to be dressed up for an hour or two, I’ll sometimes skip a washing on those items. But, if I wear an outfit all day, then it goes into the hamper when I take it off. The dressy-clothes exception is my suits. I own a couple of dry-clean only suits, which I very, very rarely wear. Those get hung up again when I take them off and dry cleaned ever 4 or 5 wearings.
I reuse my bath towels, too – I hang it after I’ve dried myself and usually get 3 or 4 baths to a towel. I use a new washcloth every time, though – 2 a day, actually, since I wash my face twice a day.
Shirts: 1 day
Underwear: 1 day
Sweaters: 3 or 4, unless I didn’t wear an undershirt
Pants/Jeans: Usually just one wear, unless I am out of clean pants, in which case it becomes 2.
Pants: Three to five wearings, if they don’t get dirty sooner than that.
Shirts: One or two wearings. It all depends on how long I wear them and how sweaty I get. If in doubt, I choose to err conservatively.
Pants don’t need a wash after each use; sweaters can go even longer, barring stains.
Tops must pass the aforementioned sniff test.
Bras should be handwashed but not after every use.
Handwashed? I’ve been wearing bras for nearly two decades and the only time I ever washed one in the sink was when I forgot to pack enough of them for a vacation.
They don’t seem to suffer from being put through the washer and dryer. In fact, they seem to have about the same “wearing life” as my other clothing. (I haven’t bought a new bra for about two years now.)
Why do you do this?
Hmm. My t-shirts go one use, unless I don’t have enough to last until the bi-weekly laundry, in which case I spend 5 minutes finding the most pleasant one to wear.
My shirts get rotated daily for variance, but seldom get washed since I’m 6’5, finding shirts with long enough sleeves is a pain, and they end up being given to my brother after a few shrinks in the wash.
Socks, underwear, and bras get washed after each wear. I work in a restaurant, so shirts get washed after each use as well, since they smell like food at the end of the day. Jeans get washed every other time, as I only own two pairs right now, otherwise I’d wash them every time, too.
Underwear is washed daily. T-shirts, shirts or any other garments that are in contact with my torso are washed daily. Jeans, trousers or other legged garments are washed after a few days use. Jumpers, sweaters or other articles that are worn over others are washed when they need to be (start smelling of deodorant or sweat).
However, if I feel that a garment such as a T-shirt has not had much use in one sitting, I will probably reuse that another time. For example, if I go out on a Friday night, having had a full shower and cleaning session and getting dressed at about 8pm, and come home about 2-3am, then my clothes aren’t going to be particularly dirty. My shirt might smell of smoke, but a little airing outside does wonders. It can then be used for another half-day like a night at the pub or a trip to the cinema, and will then be washed, having completed its one-full-day quota.
Jeans and work pants usually go several wearings before a wash. Socks go probably 1-2 times, depending on how late I am running when I can’t find any. Shirts are strictly one time, and everything must pass the smell test.
-foxy
I will wash stuff depending on what I am doing the next day. Work shirts and pants, they get washed about once every 3-4 days. I work 4 or 5 days a week, but I don’t mind if the clothes smell like work because no matter how long I’m in there (serious, 5 minutes is too long) they smell like the garlic and such that I have to cook with. Also, I wear an apron at work, which is left at work, so I don’t have to worry if I have a little bit of stuff on them the second day, as long as they smell like food instead of sweat, I’m fine.
My jeans are kind of funny. Some jeans I wash every time I wear them, usually the nicer pairs, but I have a few old pairs that I wear on stage (when I play guitar) or just to school, and they get worn 4-5 times between washings, but usually aren’t worn longer than a few hours at a time.
Shirts are a depends thing as well. If I’m going to class and it passes the smell test, it works. If not, down the laundry chute and I get a new one. Also, I often wear gym shorts or plaid pants to school, so they get a use or two before washes, usually not in a row, but maybe 2-3 days in between before I wear them again.
I guess I’m a slob, kinda!
Brendon
Oh thank god I’m not the only one who wears bras a few times before washing them. I thought I was practicing a disgusting habit in the eyes of the general public (but I really don’t think so). Bras are really expensive and I only wear padded bras since they give me the best support and lift. If I washed them after each wear they’d be in shreds.
Other than bras, jeans and sweaters/sweatshirts get a few wears too. Usually 3-4.
Shirts get a wear or two depending on what I did while wearing them.
Undies and socks get one wear.
Night stuff like pj pants and sleeping shirts get about 2 days.
I don’t really sweat and whenever I ask the SO if I’m smelling rank, he tells me I smell totally fresh unless I’ve been sweating. I guess I naturally smell cleanish.
Underwear, T-shirts, and socks are worn once. Only exception: very nice or delicate T-shirts (e.g. the two I have hanging in my closet), and only if they’re not sweaty.
Jeans and outer shirts are worn at least a few times, unless perceptibly sweaty or soiled.
Sweaters I wash as little as possible, as they’re a pain in the ass to dry.
I can’t remember the last time I washed my formal clothes, as I wear them once, maybe twice a year – and I just got a new shirt and pants, anyway. If I find myself having to wear them a lot (odd, since I’m not running in the next campaign), I’ll just wangle myself a dry-cleaning budget and let someone else take care of them.
I also divide my wash into darks, lights, colours, and lint/heavy dirt.
Oh, let’s not start that…I subdivide my clothes into about nineteen categories to start with, then reluctantly combine a few of the piles until I wind up with something more reasonable, like ten. :smack:
Panties, bras, teeshirts, socks, dresses and shirts after each wearing; sweaters, pants and skirts can be wore twice.
Underwear (not counting bras) and socks get one wear. Everything else gets washed when it’s dirty.
When you live in a village in rural Bulgaria and have to wash everything by hand, you learn not to be too picky, trust me.
Note to smokers- your clothing does smell of smoke, even if you can’t smell it. If you can smell it, they reek.
This applies to outergarments also.