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Wear Count

The number of times a garment has been worn — the denominator in cost per wear, and the single most useful figure a wardrobe record can hold.

Wardrobe Analytics1 min readPublished Updated The Wardrobe Editors

A wear count turns opinions about a wardrobe into evidence. It identifies which pieces carry the wardrobe, which have never been worn, and what things actually cost.

Count forward, not backward. Estimating past wears produces unreliable numbers you will later mistake for data. Set everything to zero and count from today; after one season the record is real.

Typical realistic counts: everyday tops reach 80–150 over their life, jeans 150–300, a winter coat 80–120 per season, occasion wear between two and ten.

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