What's in Your Wardrobe?

[jmaxley]

So today I bought my first tie and men's dress shirt.  I went to my favorite place to shop, Salvation Army.     I don't have a lot of money to build up my guy wardrobe (which is taking time), so a lot of what I wear I already had (which a lot of it is androgynous looking female clothes or men's clothes).  I thought it'd be fun to tally up the wardrobe so far.  I also got up enough courage a couple weeks back to buy my first pack of men's underwear (they're SO comfortable--and no wedgies!)

It doesn't help that I'm fairly husky...boy, I thought finding clothes that fit in the women's department was bad...it's MUCH worse in the men's department.  I can't find any jeans at Wallyworld that will even go on.  I am working on the weight thing but it's slooooooow going.

So here goes my current tally:
1 pair men's jeans (yay for Salvation Army!)
3 pairs plain black androgynous-looking sports-type pants
2 pairs men's sweat pants (still need some "dressy" men's pants)
1 pair camo pants (need to lose some weight to get back in these)
4 or 5 pairs of men's shorts
3 pairs men's briefs
2 pairs boxers
2 pairs men's sneakers
1 pair men's velcro sandals (still need some "dressy" men's shoes)
3 undershirts
5 or 6 men's t-shirts (most of these I already had)
2 men's t-shirts with designs
1 men's dress shirt
1 tie
several pairs white socks (most are girl's socks but you can't tell unless you see the pink thread on the toes)

So, what's in YOUR wardrobe?  What issues have you had finding clothes?

[kyril]

2 pairs new good jeans: one boot cut, one relaxed straight
1 pair presentable jeans
1 pair old worn jeans
1 pair sweats, blue
3 good (dressy) T-shirts, 2 grey one grey with chest stripe
2 polo shirts, one blue one grey
15 band t-shirts, assorted, in varying states of fit and repair
1 sweater
1 flannel buttonup, black and grey
1 short-sleeved buttonup, blue and white
2 thermal shirts, one grey one green
7 hoodies, assorted
1 pair black Adidas athletic shorts and matching white shirt
12 plain white undershirts
1 pair Doc Martens, black
1 pair skate shoes, black
2 pairs steel toe boots, black
Large box of socks, mostly white, some black
Fleece hooded jacket and rain jacket, both black
2 fleece pullovers, one grey one black
4 pairs navy coveralls, blue
2 pairs camo pants

Wow, that's boring.

[Konnor]

I don't have an exact tally of what I have, but I'll give this a whirl.

Couple pairs of slim/straight men's jeans. Some dark, some light, some distressed.
Couple pairs of men's cargo shorts. Mostly khaki, one pair brown, one pair grey-blue.
Lots of gym shorts, I was a runner lol.
Lots of misc. graphic tees, mostly from Express, Abercrombie, or American Eagle.
Couple nice button up shirts, usually blue or white, with stripes.
Couple nice sweaters, usually the kind with a stand up collar and 3 buttons. Hunter green, burgandy, cream.
Couple crewneck sweaters. Medium blue, grey.
Lots of plain white crewneck undershirts.
Lots of white socks, a few pairs of dress socks.
2 pairs of black men's dress shoes.
One pair of brown men's casual/kinda dressy shoes.
Lots of athletic shoes/running shoes. All men's.
Few pairs of mens brown leather flip flops.
One black wool peacoat, military style.
Couple windbreakers, mostly red, black, or blue.

I think that's about it...I guess I gravitate towards the same colors lol. I never really noticed that.

[myles]

Men's dress shirt, a lot! probably 30 long sleeve and 20 short sleeve
Ties probably 20
Dress work pants- 5 or more pair
Dress casual pants- 5 pair
Jeans- 7ish pair
Men's shorts (for the 2 hot months a year we have in Portland)- 7+ pair
Dress shoes- 2 black pair 3 brown pair. several casual and tennis shoes. I LOVE shoes!
tons of socks and underwear and work out clothes.
I was just realizing the other night my wardrobe is pretty much 100% converted. A few more things I need to buy are men's work out pants but want to wait and see what size I am before I hit the gym again. Right now I work out at home in men's shorts and shirts I have cut the sleeves off of.

[Adio]

I don't have any women's clothing anymore so all of this is men's.

Too many t-shirts too count-mostly black, white, gray, brown, or navy with some splashes of color
Several long-sleeve t-shirts
Short-sleeve polos in multiple colors
Long-sleeve polos in multiple colors
A couple hoodies
Jeans-2 pairs I really like, another 3 or 4 that I'll wear if the other 2 aren't clean
Shorts-6 or 7 pairs
4 dress shirts-1 light blue, 1 dark blue, 1 maroon, 1 black (I still need to buy a proper white dress shirt)
Slacks-3 main pairs (khaki, black, navy)
Ties-typically don't wear them, but my dad left about 20 and I own 3 or 4 myself
Dress socks to match pant colors
Regular athletic socks (white and black)
One good pair of sneakers
2 pairs of dress shoes-1 black, 1 brown
A reversible black/brown belt
A long all-weather coat (black)
A lot of underwear
A lot of white undershirts

The colors I wear the most would probably be black, brown, gray, and navy/blue.  Brown is my favorite color to wear, but I don't wear it enough.

ETA underwear/undershirts.  Don't want to look like a complete slob lol

[Devin87]

I've got one pair of men's jeans, but I don't wear them because while they fit around the waist, the thighs are way too big and they just look sloppy on me.  I'm having a lot of trouble finding men's pants that fit me.  I think I'm going to stick to shorts this summer (I've never really worn shorts before outside of sports-- mostly because I hated the way women's shorts fit on me before I got up the courage to start wearing mens).
-two pairs of khaki shorts
-three undershirts
-a drawful of t-shirts (all i wear when I'm not working)
-three polo shirts (I'm going to start building my supply of these and start phasing out the ratty t-shirts)
- pair of shoes
- seven or eight hoodies
- lots of mens coats (I've always bought men's jackets-- my shoulders are too broad for the female jackets)
- a few fleece vests
- a button up shirt and tie which I've only ever worn as a joke
- 2 pairs of mens sweat pants
- five pairs of briefs and four pairs of trunk briefs

I really need to start working on my wardrobe.  Even if I wasn't transitioning I would.  It's too... college student.  I'm a year out of college and I'm entering a professional field next year, so I think I need to start dressing a little more like an adult.  Let's see how long this motivation lasts...   

[Roro]

I'll do this the easy way.

Standard assorted top half stuff in gray, black, navy, light gray, gunmetal... gray, off black, etc.
Over shirts and hoodies in gray, black, darker gray, and BRIGHT EYE BLINDING YELLOW. ( no idea why )
Black baggy cargo pants x1
Ripped jeans x1
Cut off shorts/sweats to wear around the house x1000
A ton of boxers if I don't feel like packing (the usual color scheme)
A ton of briefs if I do feel like packing
White socks should I actually wear them
Black sandals
Black vans
One double front binder that I dyed blue. The white just wasn't doing it for me.
About 20 of these thin little cami things from Target that if I wear folded up prevent me from really having to bind if I wear hoodie... which I never leave the house without.

Too many hats

About $5,000 in girly belly dance costumes that I still have to wedge myself into for gigs.

[LordKAT]

ONe lion
one witch
one teddy bear

Oh wait a minute, I don't have a wardrobe, but I do have clothes haven't had any female clothes in years and need a suit but about 5 ties, dozen dress shirts, 7 black jeans 5 pair dress pants, steel toes and tennis ( one each) 20 pair or more of white sox, boxers, and white T's.  other odds and ends.

[kyril]

Devin - look for men's boot cut jeans rather than straight leg. They have a lower rise and are cut more generously in the hips and slimmer in the thigh - kind of like women's boot cut jeans in basic shape, but recognizably different  in both the fabric and the details of the cut. Levi's is a good brand and has both a relaxed and a slim fit version.

Another option to look into is the women's "boyfriend" jeans that are in style right now; they're cut to look like men's jeans on a female body. But like most women's clothes they tend to be flimsier and lower-quality than the stuff that's actually made for us.

[jimmymot]

x1 pair black straight jeans
x1 pair worn blue boot cut jeans

x1 pair black sweat paints
x1 pair black dress paints

x2 button down dress shirts (one brown, one pinstriped blue/white)
x2 short, collared, botton down shirts (one white, one rusty orange)
x1 large/baggy over-shirt (plaid)
x4 tees (one yellow, one turquoise, one black/white, one gray)

x1 leather aviator jacket (dark brown)
x1 leather double breasted jacket (black, big brass buttons)
x1 tight cotton jacket (black, lots of pockets)

x1 pair chunky, 2-inch heel work-boots

[Farm Boy]

I'm too lazy to tally everything up, but I've got:

A few pairs of men's blue jeans. (Need to replace, shot full of holes.)
A few pairs of women's blue jeans. (Dislike- Stretchy, clingy, non-denim material, tiny, near useless pockets.)
Lots of unisex T-shirts. (Most are dark and have Star Wars graphics or are tie-dyed.)
Most of my socks are black or dark blue.  My few white socks are like novelties.
Women's tennis shoes. (Men's, women's, tennis shoes are pretty much all the same to me.)
Dark blue corduroy jacket.
Dark blue boys sweater. (Love wearing it!  My mom looks at me weird though.)

I also have some women's black dress pants, some khakis, and some women's polo shirts.  School dress code.  I don't really wear them any more...

I think I need to start dressing a little more like an adult.

I second that.  I'm still in college, but I'd love to add some more adult type clothes to my wardrobe.  And boy clothes.  But my mom doesn't like it when I do that...

[jimmymot]

does anyone else have to shop in the boy's department to find fitting clothes? 

[kyril]

You know...I'd be interested to see a similar thread in the women's forum. I have a feeling we'd see a pretty striking difference (and I don't just mean in the clothes themselves, but in the amount of variation and in the way they'd catalogue them). We kind of sound like we all have clones of the same closet, in varying stages of maturity.
Post Merge: April 30, 2010, 05:07:53 AM

does anyone else have to shop in the boy's department to find fitting clothes? 

Not me. Boys' shirts are tempting in a lot of ways, but my arms are too long. And my bottom half is just too female for boys' pants.

[jimmymot]

You know...I'd be interested to see a similar thread in the women's forum. I have a feeling we'd see a pretty striking difference (and I don't just mean in the clothes themselves, but in the amount of variation and in the way they'd catalogue them). We kind of sound like we all have clones of the same closet, in varying stages of maturity.
Post Merge: April 30, 2010, 05:07:53 AMNot me. Boys' shirts are tempting in a lot of ways, but my arms are too long. And my bottom half is just too female for boys' pants.

That's an interesting proposition for sure. Particularly how they would catalog them!
It reminds me of the whole left-brain/right-brain debate regarding gender.

I actually have trouble finding boys clothes that is small enough for me. I have broad shoulders so the sleeves are always too long, or the shoulders are to narrow.

I outta find me a femme tailor! 

[Al James]

Got rid of a load the other day after deciding that keeping them til i got back into that size wasn't going to work but:

  3 suits
  5 suit jackets
  25 shirts
  30 ties
  40 T shirts
  7 pairs jeans
  underwear socks
  2 navy overcoats
  5 leather jackets
  gym stuff

Think the only 'fe' male stuff i've got are the sports bras for when i can't face binding

[Farm Boy]

does anyone else have to shop in the boy's department to find fitting clothes? 

Yes, actually.  When I wear women's pants that aren't of the horrid, tight, spandex variety, they poof out on the sides and look like what I call "Gestapo pants."  (Ok, it's not that noticeable, but it's what it makes me think of.)  Men's pants fit much better on me, as I've got narrow hips. 

Long sleeved shirts are just hopeless.  Any shirt that's small enough to fit has arms that are several inches too short.  Good thing I'm not cold natured... lol

[jimmymot]

Yes, actually.  When I wear women's pants that aren't of the horrid, tight, spandex variety, they poof out on the sides and look like what I call "Gestapo pants."  (Ok, it's not that noticeable, but it's what it makes me think of.)  Men's pants fit much better on me, as I've got narrow hips. 

Long sleeved shirts are just hopeless.  Any shirt that's small enough to fit has arms that are several inches too short.  Good thing I'm not cold natured... lol

sounds like you could use a tailor too!

[aydan_boy]

Bunch of femme stuff my grandparents bought me is gathering dust at the back of my closet, the only well worn things i own now are:

6 T-shirts (Mostly grey, some yellow though)
2 Long sleeve t-shirt
4 hoodies (One orange, one grey, one black, one striped. All my favourite)
2 jeans (Baggy, extremly baggy. Skinny jeans are epic, but i can't stand to see the curves when i wear them...blegh. I need more though. Wearing the same 2 pants 7 days a week is kinda weird)
2 runners (One converse, the other some unknown brand)
1 doc martins
1 old, old, coat (It was my grandfathers when he was young. I think he is the only one to take joy in the faact its not in the garbage bin yet)
And one dress shirt that i plan on wearing to grad (Yes, also my grandfathers)

[Jeatyn]

I have A LOT of clothes, I would be here all week listing them all. Mostly consists of various different patterns and colours of skinny jeans, coupla pairs of regular black jeans, and a couple of pairs of 3/4 length shorts in different patterns. Then a tontonton of t-shirts, both long sleeve and long sleeve, with bands...slogans...ironic statements that sort of style.

I have alotta shoes too, mostly converse, in different colours/patterns.

I have a few skirts and dresses, a few old, and some I picked up because they looked cute. (I still go clubbing en femme)

[M.Grimm]

My wardrobe is in transition, too. It's largely a 'unisex' wardrobe right now, with some distinctly male items at one end of that bell curve and distinctly women's clothing at the other.

Largely, it's t-shirts of different kinds, some plain, mostly short sleeve with a few long sleeve. Crew neck or v-neck, all unisex/male.
Still some skirts but I'm phasing them out; I mostly had them because none of the women's pants I'd get were ever comfortable. Since switching to men's 'relaxed fit' pants, I no longer need the skirts or the crotch-torturing, thigh-squeezing, butt-shaming women's pants.
Some button-down shirts, but worn open since I can't close them over my chest... yet. After top surgery, these will fit.
I have a lot of men-styled women's clothing, too. Such as a three piece pinstripe suit, that's cut to fit a female figure. For a long time that kind of clothing was my compromise.

I currently dress kind of slobbily but that's because I'm in the middle of weight loss (50 lb goal) and I'm going to be having top surgery. There's no point in getting really nice clothing until after that's done.

This does remind me that I need to do another wardrobe sweep and put together a donation bundle.