The average UK woman apparently has around 22 items of clothing in her closet/wardrobe that she has never worn. (http://tinyurl.com/648fxep)
Why are they kept instead of being thrown out?
Guilt over how much they cost, waiting for them to become fashionable again, planning to wear them once they have been on that diet and can fit in to them are some of the reasons given for hanging onto these unworn items.
By way of contrast, one woman has embarked on a self-imposed project to wear just one dress for a whole year. Read her reasons for doing so at her blog – onedressprotest.com