Brits' top 40 wardrobe essentials - with black jeans and cosy jumper topping list

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interactive infographic displaying a breakdown of the findings from regions across the UK. Bianca Rangecroft, Founder & CEO of the digital wardrobe service, said: “We’ve all got those go-to items we love to wear again and again.“Whether it’s because it goes with everything, it can be dressed for any season, or just fits well, our study just goes to show there is always an item people enjoy dressing up in.“But sometimes, when we do this, clothes at the back of the wardrobe can get lost or forgotten.”The study also found comfort beats style, as nearly half (47%) describe their dress sense in this way – while 38% take a “relaxed” approach to how they dress.And just 12% opt for a “designer” look, while one in seven (14%) would describe their ensembles as “trendy”.As a result, nearly three in five (58%) think the wardrobe staples of 2022 are different to the styles donned in 2017.It also emerged half of respondents will often just pick out the clothes that sit on the top of the pile in their drawers.And 82% will never, or only occasionally, rotate their closet to dig out old outfits they’d long forgotten – resulting in 30% wearing the same clothing “on a loop”.Of those who do bring neglected items to the front of their wardrobes and drawers, a quarter will do so every two to six months.But one in ten (11%) mix things up weekly, with 41% claiming bringing out the forgotten items makes them feel “new”.Despite this, 36% of the typical adults’ wardrobe is made up of their essentials.This leaves the other two-thirds rarely seeing the light of day, regardless of a wardrobe switch-up.The research, conducted via OnePoll, found more than one in ten never get rid of tired, old clothes – but the 88% who do have a clear-out three times a.