i expect to live for another 40 years. on the average 5 shirts last me 4 years. not that the shirts are frayed, but they lose the tactile quality, the reason for the purchase (by my voluptuary self). i do no refurbishing with spare collars or cuffs as the shirts would have lost their sheen. and sometimes tiny pinpricks appear. be they mothmade or congenital, i readily banish them to the dustbin.

thus the arithmetic requires 50 shirts for storage. on the issue of girth, i must confess that my life requires discipline as the allowance for neck and arms is less than 0.5 inch. 43 of my shirts will just lie neatly folded and the 7 to be used for the week hung. this paucity of space is a direct result of the minimalist design of my place. on the issue of trousers, i plan to have about 20 pairs. i travel very lightly and will pack only 1 pair of trousers and two shirts plus necessities.

on the subject of formal shoes i have JL Perrier, Baros, Phillip II and EG Malvern whereas for casual i have 3 pairs of JL Trinidad and 1 pair of Santoni. i have had most of them for more than 5 years and the most pressing problem remains their resoling. however since the brands will probably outlast me, it will not prove intractable.