How is cost-per-wear calculated?

Cost divided by wear count, per garment. A $200 coat worn 100 times has a CPW of $2; worn twice it is $100. The summary averages CPW across all garments with both a positive cost and at least one wear.

How do I update wear counts?

Each row has − and + buttons that decrement and increment the wear count. The number lives in the row; bump it up each time you actually wear the item.

Is my wardrobe synced across devices?

No. Data lives in localStorage under "toolnest:wardrobe-planner" on this device only. Use the same browser to keep your history.

Which currencies are supported?

USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, and JPY. The formatter follows the choice in the currency dropdown.

Why does an item show CPW 0?

Either the cost is zero or the wear count is zero. Either case excludes the item from the averages so it does not skew them.

Wardrobe Planner

Catalogue clothes with category, color, cost, and a cost-per-wear breakdown.

Written by Golam Rabbani, Founder & Lead Engineer

This interactive tool requires JavaScript. Read the formula and worked example below; you can compute the result by hand.

How to use this wardrobe planner

Pick a currency for the cost column.
For each garment, enter a name, pick a category and season, optionally add a color, cost, and current wear count, then press Add item.
Use the − / + buttons on a row to bump the wear count up or down as you wear the piece over time.
Press Summarise wardrobe to see total items, total cost, average cost-per-wear, and a per-category breakdown.
Press Copy to send the summary to your clipboard.

About this wardrobe planner

The wardrobe planner is an honest cost-per-wear (CPW) tracker for the clothes you actually own. For each garment you record what it cost and how many times you have worn it; the planner divides one by the other to surface CPW per item, per category, and across the wardrobe. CPW is a long-running personal-finance heuristic — a $200 coat worn 100 times is cheaper than a $40 dress worn twice — and it is most useful when you keep updating the wear count as the year progresses.

Adding a row stores it in your browser's localStorage under "toolnest:wardrobe-planner", so the wardrobe persists between sessions on this device. The summary aggregates only garments with both a positive cost and at least one wear when computing averages, so untracked rows do not pull averages towards zero.

For example, add a $200 Wool Coat (Outerwear, Winter, 25 wears), a $30 White T-shirt (Tops, All-season, 60 wears), and a $120 Black Jeans (Bottoms, All-season, 40 wears). The summary shows 3 items, $350 total, with CPW of $8.00, $0.50, and $3.00 respectively, and an overall average of $3.83. By category, Outerwear leads spend at $200 with avg CPW $8.00, Bottoms next at $120 / $3.00, Tops last at $30 / $0.50.

FAQ

How is cost-per-wear calculated?: Cost divided by wear count, per garment. A $200 coat worn 100 times has a CPW of $2; worn twice it is $100. The summary averages CPW across all garments with both a positive cost and at least one wear.
How do I update wear counts?: Each row has − and + buttons that decrement and increment the wear count. The number lives in the row; bump it up each time you actually wear the item.
Is my wardrobe synced across devices?: No. Data lives in localStorage under "toolnest:wardrobe-planner" on this device only. Use the same browser to keep your history.
Which currencies are supported?: USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, and JPY. The formatter follows the choice in the currency dropdown.
Why does an item show CPW 0?: Either the cost is zero or the wear count is zero. Either case excludes the item from the averages so it does not skew them.