Two of a kind, three of a kind...full house (or should I say full closet)?

When it rains, it pours. It's kinda weird--I've never bought 2 of the same thing, be it in the same color or not, until a couple of weeks ago. During my shopping spree at FIDM, I bought 2 of the same cami at $1 each. The day before, I bought 2 of the same school emblem shirts because the 50% off sale was in its final days. Since anything with school insignia on it tends to be expensive because of licensing fees and all, I thought it was a great deal. The shirts were roughly five bucks each, and I intend to hack the sleeves off of one of them and turn it into a regular t-shirt.

I think it's perfectly fine to buy duplicates of basics. If they're going to be worn a lot and thus wear out more quickly, it makes sense. When it's cheap, why not? Heck, when K-Mart had a sale of dress shirts for $1.50 each, my dad loaded up on them. Most men's dress shirts look the same, so colleagues won't mistakingly think that you're wearing the same shirt from the day before.

Now let's change a variable: color. With basics, that's not a problem. It's useful to have t-shirts in a variety of colors. However, when it comes to a trendier item, that might not be such a good idea. Once the trend passes, you end up with two things that are out of date. Unless you really, really, really like that item and like it enough to wear it beyond its trend lifetime, put that second color down. Having 2 of the same thing is more of a problem for clothes than for shoes, I think. Shoes don't seem to be as susceptible to the change of trends.

Caveat: while it's nice to stock up on basics, let's not go overboard with it. After all, closet space is limited.

That's it for my personal opinions. What do you think about buying in pairs and trios?