Husband's eclectic wardrobe

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My OH wears almost a uniform on a day to day basis. White tee-shirt (he's got about 30), cashmere jumpers and jeans, or shorts (long ones) in summer. He's got some floppy linen shirts for holidays.

Also, he buys his own. I'm amazed at the women on here who choose and buy their husband's clothes for them They aren't infants, surely?!

My DH retired 4 years ago and wears walking shorts and his old fire service t-shirts every day and nearly every season. Winter means adding Wellington boots, beanie hat and jacket to his ensemble for walking our dog. He does wear his smarter t-shirts in summer. We are opposites when it comes our wardrobes though he does have some lovely items and does scrub up well when the occasion demands. I work and make an effort for the office though, after months of working from home last year, I can understand his wearing these items for comfort as I did exactly that with loungewear.

I don’t think my DH has ever bought any of his own clothes, shoes, socks, underwear, or even suits! When I first met him 43 years ago, his clothes were all bought by his Mum, or RAF issue! I took over the role of his clothing buyer from that point as he really needed trousers and jeans that reached his shoes and sleeves that reached his wrists! (Very tall, needing 38” inside leg). I generally buy his clothing from outfitters specialising in the extra tall sizes, but occasionally manage to get him things elsewhere, although size 15 socks are quite hard to find. Same problem with shoes and trainers. As I am also tall, needless to say I have had similar problems sourcing clothes for all four of our children, all of whom are well over 6ft tall, and still growing! (Youngest, at 23, is already taller than his father). I’m quite expert at it now though.

The only clothes my husband usually buys for himself are his suits for work and shoes. And things I nag him about!! I buy more or less everything else, some he wears, some is hanging unworn years later while he continues to wear scruffy stuff that predates our marriage (25 years ago).

For the last 2 winters he has been wearing my cagoule which he "stole" having keft his on a train. I got him to mail order a warm coat more than a year ago - he hasnt even opened the bag!!
Shoes are lace ups for work but a few years ago on holiday his casual shoes lost their sole so he bought some canvas beach shoes from a national chain. And ever since he bas just been buying more of them (amazon sell them!) and even wearing them in the snow!

My husband loves clothes, especially shirts. Before he retired I counted at least fifty shirts in his wardrobe. He has more wardrobe space than me! He also had an amazing collection of ties. Since retiring, he has been wearing up all the shirts and hasn’t added too many new ones. (Thank goodness).
I do admire his taste and take his advice on what suits me too.
He likes shopping, which is an added bonus!

I must admit to buying DH clothes. Usually M and S and using Christmas or birthday as an excuse. He lives in Cotton Trader chinos with fleecy lining for winter, any old shirt and an M and S jumper on top. When I met him over 50 years ago his clothes were nearly all bought by his mother and he looked like a replica of his father. Not a good look for an 18 year old.?

When I first met my ex he was still wearing what his mother bought for him. He was a student at the time. We knew each other for quite a while before he asked me out by which time he'd graduated and on our first date he wore a checked tweed sports jacket which smelt musty!
Fortunately I don't think I ever saw it again. Once he started buying his own clothes things improved considerably. Since we split up he's taken to wearing ill-fitting jeans as far as I can see from the odd pictures on facebook. He doesn't look too bad in a suit and I only ever see him now on smart family occasions so I don't care how he dresses the rest of the time.

My husband enjoys shopping in charity shops for anything from cheese graters to hats, shoes and anything in between!... He has a huge collection of fine hats, has had at least 2 pairs of wonderful Doc Marten's and rejoices in choosing from a large range of flamboyant scarves. I get trousers for him and also bought an Donegal tweed suit for weddings - we live in the far North of Scotland. I love going out with him as he still turns heads in his colourful outfits. ( I quite like staying in with him too....) Sadly, although our island remains in tier 3 which means most shops remain open; the charity shops have mostly been closed for months.

My husband has never bought clothes from a charity shop, mostly because he would struggle to find one that fit him or are his style. He is very traditional. He always wears a long sleeved cotton shirt and does not possess a T shirt. At home he wears a smart but plain jumper and cords. He has quite a few, of various colours, but not as bright as Michael Portillo. He also has several tweed jackets and a blazer as well as a few suits. He will wear a jacket to go anywhere for an appointment, optician, dentist, whatever. He is often too hot in summer and cold in winter but refuses to wear a fleece or layers of any sort.
Socks have to be plain as well.

My Ex-husbands wardrobe (figuratively and literally) was 3 times the size of mine. Always dressed to kill.....killed our marriage anyway.

The only item of 'wearables' I ever bought for my late DH were designer ties. He chose to buy his own shirts, suits etc and underwear. I frequently travelled with my work and came upon many ' designer' retail outlets so would buy H a tie.

After years of suits and lovely shirt and ties (which our daughter mourns),

My DH has morphed into his retirement uniform...

Beard
Wrangler Jeans ( no others will do)
Black t shirts
Zip up thick waffle jackets
Several pocket khaki waistcoat.
Tilly Hat
Walking boots
A camera around neck.
Walking pole that is also a mono pod for said camera.

Going out attire
Black collar shirt.
Black leather jacket
Black trousers or Jean's if he can get away with it!
Chelsea boots.

If watching rugby then changes into rugby shirt.

The only thing I remember my long-gone ex buying was a corduroy suit. He only needed leather elbow patches to be the perfect caricature of a polytechnic lecturer... which he was. Apart from that, I always thought he was colour blind though he swore he wasn't.

I rather admire a man who doesn't fall for vanity. Clothes are one of our huge money and resources wasters and he is doing his bit for the planet and the charities. We have lived off (really good finds) from charity shops for years. The trick is SEARCH AND BE SELECTIVE. Our wardrobes are full of labels, cashmere and all wool sweaters, tweeds and lots of natural fibres, Liberty prints, Jaeger as well as M&S and some excellent leather boots. I do buy Ecco shoes though as I have very peculiar feet. My husband can manage in Clarks. I think we always look presentable when we go out and have a few special items for 'best' but other than that we rarely need to overspend on clothes

My OH was always incredibly smart and fussy about his clothes - always a bespoke suit, waistcoat, sparkling white shirt, cufflinks, although this was also dictated by his working in the City. For years he wore a suit at weekends - said he felt comfortable . We have managed to loosen him up a little, especially since retirement, but he still veers towards the formal. I buy most of his clothes, always have since we married, as he is a standard size and everything seems to fit him.

My husband never throws any of his clothes out. They have a pathway.Firstly worn for best then smartish casual then , after I nag, they are relegated to garden\allotment wear where they stay for probably years until they fall apart They are then used as rags! You do see far fewer men's clothes at jumble sales or in charity shops than women's, probably for the same reason.

I think it is wo fearful that your husband shops from charity shops. Someone comments her husband takes 'pride' in his clothing. Well I think it is wrong to assume that someone who shops like your husband does not have a similar pride! I would be thinking he tends to shop for items himself which is great. Some husbands act like great big kids and the wives encourage such behaviour lol. I would not want to be with someone who acted like that. No. I would want to be with someone who dared to go against the need to waste resources by buying at least some clothing secondhand. We live in such a privileged, throwaway society yet still a large proportion of the world go starving. So support local Charities and send your husbands along the streets on a Saturday morning to look for bargains in the charity shops. I was introduced to this compulsion a few years back si it is a source of frustration that they are all closed just now. No.I do not buy all my stuff from them but you can pick up some lovely bits and Bob's if you give it a try ?

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When I had a houseful of children and rarely managed to completely empty the ironing basket I would hide OH tatty teeshirts at the bottom for a few months and then suggest it could be disposed of as it was so tatty he hadn't worn it for ages! It was the only way to get rid of it

My OH has a thing for coats always black and thick. They all look identical and he never wears any of them. He also wears the old man uniform of shorts, short sleeve check shirt and shoes with rolled down socks even in winter. He tends to buy is clothes from sports or camping shops.

my dh had some corduroy trousers from M&S he wouldn’t get rid of them for years. After one or two wears they became baggy and shapeless and dh and I hated them,
Dh persuaded him to ditch them, and she has got to update his clothes, for an 80 year old he’s looking much smarter.

lucky you lauranorder, i wish catman was more flamboyant in his attire. he would not have any clothes unless i bought them for him, and before anyone suggests that i get him something more colourful, he wouldn't wear it! i have done so in the past but his taste is quite conservative, and the results are still in the wardrobe, unworn!

Mr Barmey buys the odd piece of clothing when something wears out. At the moment I am repairing a jumper for him so he won't be replacing that,. When I suggest another pair of trousers et he will say I have 2 why do I need more. Also when we go onholiay we each do our own packing and I have a sneaky look in his case and wonder if we are both going on the same holiday. We use to buy his suits for work from the Charity shops and sometimes the odd shirt but doesn't bother so much now.

My oh used to get most of his clothes from C&A when we had them, he admits he was not bothered about clothes when we met I encouraged him to get a new wardrobe ,I loved it when he wore shirt and ties when we went out he is more casual now ,he wears joggers in house ,chino or cords when going out .