How much do you spend on clothes in a year?

I've just spent £150 On 2 cashmere sweaters.

Well in view of what we are hearing on the news with the young protesting in alarm, I would say

Very well done.

But the truth is that I spend too much.

I hate shopping so only buy clothes when I need them
I've had some smart clothes for years which are only used occasionally like when we cruise.
I've only within the last couple of years started wearing dresses. I bought a couple just recently for our next trip but they weren't expensive.
I must say though when I do buy something I am fussy, only leather boots shoes or sandals.
Don't buy for fashion only what suits me colour and style wise.
I have 5 pr of jeans in different styles which I've had years.
Same with jumpers and heavy cardigans they seem to go on forever.
The £150 doesn't seem much because I could pay £60 easily for a pr of boots.
Not sure what I spend but if I need something I buy it.
Really it's all down to what you can afford, I don't understand anyone getting into debt for fashion.

I don’t often buy new clothes but with a little friendly encouragement from some Gransnetters this month I have bought a new dress and a fluffy coat . Yikes £90 this is unknown to me .

Both on my CC I hasten to add . Sorry jeanie99 .

Like Kitty I spent years having to watch what I spent on clothes, despite working at the time.
I love clothes though and it’s a pleasure to me now that I can buy nice things if I want them. I don’t go mad though and usually wait for the sales which seem to happen quite quickly in the season. I’d rather have one thing that I really like than several things which are just ok. I spend about £1500 a year on clothes, including underwear.

And yes Maw ? I do that thing if as long as something’s been in the wardrobe for two weeks, it’s no longer ‘new’
I have a special credit card for paying my hairdresser and other things which are none of MrA’s business

I've never added it up. I used to buy a lot of clothes when I was working. I retired ten years ago and am still wearing a lot of the clothes I had then. I used to be obsessed with clothes when I was younger but that's worn off. I have too many coats and shoes, some of which I've never worn. If I see a top or something I fancy, I buy it but rarely anything expensive.

Only buy knickers and the odd pair of shoes.

What's the point in buying clothes when there's a wardrobe/drawers full of them ? With something for every occasion.
My leather Hush-Puppy boots were bought in the mid-70's and cost £75 even then ! They owe me nothing.
Dozens of pairs of trousers and jumpers/tops.
It's because I've always had plenty that there's never been any need to buy anything over the years, so I've never been a drain on resources, neither have I contributed to the economy either.

I have a big sort out of clothes every season, and if I haven’t worn something this summer at all, it will go, having said that, I do have things in my wardrobe 10+ years old, because I just go on wearing them.

£150.00 a year? Seriously? I thought it was a misprint! Just spent that on a dress and jacket!

I spend about 40 pounds a year . My family guys me clothes for birthday and Christmas , so it's not as thou i go without . I still have clothes in my wardrobe I've never worn .

I tend to go, what we used to call, ‘window shopping’ and then look out in the sales for clothes that attracted me. £150 a year would certainly not cover it.

A lot more this year than usual. Mainly because I bought a Mother of the Bride outfit & accessories for this year, at the same time buying a Mother of the Groom dress for next year. My 'clothes account' is feeling the pain.

Mind you my favourite dress this year was £8 from a charity shop so suppose am not a total spendthrift! ?

I suppose like everything else, it depends what your priorities are.

I like nice clothes, and shoes and boots, I don’t buy as much as I used to, because we don’t go out as often, so no need for party frocks! But I still get pleasure from having nice things.

I bought clothes I really liked as my work outfits - executive cardies ;-) - & found clothing a form of self expression rather than easy corporate camouflage.

Retirement & cash ‘trickle’ means thatI have to rein spending in so I buy online, at discount (early bird browsing before the sun comes up) & only for things that I will wear within a few days. Any thing other than that is an indulgence I cannot afford.

That said, I know full too well I have enough nice good quality clothes (abundant ‘this old thing’) to last me through to my twilight years.

Did anyone watch the Tonight programme about fashion and the damage it is causing to the environment? I remember Stacey Dooley did an excellent episode on this a while back. You will get the Tonight programme on the catch-up.

Probably about £50 a month. I have just paid £40 for a top from Fat Face but it will have to go back as in the cold light of day the colour doesn't suit me.

Mooched around Primark yesterday and got a lovely soft V-neck jumper and a pair of leggings - £11 for the two. It does help that most of the decent clothes shops have gone from the town centre! Am on the hunt at the moment for a nice scarf to wear with a navy coat for a funeral next month.

I buy from charity shops and in sales - believing that quality wins over quantity. Probable spend is somewhere between £100 - £150/year.

I have clothes in so many sizes that I am too big for. I kept some favourites for years, hoping I'd shrink, but now have given most away. I don't know what I spend either. I buy cheap makes of clothes usually but I spend on good leather shoes/anle boots. They can easily be £70 for ankle boots, I wait for a 20% offer usually.

I thought £150 was a misprint too. As a PP said, it's easy to spend £100 on a dress/jacket combo for a wedding, say.

I sometimes wonder if I've wandered into some weird parallel universe on this site.

I frequently shop for clothes and probably buy myself something every week. Nothing is on impulse. I bought a Zara jumper last week and I'm going to get a pair of Zara jeans this week. There's some nice stuff in Mint Velvet at the moment too.

I bought a John Lewis leather backpack from eBay last week and I could do with another coat.

I enjoy clothes and enjoy shopping.

I cannot imagine trying to "hide" my spending from my DP either - I've got my own bank account, my own earnings, no debt and everything I do money - wise is no-one else's concern.

Less than £100 a year here! I have always shopped second hand and get a real buzz out of a bargain. The £100 mostly goes on underwear.... BTW I do love clothes and lots of colour. I frequently receive compliments on the way I dress.

Seadragon

You must have a very good eye for things, I’d just end up looking like a bag lady!

This year, so far, $6 on 3 pairs of new knickers.

As I don't see any need to change or discard what I've been happily wearing for the past decade, it'll probably stay that way.

I may need a new bra in 2021 - if I live that long.

I shop on eBay... I only buy new if I have to...even then on eBay...example being a long sleeved tee to go under a preloved linen pinifore dress. We live in a throw away society.... I was brought up make do and mend as I am sure many of you were. I am sure I spend less than £150 a year on clothes