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62Granny Fri 30-Jun-23 17:47:30

Following on from another thread, how much do you consider is a lot to spend on an everyday item of clothing?
I must admit I do shudder at spending loads on an item of clothing and anything over £30 for tops or bottoms or £50 for a dress ( I rarely buy or wear dresses) I will spend up to £100 for a good coat. I will look at items in sales usually online as I hate it when there are masses of clothes on rails all jumbled up.
I always think if you are spending £100 plus on one item then your shoes and bag also need to be of a very good quality too. But then I can't bring myself to wear that item as going to town or lunch type outfit.
Is it just me. I could afford it but something would hold me back.

ronib Mon 03-Jul-23 13:26:26

GSM well Boden is selling its clothes under the sustainability umbrella and that seems bizarre. Probably all my favourite brands do too.
It’s perfectly possible to use fabrics from charity shops and remodel if really handy. Also can dye old duvet covers if feeling very creative.
How is pure wool not sustainable ?

Germanshepherdsmum Mon 03-Jul-23 13:08:58

The yarn or fabric have to have been sustainably and ethically produced if you’re going to rely on making your own clothes.

B9exchange Mon 03-Jul-23 13:05:22

Home made knits sadly do not last forever if you put them in too hot a wash! sad

ronib Mon 03-Jul-23 12:58:32

Boden

ronib Mon 03-Jul-23 12:57:27

Just looked up Borden’s sustainable list of manufacturers and China, India, Morocco, Spain etc- bit depressed by now.
Anyone thought of making their own clothes/knitting? Home made knits are great for quality and warmth plus last forever.

pinkjj27 Mon 03-Jul-23 12:53:17

ronib

Pinkjj27 I like the idea of a fairy middle class…. But if less clothes were produced in the first place, there is less overall environmental impact? Wonder how many are produced in China?

Oops I did write fairly misclassed, I promise, but predictive text must have changed it.
I totally agree but I can only control my habits/ and make changes to my own life styly . I try to make a difference in any way I can. I know that these designers all use sweat shops but I don’t fancy going around naked so the next best thing is to buy 2nd hand or swap clothes.

Germanshepherdsmum Mon 03-Jul-23 12:45:49

I agree that price is no guarantee of sustainability - one has to dig deeper than the price tag. I find Baukjen has good ethical and sustainability principles. I have a few of their pieces. Very well made but pricey.
Yes Bella, bring back the original Jaeger, Vyella and CC.

Blossoming Mon 03-Jul-23 12:39:43

Catlover123

I had a look at the discount sites mentioned on here and got quite excited until I found that you have no hope if you are sizes 16 or 18!

I am a 16 and manage to find what I need.

ronib Mon 03-Jul-23 12:29:34

Pinkjj27 I like the idea of a fairy middle class…. But if less clothes were produced in the first place, there is less overall environmental impact? Wonder how many are produced in China?

Bella23 Mon 03-Jul-23 12:28:39

I buy what I want but always wait for reductions or sales. DD's are the same they buy school uniforms in the sales the year before they are needed.
I have very expensive coats from years ago and M&S, Boden, white stuff, Seasalt but usually from the sale nowadays.
The makes I always wore like Jaegar, Vyella,CC,Liz Claiborne and others are no longer available. Jaeger on M&S is not the same quality.

pinkjj27 Mon 03-Jul-23 12:22:59

I am an environmentalist, sustainability is at the heart of everything I do. I wont buy fashion new, as it’s the biggest planet killer. People seem to think because they are spending more it's sustainable or ethical, nine times out of ten it isn’t. I love clothes, fashion and beauty but I wont harm the planet to own it . I shop on vinted, in charity shops,at car boot sales and I go to clothes swaps where clothes are free and because this is a fairy middle class system at the moment, quite often I get clothes from white stuff, Boden, Jack Wills and other designer shops. It's not how much you spend it is the way you shop that matters.

nexus63 Mon 03-Jul-23 12:22:34

i only wear straight leg jogging trousers, but i like nice tops, i have bought a few from wish and temu and the most i have paid is £7, i hate shopping in shops and i don't like ironing so all my tops are wash and wear, i am big (24) so i like something that is not tight showing all my flabby bits and i can get them all online.

grandtanteJE65 Mon 03-Jul-23 12:15:24

I loved clothes when I was young and often spent more than I really could afford on clothes.

Now I don't for a variety of reasons:

I have come to realise how much the clothing trade is damaging our environment and underpaying the workers making our clothes. I don't feel I can or should encourage either of these practices.

I retired in 2013 and no longer need a whole wardrobe of presentable clothes for work. I gave away a lot of clothes when we moved back then, and the few replacements I have bought have mainly come from charity shops.

So my clothes budget is somewhere in the region of £4000 per annum, and this includes re-soling of shoes, shoes, underwear which I do not buy in charity shops and bed linen.

Catlover123 Mon 03-Jul-23 12:12:55

I had a look at the discount sites mentioned on here and got quite excited until I found that you have no hope if you are sizes 16 or 18!

Kate1949 Sun 02-Jul-23 22:01:36

Thanks all. I love all the 60s/70s styles and am hanging on for dear life!!

hollysteers Sun 02-Jul-23 21:44:13

Love both dresses Blossoming and Kate1949👍

DaisyAnneReturns Sun 02-Jul-23 21:42:04

Kate1949

I've just bought this. It's very much my style. I thought with espadrilles or something in summer and boots on winter. Freemans sale.

Very jazzysmile I must admit to working my wardrobe around the best I can afford (that varies over a lifetime) in simple classic colours. The extra interest comes in accessories which I love. It is lovely to be introduced to new sources on GN.

Lomo123 Sun 02-Jul-23 21:08:16

Kate 1949, that's lovely.

Jaxjacky Sun 02-Jul-23 20:57:48

Oh Kate1949 that style is so me, I’ll have to go dress hunting, just in case it gets hot of course, good choice.
I do have some long cotton frocks, 6/7 years old, from when we lived in France and it was very hot, just don’t wear them here.

GrannyGravy13 Sun 02-Jul-23 20:51:08

Kate1949

I've just bought this. It's very much my style. I thought with espadrilles or something in summer and boots on winter. Freemans sale.

I have a top which is similar, comes out every summer, looks great with white jeans 👍🏻

Blossoming Sun 02-Jul-23 20:48:06

That dress has made me think of Mary Hopkin wearing something similar Kate1949, it will look fab with knee boots.

Thanks Jax and Gg13 smile

Callistemon21 Sun 02-Jul-23 20:44:49

I only have one dress, it's very old and I'd only wear it at home when the weather is very hot.
It was from Penny Plain.

Norah Sun 02-Jul-23 20:40:43

Must say you all wear a lot of dresses. Cute pictures!

I much prefer trousers or jeans (not leggings).

Kate1949 Sun 02-Jul-23 20:17:16

Yes indeed. I'm firmly stuck in the 60s/70s!

Jaxjacky Sun 02-Jul-23 20:16:39

Very pretty Blossoming I don’t wear dresses, but I love this, you’ll look smashing.