Clothes spending

I love clothes threads, nothing cheers me up more than looking at frocks . We have some very stylish grans on here.

I have just treated myself to a new dress from New Look to wear to my birthday lunch with family next weekend. It was £23.99 but I had a 25% discount code so it’s cost me £17.99. I wasn’t especially looking for a bargain, it’s the style and colour I was looking for so the price is a bonus.

It’s very pretty, but for that price where was it made?

That was a mistake from my clipboard, when I was trying to copy and paste, when I was replying to a poster.

I was trying to tell Blossoming, her dress was lovely and to enjoy wearing it.

NOTE TO SELF Do not try and multi task, when posting.

Who knows where I posted the error! I have seriously lost the plot!!!

We all make choices, don’t we? I like clothes, but I don’t buy many these days because I have gone down the capsule wardrobe route so all my newer stuff goes together. What I do buy is to fill gaps, so I don’t mind spending a lot to get exactly what I want - but equally I’m delighted if I can get exactly what I want cheaper (I wish you hadn’t mentioned Otrium Marydoll, I’ve seen something I really like).
If this question had been asked about how much would you spend on your garden, or on a painting you loved, or on a meal at your favourite restaurant, or whatever, we’d have a whole range of answers too, people have different incomes, and they also prioritise what they spend it on completely differently.

Thank you Marydoll, I wonder where your post went?

The last dress I bought was before Christmas, from the Seasalt outlet on EBay which Maw introduced me to! It was a lovely needlecord shift dress, reduced to about £25. I’ve worn it quite a few times but it’s too warm for summer.

My post probably ended up on WhatsApp. Another fine mess I have got myself into.😱

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 really like that dress blossoming you will look extremely stylish

Kate1949
Pretty, I like it.

Thank you

That will have a great 70s vibe with knee high boots.

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

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

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

I much prefer trousers or jeans (not leggings).

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.

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

Thanks Jax and Gg13

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 👍🏻

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.

Kate 1949, that's lovely.

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 jazzy 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.

Love both dresses Blossoming and Kate1949👍

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

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 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.