Clothes spending

There’s nothing amazing about Alexandra Shulman’s clothes - the sort of thing I wear around the house every day but hopefully not looking so sloppy.

I buy very few clothes nowadays because I have a simple country lifestyle, but I buy good quality so that things last. How many consider cost per wear? My long winter coat cost about £750 about fifteen years ago when I was working and will see me out. I have a quilted jacket worn very frequently, no idea of cost as it’s at least twenty years old. So it’s worn pretty well. I pay about £150 for jeans - slim cut, last a good ten years. I bought a shirt in a sale recently for £100 which will certainly see me out. I could go on but you get the picture. Very few clothes, worn on repeat but good quality. Cost per wear is so much less than cheap fast fashion. Instead of spending £30 on something and having a wardrobe full of cheap stuff that won’t last and will soon be out of fashion, save your money to buy something more expensive which will last (and save the environment at the same time).

Poppyred

I spend far too much on clothes. I just can’t help it. I’ve just bought an outfit from Next after seeing Alexander Shulman looking amazing.

More or less what I had on today. Nothing special for housework, gardening, and making a pair of trousers. ‘

I mix and match so might spend a fair amount on something from Seasalt, Kettlewell, Crew, Land's End or very little and buy from M &S or Sainsbury's. I never wear dresses or skirts.

Lately I've mainly been buying 2nd hand Seasalt or Joe Brown's from Ebay. This is working out at up to £25 for a dress and £15 to £20 for a top.

I’m sorry, but I cannot see what is amazing about Shulman’s look

I’m so glad you said that, I thought it was me! Jeans and a shirt?

I love clothes, but I haven’t got much money, so I buy second hand - eBay, Vinted, charity shops, etc.

I spend far too much on clothes, but never pay full price. At the moment, I am wearing (trying on, got it today) a £110 Boden dress, which cost me £28 from Otrium, an online clearance site.
I like Seasalt, White Stuff, Monsoon and Boden and Otrium often has bargains from them.

I don’t spend too much on clothes as I like variety and feel obliged to wear something constantly if I’ve paid a lot for it. It looks at me accusingly if I don’t.
My late DH only wore expensive clothes, shopping in Jermyn Street and sometimes ‘forced’ me into something classic and expensive. I ended up resenting the piece.
I have spent hundreds in the past on evening dresses for concerts, which is a world of its own.

I’m sorry, but I cannot see what is amazing about Shulman’s look?

I would say on average, and sorry I don't have the pound sign on my keyboard.

less than 20GBP for t-shirts
40 GBP for sweaters/cardigans
60 GBP trousers/jeans
A special occasion outfit I will spend a bit more, but that doesn't happen very often.

I spend far too much on clothes. I just can’t help it. I’ve just bought an outfit from Next after seeing Alexander Shulman looking amazing.

I actually like to look smart casual when I go out shopping I absolutely love clothes, but I wouldn’t spend a lot of money on them, skinny jeans £30 top maybe bit more, I don’t keep anything for best, I have my hair cut and blow dried every 6 weeks, brows done every couple months that’s it, nails I paint myself. Gone are they days I used to spend lots of money on outfits,personally I wouldn’t spend anymore than £60 pound on a dress, and maybe £100 on a coat,

If I had plenty of disposable income I’m sure I’d enjoy spending it. But I don’t. So I don’t.