Clothes spending

I dont know if it is age related, but I buy clothes to "fill a gap" in my wardrobe.

I did go through a stage of charity shops and supermarket clothes, but the gap this year appears to be, I need to buy a bit more, quality clothes. So I have. So I have filled the gaps.

I looked up Otrium. No longer trading in UK because of brexit.

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I plan clothes buying carefully. I have a limited amount of clothes, wearing them frequently, look after them. and replace them when worn.

How much I spend is entirely random. I try to think environmentally and only wear clothes made from natural products, wool, cotton or viscose (made of wood pulp). I have paid up to £100 for a good Traidcraft wool sweater - and bought a beautiful wool skirt second-hand online for £6. I have paid up t £200 for a Harris tweed coat and £40 for a quilted coat in M&S.

As I do not spend a lot on clothes, price is broadly irrelevant.

I recently purchased two winter waterproof jackets from Atlas For Men online . They do women's clothes as well and have a great discount on some . The jackets came pretty creased but I ironed them with a cloth over the fabric and they are really good and warm .

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Callistemon If by fleeces, you mean sheeps fleeces, they are used to make duvets, fill pillows and stuff matresses. DD has wool stuffed pillows as she is allergic to feathers.

The problem with wool duvets are that they tend to be heavy and a lot of people prefer light duvets. they are also expensive.

Yes, sheep's fleeces.

I first saw them in a shop in Devon but they were very expensive then.

DD has bought a couple in Autralia.

Callistemon If by fleeces, you mean sheeps fleeces, they are used to make duvets, fill pillows and stuff matresses. DD has wool stuffed pillows as she is allergic to feathers.

The problem with wool duvets are that they tend to be heavy and a lot of people prefer light duvets. they are also expensive.

Found it.

Callistemon21

It's a pity the fleeces can't be made into duvets. Someone in Devon was doing that.

They can and I’m sure there would be a market. BUT they would be more expensive probably and people don’t put their money where their mouth is.
We have one and it’s lovely but I had to go out of my way to find it. It wasn’t on the shelves in Tesco or the middle aisle in Aldi ( other supermarkets are available).

www.devonduvets.com/

It really is such dreadful waste for the fleeces not to be used.

It's a pity the fleeces can't be made into duvets. Someone in Devon was doing that.

I'm wearing a Lands End cotton cardigan I bought in a sale over 20 years ago. It washes well and shows little evidence of wear. A 'duvet' coat from Lands End cost me approximately 33% of its original price. From the same source, I also bought a down jacket at half price which has done good service for six years so far. It's worthwhile looking for a discount code on 'Pouch' - not always available, but I've been pleasantly surprised on several occasions.

Thank you Pamela's.
That's dreadful. What can we do?
I might write to the farmer and see if I can buy some fleeces.

Pic of a piece😂

loopyloo

Pamelaj1,
Where is that?
That's dreadful.
Perhaps like Karmalady I should get into spinning.

I couldn’t find the information on the burning of fleeces but here is a Pisces from the BBC

Exactly.

Germanshepherdsmum

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

My dress duly arrived, perfect fit, ankle length on little me. The fabric is recycled viscose and doesn’t feel at all cheap. I wore it to a birthday lunch with my family who thought I looked great. Well, they are my family

The label says made in Myanmar.

Lunched out on Friday and kept having compliments about my jacket. Lovely. Didn't tell anyone that it was twenty five years old but I was secretly chuffed about that.

I don't spend much at all as I buy on ebay or from charity shops. Sell clothes on there too when I'm fed up with them. Atm wearing Levi jeans I bought for less than £10 including postage. They're like brand new. I can buy what I like on there and always afford it. Often get brand new things too for really cheap prices.

Whoop Whoop! I won a nice Boden voucher at the school fête yesterday!
Just coming on here to tell anyone who is interested, that Boden has a sale with 60% off - plus an additional 20% this weekend.

Blossoming

Snap Loopyloo! My hairdresser makes me look and feel great, worth every penny.

Me too! My favourite place to spend, best value of all.

I buy most of my clothes from Asda these days. Got some lovely dresses from Roman and on Amazon. I'm not a fashionista, I just like the things I wear to be good value and have some 'wear' in them. I've just recently dusted off my sewing machine. A cotton summer dress and skirt for £30! I call that a bargain and I know its been put together well and will last. Even if I say so myself. That needlework O level has always been a godsend.

I buy in sales and, mainly, charity shops, bought a lovely new Gudrun Sjoden dress in one last week for a tenner, have had as new Seasalt items for £5-£10, what's not to like