Completely Crazy Clothes Challenge 2017

kerri_gt · 26 April 2017 at 10:29PM

Argh, the new trainers I bought over Easter weekend have rubbed my heel

going to have to invest in plasters and wear the trainers with thick socks to wear them in a bit.

Miss_D_Meanour · 28 April 2017 at 8:05AM

Hi everyone

Have been remarkably absent due to not spending anything on clothes yet this year. OMG cannot believe I am able to say that. But in all honesty, it is only due to the fact that every time I think I "must pick up .....", I think of this challenge and find another way round it.

Unfortunately if the weather doesn't get better I'm going to have to buy a new winter coat! I was expecting to have retired the current one to the bin by now, it is looking a bit frayed and has practically no waterproof-ness left. Thankfully the thick tights are still holding up.

I think the undies are finally going to need replacing. So I may be back next time to report a spend.

Take care
Miss DM

Jazee · 28 April 2017 at 10:32AM

Morning all. Reporting in that I spent £9.95 on socks yesterday. It may seem a lot for only 3 pairs but they are 100% bamboo so are really comfy, stay fresh and last ages.

I've updated my signature.

pixtotts · 28 April 2017 at 3:46PM

Ok.... sooo.... that +51.83 I spent it ... and some.
Got an Oasis dress for the christening/wedding/ladies day 20% off so only £44 it's gorgeous! and it fits perfectly

and I struggle to find dresses I like and that suit me and fit me properly so when it did I couldn't not get it. (Plus I fitted into an Oasis dress!)
And then I spent the rest in Selfridges, but in the Primark bit! Got a pale blue jacket to wear with the dress, and to wear for my birthday this weekend only £17. It's a little snug on the arms so will hopefully still fit me for a bit longer.

anyway I'm back into the minuses... *does maths* - £9.17 oops... But!! I'm waiting for £8 from two items on ebay so really it's only - £1.17

and I have an ever growing list of things to list on there.

My wardrobe is also looking a little emptier (which is a good thing) as I've been dumping my too big stuff on my sisters bed for her to try

x

somerandom · 29 April 2017 at 5:51PM

Soooooo - I bought a down jacket today £32 TK Maxx - so light, warm and comfortable and a beautiful colour - I've already worn it and felt great in it. I also replaced my old dead trainers £27.99. £59.99 to add to my total !!!

498louise · 29 April 2017 at 6:43PM

Please count me in. I am going to be on a very tight budget at least for the next couple of months so can't really afford to be spending any money on clothing. However that's probably unrealistic as I know that I will at least need new winter boots this year. I am going to set myself a £90 budget (£10 a month) and plan to subsidise anything else with b'day money and/or selling clothing.

Lumanous · 30 April 2017 at 11:47PM

I like the idea of this challenge but I realised reading through the suggested rules at the start that I've already been doing this for many years!! In one way I am proud of what I've been able to achieve but in another just shows how easy it is to get far away from what other people tend to do for their shopping habits etc. (not saying a good or a bad thing, I think there are elements of both) When I was younger I used to shop all the time and new etc., would look for sales of course but was so much freer. Now the norm is so much different than I would have known 10-15 years back. I think I've gotten myself back into a reasonable/compromised state for clothes. Still will always try to sell on and cycle buying and selling but also taking away some guilt in the sense that I am actually allowed new things sometimes! Did sell a huge bundle of over 200 pieces of clothing this year as a start (although donated half the profits). Got a few more bundles but will need to wait until a bit later in the year to sell items again.

This year will be mostly non-buying as I'm hoping I can use everything I have and have some specific jobs coming up which I think I already have full wardrobes for. Hopefully very little spend needed (although I won't sign up to the challenge yet as I won't be able to be online much for a few months).

I'll wish the rest of you Good Luck and I shall keep checking in

Kim_13 · 1 May 2017 at 12:14PM

498louise wrote: »

Please count me in. I am going to be on a very tight budget at least for the next couple of months so can't really afford to be spending any money on clothing. However that's probably unrealistic as I know that I will at least need new winter boots this year. I am going to set myself a £90 budget (£10 a month) and plan to subsidise anything else with b'day money and/or selling clothing.

Welcome to the challenge, you are number 37.

Good luck

cw18 · 1 May 2017 at 12:29PM

Big spend (and first of the year) yesterday....

Got myself a new waterproof jacket (which I mentioned a while back I needed) with a detachble fleece. Cost me £99 :eek: Saw a couple of possibles at £60 and £70, mainly cheaper as neither had a fleece (which I didn't really need). But the last few waterproofs I've had (various makes) have proven nigh on impossible to re-proof, and this one is the same make as my OH has had for at least 10 years - that being just 1 jacket that he's re-proofed with no problems every 1-2 years. He'd recently bought himself a new one as the old one was starting to wear in places, and mine is the ladies version of the same design. Got a different colour though

At the moment the only other thing I think I'll almost certainly need this year is a pair of trainers for general knocking around.

somerandom · 6 May 2017 at 7:04AM

somerandom wrote: »

Soooooo - I bought a down jacket today £32 TK Maxx - so light, warm and comfortable and a beautiful colour - I've already worn it and felt great in it.

I'm not sure how I ever coped without a down jacket - so light and so warm!! I've ordered a black one now :eek:

Completely Crazy Clothes Challenge 2017

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