Crazy 2011 clothes challenge

teameffort

well it's been a while since i've posted as i've saved not spent but i have finally put my hand in my pocket and brought some rather cheap work trousers for £9.99.

RosaBernicia

£50 to confess on a Fat Face maxi dress. It's fab and will be worn mainly for work (with camisole to prevent escape of Frigga and Freyja) and probably also on weekends.

Rosa xx

RosaBernicia

Sorry to hear about your dad Chev.

Rosa xx

karmachilovething

Chev, so sorry to hear about your dad

Lula-Hula wrote: »

Happy New Clothes to all

I'm being very good at the moment & came across the following article which I though was quite pertinent for us:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/may/08/fast-fashion-death-for-planet

xx

Oh I read this article that weekend too (and it was my housemate's copy of the paper :money:) Really interesting and really begins to make you think about what you buy.

Having said that I have not been so good . . . I needed a pair of denim shorts for the summer, I wore them loads last year but had to ditch that pair because they were created from a old pair of jeans so a) completely threadbare and b) not that flattering a position of the pockets for use as shorts :rotfl: After reading the article did go have a look at ethically produced ones but couldn't find anything right.

Anyway I decided the only way forward was to trawl the high street trying on anything remotely suitable untill I found the right ones. And it worked, I bought some from Miss Selfridge that are just right, and it's a shop I haven't bought anything in for about 4 years!

And then I also bought a skirt in Zara, which I love but was completely unnecessary. It needs taking in a tiny bit at the waist to be absolutely perfect, which I am more than capable of. But thinking maybe I should just take it back. Will declare now and think about it.

£59.99 extra onto the total then . . . off to update signature.

NGlady2

Afternoon ladies,
Just a quick update to say im having lots of fun at the mo shopping in my wardrobe wearing stuff i never normally wear lcubbing together with a few bits i dont normally and wearing quite a few lovely sheer materials from primark at the minute. Budget wise? Unfortunatly, i havnt a clue. :-( i certainly have spent much less than the past but i just dont know

Eltee12

am desperate for clothes for work, haven't had freedom day for ages, so have ordered top from M&S.

Orig price £10
but with 25% off online and 10% code from MSE e-mail, ended up paying £6.50, no delivery charge cos having it delivered to shop.

so, running total = £119.45 / £200

kerri_gt

I am having a freedom thursday today. Wearing a lovely cream jumper I bought from Zara with some pale blue flared jeans which I don't wear all that much and some cream (sky high) sandals I bought off fleabay from Ravel. All in all I look very 1970's :rotfl:

Swinstie73

Well ladies, I think I am cured so may bow out of this challenge. I seriously havent even had the urge to buy any clothes - the reason being, is that myself and OH have just bought our first house together (with less wardrobe space than I have currently, eek) and I am more than happy to buy goodies for the house rather than clothes, I have tonnes anyway. Might even try my hand at ebay. Good luck everyone (if I come back, it's cos I've fell off the wagon) - I will still be lurking....

Kaz2904

Well done Swinstie. You won't believe how much time you can free up by not shopping all the time for clothes.

Shoe_Gal

Have been holiday clothes shopping but had some vouchers and some stuff is going back so I hope the damge is not too bad Will update my total when I've worked it all out!