Crazy 2011 clothes challenge

museumworker

Went a bit radio rental mental today

Bought one vintage Canadian 80s dress, cream with overblown blue rose print, has pleats and bustle skirt, £2.99
One vintage 80s black velvet evening dress with ruffles, has separate puff sleeves that match ruffles £3.99 (the exact thing I was looking for during last years dress challenge for friends 80s themed bday party, just had to buy it!)
One topshop (maternity) cardigan, grey with rose print £2.99

Total £9.97 please Lula-Hula

ma-ri-ella

:jgot a dress for £7 from tescos-not bad considering i was going to but it full price a few weeks ago(14). 193 left... i hope the littlewoods sale doesnt have too much i want..this challenge is going to be the hardest one i think,not really great at sewing plus i think fabric is quite expensive anyway.anyway good luck everyone i might not post that much here-trying to stay away from all things clothes related!!

firthgary

I dont knopw if you are aware but the price of cotton has increased sharply over the last year and is starting to filter through to the high street. A lot of clothing companies have increased their prices by up tp 50% for their new seasons. Until the next harvest of cotton in autumn prices are going to rocket. Please bare this in mind when setting your challenges

queenmonkey

No spends for me yet: and am really pleased as have been into town with DD to spend her Christmas money and didn't even look! I know I have more clothes than I can wear so this challenge will keep me focused. I know I will publicly have to declare my spends so will have to be able to justify it Thank you Lula Hula!!

RebeccaBloomwood

Hi everyone!

I bought a few things in M&S today:
Per Una big fluffy pink dressing gown £8
Silvery-purple balcony bra £3
Long black cardigan with shawl collar £8.

I lusted over the new-season shoes they've got in at the moment. Some of them are stunning! But mostly at the £45 mark so not feasible.

I also bought some cookie monster knickers in Primark: £2.50

Cumulative total: £23.50 (£176.50 left)

Questions:
How many bras should a woman own? How many times do you wear a bra before you wash it? And how many amongst us wear matching knickers?


Becky x x x

Shoe_Gal

Hi Becky

I have loads , only one wear and always matching

niccatw

Phew, yesterday I spent all day sorting out my wardrobe - I've a massive suitcase and a couple of bags for the charity shop and a wee suitcase for swapping/£baying.

So I know I need "base layer" basics, like vest tops and t-shirts for layering. I've also only about 2 "going out" tops left.

Today I got a dress and stripey top from DPs, but it was on a £30 gift voucher from Dad so it doesn't count. The dress was originally £32 down to £20 and the top £15.

The shop assistant was lovely and processed the extra £5 voucher I had, which I realised upon reaching the checkout was out-of-date, anyway and I also got a student discount, so I've still £3.50 on the card when I expected to have to add a fiver to to it.

I do need to declare £18 a pair of work shoes though. I've been needing them for ages; I can safely say that charity shop bought wedges you have been wearing for a year are not the best shoe in this weather!). Theses are TK Maxx clearance. A kind dark silvery grey/black with a thick strap around the ankle and a chunky inch high heel, so should be perfect for keeping my work trousers from trailing the ground but ensuring I can walk and drive all day!

niccatw

RebeccaBloomwood wrote: »

Questions:
How many bras should a woman own? How many times do you wear a bra before you wash it? And how many amongst us wear matching knickers?

Becky x x x

I have hundreds of bras! Mostly courtesy of a fluke when I forgot to take my purse when I went to M&S specifically for a bra.

By the time I got back with a means of paying they had £1 sale rack (even the packs of 2 were £1)!!!! Woohooo! So I bought as many in my size as I could (I'm a 30/32DD, so I take them where I can find them!) I think I bought 10 that day! For less than it would have cost me for the one I was originally going to buy if I'd have had my purse with me earlier in the day! Remembering that day always brings a smile to my face!

Before that I had about three bras! Which isn't enough when you are also exercsing (fairly) regularly.

I hate washing them though, I always find the straps go funny and start falling down the shoulder so I wash them as infrequently as I possibly can! Much easier not I have a drawer full of them!

Oh, and matching pants... for days when I need a boost to my self confidence, like if I'm training a big bunch of people, otherwise just co-incidently. :rotfl:

RosaBernicia

No spends to report... haven't had opportunity to clothes shop and temptation turned up as the Interiors Demon instead this week. I am resisting so far but if the mohair blanket I spotted in the sale is still there next week I may cave.

RebeccaBloomwood wrote: »

Questions:
How many bras should a woman own? How many times do you wear a bra before you wash it? And how many amongst us wear matching knickers?[/COLOR][/SIZE]

Always matching, two knickers to each bra and they go in the wash when both knickers have been worn.

How many... that's a more difficult question. I have loads :rotfl: but I am slightly obsessive about these things. I like to match the colour to my top or dress as then it's bit less obvious if a strap goes astray or you have to bend forward for something etc. But this is probably just an excuse to have more pretty coloured underwear

I do find that wearing colours means they last longer than whites though.

Rosa xx

SBeth

No spends here either. :j