How much do you spend on your teenage boys clothes?

moomoomama27

naughtyjo wrote: »

I will not under any circs let my kids dress in clothes from Primark and many other retailers and neither would I. I feel they are unethical traders and use child labour as well as paying cr.. wages to their suppliers and workers. Its disgraceful and for what a bag of cheap cr.. clothing.
My kids value and look after their clothing because they appreciate how many days I work to provide them the spends.

Then I suggest you look into the ethical side of the fashion industry, because I can guarentee you desingers can be just as guilty as places like primark!

Quite often the designer clothes come with the label because you pay mostly to wear the name, the quality is not always exceptional, and certainy the quality doesn't match the price!

As I said previously, I like to buy good quality items of clothing for my children, but they also have a varied range from the high street. My kids value all their material items, and treat them with respect, it doesn;t have to be of high value for children to appreciate what they have. I'm sure there are many parents out there who work hard for their childrens primark, next or whatever wardrobe!!!

joeblack066

http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/06/are-these-unethical-fashion-brands-hiding-in-your-closet.php?page=2

No Primani in there!

I am SO glad that my lads didn't like brand names when they were teens, and still don't as adults :-)

onlyroz

I'm dreading the day when my kids develop a fashion sense. At the moment I get most of their clothes from either M&S or Pumpkin Patch (which seems to have a permanent sale on, and does such pretty dresses for my little girl...)

snookey

Im really lucky as my fifteen year old son does not follow any fashion. I even have to buy clothes for him, lol.

I find that TJ Hughes stock really good quality clothing at a fraction of the retail price. I buy him top branded clothing from there and so he is in fashion without breaking the bank.

shellsuit

My son's trainers are about £60, jeans around £40, tshirts around £20, polo tops around £30-£40, jumpers/sweatshirts/hoodys, £20-£40. Footy stuff, ha, well his base layers cost a few quid, his boots can cost upto £100 and kits/shinpads etc for training are a good few quid too. Don't mind spending out on that though (my Dad normally gets him his boots), he's played footy for a local team for the past 10 years, since he was 5.

His sister likes throw away fashion, so where her wardrobe is jam packed (with crap!), he doesn't have as much, but it's all quality stuff.

He's got some jeans and polo tops he's had for a couple of years and they still wash well and look new (Diesel jeans and Fred Perry/Henry Lloyd polos for example).

I try to buy for him in sales and at Cheshire Oaks but he does spend a fair whack of Christmas and bday money on clothes.

I don't buy him something just because he wants it, he either has to save up, pay me back or suck up to me for a week

I worked from the age of 12 so I bought all my clothes myself, so hardly asked my parents for anything. My daughter is like me ~ she'll have say £30 and will buy as much as she can with that which is what I did when I was a teen, whereas my son could have £60 and just come home with a pair of trainers.

elisebutt65

Well my 15yr old is 6'2" and I manage to kit him out cheaply! Trainers (11) for around £20 from the likes of Brand Alley, Private Outlet or secret shop.
H & M jeans for 20 or Burtons (£10 off all jeans at the mo) he loves Drunk'n Monkey or Plain Lazy T's - managed to get quite a few in the sales and republic had some recently at 3 for £20

Don't like Primark as it falls apart to quickly. Also got him a gorgeous padded hoodey from Gap in the sales for about £30 which will last until the next growth spurt - sigh.

Problem is sizing. I have to take him with me as he is a little bit of a knuckle dragger, so tops/coats/shirts etc have to have really long arms, but then they are to big on the chest. Bought him his 1st pair of skinny Jeans from H &M and he just looks like he's spent 6 months on a rack;)

happy35

I buy my DS (15) branded clothes,it is what he wants and he would rather have 1expensive pair of jeans than a couple of cheaper pairs.

We both work full time and the reason I work is so that we can have holidays and nice things,my son realises that these are expensive and have to be looked after. DS has trackies that he has had for about a year and still wears them as I wash them carefully to make them last etc and they still look like the did when I bought them as do his jeans, t-shirts etc

I usually buy cheaper things for myself and they are definitely not in good condition after a year

minerva_windsong

I never wanted branded clothes as a teenager (apart from the previously mentioned Converse), although I had and still have a thing about retro style T shirts which are not cheap, and good quality jeans and basic tops (I buy my jeans from Gap but can get two years out of them, and basic tops from Dorothy Perkins because I like the styles and colours). However once I had a part time job I was paying for all my clothes (apart from school uniform and school shoes) and my other expenses out of my own money. My mum would occasionally buy me something when we went out shopping together but it would always be entirely random so I never expected anything and saw it as a treat.

I am however personally of the view about anything like this that it is the individual's money and, provided that the essentials are covered, it is up to them to spend it how they like.

FatVonD

My DS isn't into brands (neither are DH and myself) but my stepchildren are.

For the last 2 Christmases we've given DSS a pair of Vans skate shoes as one of his presents but they've been from the sale section so were reduced to around £20/£25. DSD spent £40 on a hoody from Hollister this weekend but it was from money she got for getting straight As on her school report. I'd never spend that much money on myself and think it's a real rip-off but it's her thing at the moment and I know she'll get £40 worth of enjoyment out of owning it.

no-oneknowsme

My DS (12 years old) I have to say isnt really that much into brands as yet....

He is happy enough in a plain pair of joggies and a tee-shirt which I usually buy from sports direct .

In saying that , if I bought him an outfit from Primark he would just as happily wear it .

My elder DD is 17 and in her younger day would only wear brand names....wouldnt have been seen dead going into the likes of Primark etc but now that has changed !

Since she hit maybe 15 years old she has realised that Primark do some lovely clothes . She earns her own money and is a real fashion queen lol so she comes home with bag loads of clothes from Primark almost weekly.

Younger DD , 14 years old considers herself as an "emo" so a lot of her clothes I get from the internet on sites such as "Dark side clothing" or "Subculturewear" . Have to say that her clothes cost a fortune compared to the other two's !