How much do you spend on clothes for yourself and your family per year?

Smurphington

I think maybe buying quality but less is the way forward looking at the comments

Pollycat

I see.
I want.
I buy.
Luckily, almost all of my spending is in charity shops, especially our Air Ambulance 'everything's £1.00'.
But my shoe/handbag wardrobe needs to be seen to be believed.

Sea_Shell

£160, including shoes, so far this year between me and DH. Don't think we need any new winter stuff either.

VfM4meplse

I think I've probably spent around £80 max, but for that, I have got a lot for my money: at least 50 items including a handbag for £2 that I use daily. All my finds have been from chazzers - I am not even vaguely tempted to buy new - and much of it has been shared with my mum (gifted) and sister (spirited away).

It is still a big spend considering I didn't actually need any of it, apart from £12 I spent on BN underwear in the summer. I have so many clothes, it's embarrassing. So for the most part I am concentrating on using up and wearing out.

GreyQueen

Usually not very much (devoted chazzer shopper).


Thus far in 2018; pair office trousers (50p), pair pj trews (50p), blouse (£2.99), fleece ( £3.99), rain jacket (£7.95), black Clarks shoes (£8), waterproof jacket (£10), ankle boots (£4.99). - £38.92.


Entire cost of clothing and footwear I've bought that I still own and use - £1,232.99.


I aim to buy good quality stuff for pennies on the £ - the blouse is a coolmax Tilley Endurables and the fleece is R0han, whose stuff I like but not their prices.:rotfl:

Smurphington

GreyQueen wrote: »

Usually not very much (devoted chazzer shopper).


Thus far in 2018; pair office trousers (50p), pair pj trews (50p), blouse (£2.99), fleece ( £3.99), rain jacket (£7.95), black Clarks shoes (£8), waterproof jacket (£10), ankle boots (£4.99). - £38.92.


Entire cost of clothing and footwear I've bought that I still own and use - £1,232.99.


I aim to buy good quality stuff for pennies on the £ - the blouse is a coolmax Tilley Endurables and the fleece is R0han, whose stuff I like but not their prices.:rotfl:

You can get some good quality stuff down the old charity shop. However the ones near me have gone up in price and it's no longer such a bargain. However this may be a blessing for me

Novice_investor101

I've probably spent about £100 this year.
I very rarely buy new clothes as the ones I've got are in good condition & I don't buy "trends" that quickly look out of date.

I've bought things like new undies, socks etc. I rescued a pair of walking boots (good for the two mile trek to work in winter) by fitting some new insoles for £4. & I bought two pairs of black trousers from Primarni at £5 each.

I do need to buy a new pair of converse (my fave shoes) as my old ones are too tattered now. & Some new knee high socks - again for the winter walk to work.

I got a very good winter coat last year from Decathlon, which I hope still fits as I've lost about 3/4 of a stone since then.
It's so lovely & warm I'll probably still keep it & wear layers under it - it's too good to discard, especially in really freezing weather.

DigForVictory

I use a personal shopper, my husband. He's a keen charity shop hunter & brings back impressive finds for pennies. In clothing matters, I tend to nick his stuff - and since he bought the good stuff I nicked the good stuff and am still wearing it years later. Underclothing I do buy for myself new (I have sourced once item in a charity shop which was a donated sample, but prefer the peace of mind & other parts [though not the wallet] that comes from M&S).

I buy him some things - there are a couple of sweaters in the wardrobe that are exclusively his, and a custom raincoat [er, several years old now] but he enjoys the hunt.

He outfitted the youngest for Prom with change from £30 (and you would never have known it - a Ted Baker suit!) til the lad ran amok & insisted on a "brand new" shirt of surpassing new but unclassic short term usage at a coming-up-to-Prom price.

Smurphington

Novice_investor101 wrote: »

I've probably spent about £100 this year.
I very rarely buy new clothes as the ones I've got are in good condition & I don't buy "trends" that quickly look out of date.

I've bought things like new undies, socks etc. I rescued a pair of walking boots (good for the two mile trek to work in winter) by fitting some new insoles for £4. & I bought two pairs of black trousers from Primarni at £5 each.

I do need to buy a new pair of converse (my fave shoes) as my old ones are too tattered now. & Some new knee high socks - again for the winter walk to work. .

I love converse and they do last pretty well. Shoes and socks are the only things I tend to 'wear' out of as I walk everywhere. I agree with you regarding trends, I don't tend to do this either but sometimes I buy things because I do generally like them but in reality they aren't really 'me' or they dont fit in with my lifestyle

Novice_investor101

Shamefully, the pair I've got that have finally given up the ghost were bought about 10 years ago... ��
I've got some Amazon vouchers as gifts, so I'll be ordering off there (after going to the high street to try some on to get the right size)