Clothes Old Style

rhiwfield

From a man's perspective

Tesco chinos if much reduced
Safety trainers from B&Q, Wickes, Countrywide(very sturdy, long lasting and cheap)
Ebay for lighweight cotton jackets
OH brings back wine trade t-shirts etc from work , more discrete ones dont look too bad and they're very well made

sparrer

It used to be charity shops but now I can't afford them - isn't it marvellous when you can switch from second hand clothes shops to new ones at less cost :rolleyes: ? Nowadays it's mainly George, and sometimes I buy in Matalan/Tesco (does anyone else find that Tesco can be quite pricey?) but only when they have a sale. My best bargain of 2008 was a jumper in Matalan which was reduced from £12 to £2, the same but 2nd hand one I saw in our local 'Harrods' for £5.99!

Mind you there comes a time, as ladies of a certain age will agree, when the wardrobe is so full one starts to look in second hand shops for another one :rotfl:

kate83

Charity shops, ebay and local outdoor market. I don't like buying things like tshirts from primark as they don't wash well and don't last very long. I have bought coats from there though.
I see buying second hand as recycling and am amazed at how many people just throw their clothes in the bin when they don't want them anymore.

newlywed

kate83 wrote: »

I see buying second hand as recycling and am amazed at how many people just throw their clothes in the bin when they don't want them anymore.

When I first got married, my OH said you can't recycle clothes - he has been re-educated since

Anything we want to dispose of goes to whichever local charity shop I last bought from, seems only fair

Quasar

I buy anywhere I see something I really like and know I WILL wear. It can be Asda, or a charity shop, or John Lewis, or M&S, or occasionally an expensive boutique, as long as it meets the following criteria:

1) Do I really want it? (Need it would be better...)
2) Will I really wear it?
3) Does it fit in my budget this month?

If yes to all four, it's a done deal. What is life without a little treat now and then?

lizzie_dripping

I buy most of my stuff from Principles, Wallis, Next and occasionally M & S and Debenhams. I also buy cheap t shirts from Tesco every year (short sleeved for summer/long sleeved for winter). Most of my clothes last several years of constant wear so that justifies the higher price for me. My favourite go with anything, suitable for any occasion, never need ironing trousers are about 6 years old.

I am quite fussy about colours and styles and keep to similar colour palettes each time, although I have tended towards greens and blues over the last couple of years. I never wear black or pastels. I think this helps me to focus of what I need to buy and I am less likely to make mistakes or buy on impulse, although that does still happen at times.

Do clothes sell well at boot sales? I usually give any cast offs to the charity shop but might try selling them if there is any demand. Can't be doing with ebay, it confuses me .

fizzel81

For the boys: hand me downs if there looking ok, adsa or primark, used to buy from ebay but once to many times been sent over priced not as described carp

For myself again asda, primark or some high street shops if im looking, also get odd few bits from brothers g/f

im not big into clothes and dont do labels, used to only wear esprit, mexx and street one when i lived in germany so havent always been as good as i am now

Patchwork_Quilt

This is an interesting thread -

Being a rather small person, I find it hard to find clothes that will fit, so I tend to buy classics. There are a lot of posh people around here so I do very well in the charity shops. Friends and relatives pass things on. I go to M&S for my underwear (always depressing as I am a very small size and there's so little choice, even there). I have a few lovely Laura Ashley dresses, all second hand, a couple of pairs of Per Una jeans, a Per Una suit that has worn extremely well and lots of fine-knit v-neck jumpers. My base colours for everything are black, cream and camel.

luxor4t

Q: Where do I buy clothes?
A: Always in Sales! usually M&S, Bon Marche, Evans, Debenhams
Sometimes at the 2 local charity shops that ask 'sensible' prices
Very,very rarely in Primark (don't fit!)

Hollyberry

I thought I had entered the twilight zone, but have just found out that two threads have been merged. Phew, that's a relief.

Having just read Pigpen's list of clothes, I have a confession to make. I probably have loads more than that. It's difficult to tell, because I have a dressing room with 4 rails in it and 4 wardrobes. However, I am now being a better MSE, because I am working my way through it to list on eBay. So far, I have managed to get rid of about £1200 worth of clothes, which is paying for a holiday. Around £300 of this has come from shoes and boots with heels which I can no longer wear since I flew unaided down a flight of stone steps and landed on my right knee. The rest is a mixture of casualties of the reducing/expanding/reducing waistline, along with a reticence to get rid of anything that I might conceivably wear again. Someday. Maybe. Probably not.

I was being quite virtuous up until Christmas, but now I need to find some motivation to get on with listing the rest of it, and getting it out of the house. You have all given me some great inspiration with your wardrobe lists, and it will help me to pare mine down to things I love and wear. Perhaps it's time to set myself some targets for listing...