Where do you buy your clothes if you are in your 30s?

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I have been going through my wardrobe and can’t remember the last time I bought any new clothes. I’ve been working hard to loose weight since I started having children four years ago and everything I own is baggy, black or frumpy.
I started to look online for some new bits but I realised I don’t actually know where to look to buy clothes. I think the last time I bought anything that wasn’t from the clothing section of a supermarket was about ten years ago. Just looking for some inspiration really. I’m not particularly trendy but I also don’t want to look dowdy anymore. I’m 37 for context. Where do you buy your clothes from if you are a similar age?

I absolutely love patterned trousers - I've recently started buying second hand ones on eBay. You get some great bargains plus you are wearing something that nobody else can buy in a shop! If I'm in town though any usual high street shop from Primark to River Island. I also think Asda and Sainsburys do some lovely clothes.

Sainsburys
I tend to wear practical clothes for walking around a lot or being in the house. I have a lot of good, older fancier clothes so don't tend to buy much trendier stuff.

I do feel a bit lost between teenage stuff (unless it's reliving the 90s ) and more middle aged clothes. I'm not quite 40 yet.

I think that’s what I am struggling with @BogRollBOGOF, not sure exactly where I fit at the moment!

Late 30s here

I buy from ASOS, Zara, new look, H&M, primark mainly.

Thank you for the suggestions. Do you buy online or tend to shop in store? I think this may be part of my problem that I’m only looking online. Maybe I need to hit the high street

Mainly Asos

Baukjen, white company, m and S. I also like looking on Brand Alley for bargains.

Honestly, the same places as I did in my twenties. I'm 33 and shop from ASOS, Topshop, H&M, Zara, & other stories and the odd bit from Primark when I go in, New Look and have recently bought a few bits from Stradivarius, Pull and Bear and Monki -summer dresses and t-shirts mainly.

Charity shops or supermarkets usually. Im early 30's.

H&M, primark, sainsburys, jeans from Next because it is hard to find jeans for someone as short as me, if I had more money I would buy more things from the vintage shop and Fat Face.

However, I am not remotely fashionable, pretty much only wear jeans and t-shirts/ long sleeved tops/ hoodies.

You need to get yourself to the Style & Beauty board.

Lots of lovely helpful posters will point you in the right direction.

6 months into my 40s - so fairly recent for me H&M, gap, tkmaxx (esp for work clothes), lidl (good for plain tees) and nike.

I did like Warehouse but unfortunately it has gone now. I buy a lot of workwear from Boden. Some of it is a bit middle aged though so need to be careful! Zara is good, I like H&M but nothing ever fits me properly there.

Erm, probably not the trendiest person here, but I tend to pick up essentials from H&M or Next, and lots of bits from FatFace. I’m a SAHM, though, so these styles are practical.

I shop everywhere.
And I'm late 40s.

I'm more of a high street shopper and I will look at the windows and often enter shops to check what they have.
Funnily enough I found some nice and trendy elasticated waist trousers in a shop that clearly targets a younger shopper.
Get out there, see what you like, try a few clothes on.

I actually find online shopping more of a hassle with all the browsing and deliveries, returns, etc

Zara for dresses. Next or M&S for jeans. Oasis & warehouse although they're gone now.

To be honest, I know what brands and styles suit me so get A LOT of my stuff from eBay. Midi dresses, smock dresses, jersey dresses for work (you can get some great Phase Eight bargains) then jeans/leggings and sweaters/hoodies for the weekend.

Asos and eBay. Jeans from GAP or red herring at Debenhams, mostly secondhand on eBay.

I buy online, live in a tiny village and didn’t love shopping even before everything went nuts. Asos is the easiest for returns.

I’ve actually got the odd cheap summer dress from amazon too but the quality varies.

35 and low budget for clothes. Tu- Sainsbury's, H&M, the odd eBay item (Joules mainly if I can get it cheap). Pjs and underwear from Primark. I pick up the odd bit from our local supermarket (tesco).

Mid thirties here, used to buy a lot from oasis or warehouse but recently I’ve bought a few bits from m&s, usually get jeans from top shop and I’ve found some lovely bits in stradavarius too.

Thank you so much everyone. I will check out the style boards. Going to book myself some childcare with the grandparents and spend the day looking through actual shops. I think until I know what sort of things will suit me I need to avoid online shopping. The choice is not helping!

I've just turned 40 but firmly in denial! I buy the vast majority of my clothes second hand, both for sustainability/environmental reasons and also because it allows me to buy better quality for less money. I hunt in charity shops, ebay, depop and various facebook groups for bargains so my wardrobe is mainly higher end high street but picked up for less than I'd buy it new from H&M.

Brands I like are:

Whistles
Hobbs
Karen Millen
Reiss
Jaeger
Max Mara
Hugo Boss
Cos
Toast (although have to be wary as some of it is just too tent-like for me)
Mint Velvet (picky as some of it can be a bit frumpy but some pieces are lovely)
Zara
Jigsaw
Topshop
H&M
Banana Republic
Few bits from Boden but again picky
Loved Warehouse and Oasis
The odd thing from Asos
Love TK Maxx for jewellery

I buy most of my jeans in Asda and also have chinos from there. They fit me really well (size 12ish, usually 10 but covid, pear shape with chunky legs).

It’s interesting that quite a few people have mentioned eBay. It hadn’t even occurred to me to look on there for clothes. Will have a nosy now

Early 40s here topshop for jeans miss selfridge next pull and bear river island primark pretty much the same places I bought things from 20 years ago I am tiny though so need a petite section and small sizes

I buy most of my toddlers clothes on eBay, have done since I was buying bundles from when she was born. Then my favourite jeans bit the dust and I looked for them secondhand on there, found them, and then just started looking for stuff from brands I know fit me well secondhand and it’s not all fantastic but I’ve got some nice pieces for a bargain. Worth a go.

I'm 30 and I shop at ASOS, Topshop, Zara, New Look, H&M, Sainsbury's as I did in my 20s.

However I've started picking up better quality "basics" from places like Seasalt and Mint Velvet (their black leggings are my ride or die, they can't be beaten!). As others have said, I like to pick up some more high end high street clothes from eBay to save a bit of cash.