How much do you spend on clothes and shoes for yourself?

[Kendodd]

I spend about £80 a year on myself and about £90 each on the DCs, that includes their shoes from Clarks.

Absolutely nothing unless I can't avoid it (ie if clothes/shoes are falling apart). Maybe £100 a year in total for me (and I resent every pound). We're on a tight budget and as a result DH and I pretty much go without. I'm sure we're not alone. The children get what they need.

about £150-200 per year for myself. i only get things if I need them, not because i like them (we are on a vey tight budget). the kids are still little (1 and 3) so they need new cloths quite a lot but DC2 mainly wears the stuff we kepft from DC1 :)

really amazed how much some spent on clothes

I can't remember quite what I said I spent but don't spend lots. I wear the same clothes quite often and for ie shoes I have them until they wear out. Tend to wear boots in winter and sandals in summer. May need to buy new sandals in the summer as they were getting quite worn last year.
I buy clothes in cheaper shops and wouldn't just buy something - I need to consider it carefully first. Have never had loads to spend on clothes so it isn't a problem for me not to spend much if that makes sense. I also don't wear makeup or have expensive bags which helps.

I don't know, several thousand I'm sure. I honestly can't imagine spending 100 per year. How? True, mine are mostly work clothes and I would spend less if I didn't have to look presentable for work, but even then.
Just yesterday I ordered 3 bras from brastop (1 sports, 2 normal), heavily discounted, and that was £74, so if I added a few knickers, that would be my whole clothing budget for a year?

That's a good point. I always get fitted for new bras - probably go every four months or so - and usually buy at least two or three at a time, so that's about £90-£100 already.
Then I like to wear different shoes depending on my outfit (more in Spring/summer than winter), so I tend to have a few pairs on the go at once.
Same with evening shoes - one pair at a time wouldn't be enough.

For those saying they don't understand mums who spend £100 a year, I think it's just a question of lifestyle. Someone in an office job is obviously going to have to spend more than a SAHM.

I have a close friend (who admittedly wears "mum" clothes, boots etc), who manages a homeless shelter/drop-in centre, so has no need for smart work clothes (would be decidedly out of place, in fact). She lives in a country village and has animals, so no need for smart clothes there, either.

She owns 3 or 4 pairs of (£15 supermarket brand) jeans/plain black trousers, which she replaces when worn out (maybe one pair a year), around 10 cheap t-shirts from the market. A couple of cardis/jumpers and mum boots. Ballet flats in summer. Plain black coat for winter. She also owns one nice dress and pair of shoes for Christenings, Xmas parties etc.

Rarely wears make-up, accessories, jewellery... but she always looks clean and tidy, she just has no need to spend more.

I personally wouldn't enjoy dressing like that every day, but it suits her lifestyle and career choice, so I see nothing wrong with it

I added it up to £500 a year. I tend to buy performance type clothes like Merrell boots, teva sandals, berghaus fleece, north face jacket/shell/gilet online at good prices. They all last for years, I've worn sandals for 3-4 years and i walk a lot. We are semi rural and the weather is famously wet, so it's normal to dress for function here.

For going out, I do buy nice dresses at £100+, but I'd wear them lots of times for years.

Hair cuts are £30 say 5 times a year, never have any other 'treatments' as I hate strangers touching me! I use basic moisturiser with a high factor sunblock on top, so minimal skin care cost. Make up is No 17 so £3 max per item.

I do spend money on hobbies, though, and I don't shop as recreation as I hate going. If clothes shopping someone's way of having fun, I can see why they could spend loads.

Gosh...difficult to say, but probably (totting it up mentally), I would say approx. £350 a month, is average for me. I wouldn't like to regularly go too much over that, unless I was investing in a new bag, and then it would be a one off and I would expect it to last several years. This amount includes clothes, hair cut and colour (hair every 8 weeks), shoes and face care/body care products...I find that buying better quality clothes/shoes, means that you can keep them, as they stay looking good, although I still do get bored of things after a few years, so will ebay them and they are still in good condition, so command a higher price.

I have 3 DCs and generally buy better quality stuff for them too (Boden, JoJo), mixed in with Gap, Monsoon, John Lewis and H&M. I sometimes buy 'special' things from independent childrens boutique websites and usually do big shops c£200 pre-season, to meet all their needs. (Vests, knickers/socks/tights are continually replenished). I have 1 DS and two DDs and because the clothes are good quality they invariably get handed down.

Lone parent to 4dc...a lot less than I would like! Probably about £20 a month. Most of my available money goes on clothing for the kids. Most of my shopping is done at primark or ebay. My own haircut is £25 every three months. Shoes as needed. The one thing I do spend out on is waxing for myself which is three-four weekly, eyebrows and downstairs £30 a month.

I tend to be very 'samey' with clothes anyways. Skinny jeans or jeggings, nice top and knee high boots. Normally all black. Boring huh!

I manage to spend so little because I wear most of my clothes until the wear out. I don't need any smart work clothes although I'm going to start looking for a job soon so that might need to change.

Although I like clothes it's not by any stretch a passion, I used to go clubbing every night when I was younger and I had a lot of clubbing clothes, and was always getting more. These were mostly home made or adapted charity shop finds so I don't know if that counts. I remember once when I was young desperately needing a pair of sensible comfortable shoes and every shopping trip I made I came home with yet another pair of silver glitter platform shoes.

I mostly tend to like vintage stuff from the charity shop, but hate shopping, especially in charity shops! I worry about meeting somebody wearing the same thing if I buy from chains, this happens all the time with Boden I've noticed.

I was really shocked when the first person came on saying they spend 2k, I thought that must be loads more than most people, seems like I was so wrong.

For winter this year I reckon I've spent around 1000 on clothes and shoes. Including a pair of designer boots. Each year is similar. I don't spend nearly as much in summer as, well, summer is not very long in this country and I'm aware of not getting much wear out of really summery things. This year I will be spending a few hundred on summer shoes and swimwear as my swimwear is all for the chop really and I find summer shoes difficult to buy hence don't really have any. Struggle generally with what to wear in summer in the UK but that is another thread .

I probably spend around £1k a year, although totted up my post-xmas spending just now and it comes to around £500 already . I tend not to buy other than in sales unless there's something I really want and think it will be sold out by the end of the season. I bought quite a few things last summer so don't expect to spend much more this year. DS clothes costs around £40 every other month - his Sainsbury's school trousers are like IRON and never wear out.

Is there anyone from the wise and avid thread on here? I've always wondered how much they spend nosy

that was supposed to be me being nosy!!

Those of you who estimate you spend £100 a year or thereabouts, is that a recent thing? Or do you get a lot of clothes as gifts, free

Freebies/gifts: 4-5 coats & jackets, and a load of LS shirts when my Mother died (7 yrs ago). Still have 2 of those. Never was a big clothes spender;

I reckon most of my wardrobe has 3+ yrs before I will need to buy replacements. More like 10+ yrs for SS shirts! Need to replace PJs & leggings at the moment, though. I get thru jeans faster than anything else.

I probably spent £3k or so on clothes for me last year and about 1k on the 2dcs combined.

Pre dcs, I wore a suit every day (size 14)
Maternity stuff for DD - size 14
SAHM - size 14-16
Maternity stuff for ds - size 16
back to work 4days per week- smart casual (not suit but smart and professional) size 10-12.

I've changed size and shape so much over the last 5 years that I have basically had to start my wardrobe from scratch. There are still a few things I could do with - I don't have many suitable summer clothes for work but shouldn't need to spend nearly as much this year.

I'm from the W&A thread, and probably spend £300-400pm on myself, plus a lump at sale times. This time round it had been c. £900. That being said I do eBay a lot so some funds come from recycling! It is an awful lot when I write it down but I do try to buy quality and genuinely love my wardrobe, which after years of buying disposable clothes is a revelation.

It is a lot, but we are lucky enough to be well off, and the clothing industry keeps people in jobs

Difficult one. I have added it up and been a bit shocked but haven't kept the records!

In the past 15/16 months (since discovering the MN style and beauty section), it has been a lot more, maybe £150 a month on clothes, perhaps a little more although I have made several £100 on ebay to enable me to afford/ justify it! Beauty/ make up hair perhaps £50 a month.

Prior to the past 15 months or so (S&B) probably £5 or £600 in the year.

DC (3 of them) probably £80 per month or so. I have always bought in the sales for the following year. DD2 also wears nearly all hand me downs as will expected DC4

DH is not interested in clothes at all (more a gadgets/ car man) and spends v little.

I do love clothes, actually all luxury items, and would have no trouble in spending more if we had higher incomes/ high expendable income, honestly, amelia. I think that if you have the money, it is so easy to covet more and more expensive things and you also tend to mix with other well off people. Whereas at the moment, I buy from the high street and don't look at designers seriously, I would have no trouble doing so if I could afford it. :)

I do have to disagree with kellogg that £3-4000 (or up to £6000ish if you add in your DD) would be an average annual spend for someone on around £40,000. I know lots of people on that sort of income and higher and they spend much, much less. The only people I can think of who spend that sort of percentage of their income on clothes/ beauty are childless.

ken/ ragged and other posters spending less, this thread is definitely not a fair representation of most of the population. People on S&B are going to be much more interested in S&B and are therefore going to tend to spend more on this and perhaps save in other ways if they need to.

Just to be clear, I am not critisicing anyone for spending lots of money on their wardrobe. If you can afford it and enjoy clothes and fashion, why not? It's no different to spending on expensive holidays/ large cars or houses that you don't really need.

"Those of you who estimate you spend £100 a year..."

I think in the past I might have used birthday money from my parents to buy a decent pair of boots or a coat so yes I have those things from two or three years back. I have an office job and I use my washing machine a lot! I cycle two or three outfits through the week.

Maybe it's a bit more than £100 but my point is really that it is only out of total necessity that I buy clothes. For example my warm winter fleece - totally essential where I live - was nicked at work so that was another £40 for a new one. Probably that's not included in the £100. In year I may buy a bra, a couple of tops and a pair of trousers maybe.

I have one pair of shoes, one pair of heeled boots and a pair of wellies - all over two years old. I have one outdoor coat that I wear all year, said fleece, three jumpers, three smartish tops, a couple of T shirts, one pair of (bootleg!) jeans in a wearable state, a long skirt, a couple of cheap long dresses from Tesco and two cardigans. All are more than 2 years old. One of my jumpers I've had for 10 years.

Right fashionista I am! Although I do try to look good - if I feel terrible in something it will tend to go to charity. I try to shop smart rather than frequently and I make things last!

Some of the figures on this thread make me wonder how many people are really and truly as skint as they say they are!

ameliagray are you me? We have a good income but I too baulk at buying new clothes every month! I buy things when I need them but do buy good quality things that last for years. I've had some of my summer clothes for yeeeaars. I might buy a few new things each season but certainly not clothes every month.

(I don't even buy my children new clothes every month!)