Anyone else given up even thinking of buying summer clothes?

[Rabid]

Forecast of rain till end of month. That leaves 2 months. 8 weeks.
Why do we even bother? And will the sales be huge ?

i worked out how many times i wore my summer clothes last year and for many it was once or twice max, as the weather was so bad and when we went abroad on our hols it was too hot to wear many of them.

so this year i'm not buying any. though if the sales are huge it might be too much temptation.

Hard eh? Have lost weight. Was looking for shorts. Now might just manage

I was looking for sandals for my holiday yesterday but it just felt wrong while it was pouring down and cold!

Am buying nothing more for summer!!! I can count on one hand how many really good days we have had so far this year!
This morning i went running in freezing hailstones....hailstones....it was so cold i could see my breath!!!
Am saving for winter clothes instead!

It's so depressing! I prefer summery stuff. Hopefully, I'll have a week of sunshine to look forward to when I go on holiday. It's a pita buying stuff that I'll only get the use of for a week though .

I am starting to think British dressing is just a matter of trading the dark coloured cashmere cardigan for the brightly coloured cotton cardigan.

I won't wear black tights in the summer as a matter of principle, but I acknowledge that it is a stupid principle.

Go through this every year, and I'm not even getting a holiday this year either, so this is a really depressing subject for me! I did grab a few pairs of shorts from Tesco, but no intention of spending any considerable amount of money on summer clothes - except my new leather sandals, which I hope shall last me years.

Have a couple of little 3/4 sleeve jackets from Zara, which I haven't been able to wear yet, like a cropped fabric blazer....I'm sure the British climate likes to punish me! So far this week I have been entirely covered up in a longline NewLook pacamac. I look like a condom with the hood up, but I have to protect mah fringe..

Yeh, had my legs bare for a week also, they were just about getting used to the liberation before having to retreat into lilywhite hibernation once again.

I
GIVE
UP

I have upped my spring wardrobe over the last few years.imo,spring seems to go on and on and on.

I'm still in black opaques

Hi

Was just about to post the same question. I have given up buying summer stuff and haven't bought anything since 'summer' 2010. I have a lovely collection of summer dresses and sandals that only really get worn if we go abroad. I now refuse to buy any some stuff anymore.

sorry 'summer stuff', am so fed up with this weather that I can't even spell anymore

I agree. I have way too much summer stuff -- as I love warm weather. But I rarely wear it so it lasts ages.

Thank goodness for the dress/leggings look so at least I can wear some of my light weight dresses without freezing. I long for bare days.

I've only bought a new dress this year. Not buying anything else. Hardly wore what I bought last year. No point is there?

I think most people are of the same mind, hence all the sales everywhere.

Good alternatives might be shirt-dresses, if you can tolerate the style (I like them sometimes).

Also, I've noticed that if you buy slightly higher end (more expensive) there appears to be a bit more variation and choice. Sadly you wind up having to dry clean it all.

Realistically, in Britain and Ireland, you do not need a summer wardrobe. All you need are a few pieces that would do if there was a spell of very warm weather. Just like a person having a few sparkly items in their wardrobe for Christmas.

I have decided to manage with what I didn't get the chance to wear last year

Bloody depressing innit

Got my summer clothes down from the loft two weeks ago. Most of them only made it as far as the ironing pile, and now it seems pointless ironing them as it is too cold to wear them anyway.

I will ignore them for six more weeks then decide which ones I am taking to Dubai .

Can I jump on board this thread and whine about being really pissed off?!

Currently 23 weeks pregnant and bought some maternity linen trousers / vest tops for work, got to wear them during the hot weather with lovely sandals etc.

Now back in winter clothes which no longer fit

And we're not getting away this summer so won't even get to wear them abroad for a week.

I love this thread. It beats telling people to stop whining because the thermometer dared to go above 23 degrees.

Love this thread too: it's more 'fabulously British' than Jack Wills could ever hope to be!

I keep wanting to get my summer stuff out of storage boxes, but it's not happening.

Nude tight advice anyone? Primark seem a nice shade, but the crotch is by my knees.

Marks oiled look or whatever.

cheers Rabid