I've spent £402 on clothes and shoes this year

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This is the first year that I have written down everything I have spent on clothes, from charity shops to socks to shoes. I haven't been particularly frugal and I like to think I make an effort most days with what I wear- with the odd few harems, trainers and jumper days thrown in when I'm not at work. I guess I wanted to know how it compared with our spending in other areas. I've been looking at all of it this year.

I think I'm doing ok. What do others spend? Or make of this?

I think that's a good amount

I have spent about the same this year I think- maybe a little more due to footwear/hospital bg but not counting that (I am hard on footwear) but haven't needed a coat and due to pregnancy, I had a lot stored away. No party dresses to buy etc.

I bought - two pairs of sandles, two pairs of flat shoes, one pair of ankle heels (to wear at Christmas)

Two maternity tops and two bottoms

For maternity bag- three pjs, two nighties

One cape - about 60 but hope to get a few hers wear

Lots of new knickers one bra

Two hareem pants and two black batwing jumpers for post partum wear

About six new tops for the first six months but bought in tesco and Primark

I think it's a great idea to value your wardrobe. This year I reckon I've spent 220 quid - I know I had a voucher at Christmas for 100 for Next. Other than that I give myself 20 a month to buy fabric and make clothes for myself. In fact the offcuts are then used to make clothes for my 18 month DD so 20 a month covers 2 of us.

I wish I had more to spend on clothes but money's tight at the moment. I prefer to buy a small number of new reasonable quality items that will last years rather than buying cheaper, less long-lasting stuff.

I've spent just under £300 on: 2 pairs M&S outlet shop jeans, 1 pair walking trousers, 1 skirt (Oliver bonas), a vest top, a bravissimo halter neck top and 3 bras, 1 pair shorts, 1 pair trainers, 2 esprit tops in the sale.

I'd give anything to win a £1000 shopping spree to overhaul my wardrobe. My go-to top for going out I bought over ten years ago when I was 19! Things were made from nicer material in those days so I've hung onto a lot of my old clothes.

I'm definitely trying it too.
do you include undies in that?

Great idea to write it all down - it might make me slow down my spending.

Guessing I have spent around £600 - if I am feeling brave later I might addit up!

Being extremely thrifty is doable, but I think you have to buy into it no pun intended as a way of life. Otherwise you just feel hard done by and want stuff you can't afford/don't need.

Meant to add: this thread has inspired me to keep a note of everything I buy in 2015.

One thing that helped me spend less this year was packing away some of my winter clothes (fur coat, fur-lined boots) in the spring. I've just got them out again and it's like having a whole new wardrobe!

I have spent enough to feel guilty although I work full time and am not in debt. Next year really needs to be frugal so I might give this a go.
AChange I'm 5ft and a size 6. Definitely try Johnnie B range at Boden. Age 11-12 or 13-14 fit me well. New Look also do petite online and also a teen range. Banana Republic also worth a try.

I've spent â?¬300 in the last week! I've probably spent another â?¬200 through the year and another â?¬ 100 in vouchers on a winter coat that I'll be buried in. I have gone from a size 20 to a 10 in 15 months, so I'm really enjoying buying now, but trying to get less but better with a few cheap and cheerful bits to break the monotony. And my lovely mum gave me some gorgeous expensive pieces that she'd been keeping for "when she gets back to a 10/12". One is a pair of Paul Costello trousers that she paid over â?¬200, so a great deal for me!

fake fur obvs before you get out the rotten tomatoes

I was feeling incredibly smug reading this thread. I bought several winter coats and boots in the last couple of years, and the last two summers were so crap that I effectively had a wardrobe full of brand new clothes. Hence I've only really bought things this year if they were irresistible bargains and I really loved them.

So my list was looking like this:
Brogues from BHS school wear sale, 25 quid
Jumper and dress from M&S sale, 60 quid
Scarf 15 quid
Boden dress 8 quid Help the Aged
Hobbs new sample tweed jacket 10 quid Oxfam
New handbag 60 quid M&S sale
Jersey Dress 17.50 tail end of GAP sale

It was all looking very healthy for a total well under 500 quid. Then I remembered that earlier in the year I threw out all my old bootcuts and replaced them with new skinny/straight jeans at a total cost of three hundred and fifty pounds [gulp] .

Oh well.

I spent a fair bit, but had a contract that ran over the summer holidays so I justify it that way.

I think I've spent more than that in the last month, but... My a/w wardrobe so far has been funded by ebay sales, so it's like free clothes and shoes really

I've spent £500 on bras only this year because my boobs decided to go from a B to a Gcup out of the blue. I call it quarter life crisis

Including new bras... probably about £1500 to be fair, I've gone from an 18 to a 14 ish this year, so I've replaced everything

I'm in the obscene camp too but I have no kids and no mortgage so fuck it, the last couple of years have been hellish and acquiring 'stuff' is one of the few things that takes the edge off for a while.

I write down all my spending as well (in a smartphone app). I've spent £1019 on clothes and £663 on accessories since 1 Jan. This has been a relatively extravagant year for me, as I've had an increase in income and had a few 'Fuckit, why not?' moments. But still bought mostly in sales/outlets, just moved up to better quality brands. 'Accessories' includes some new luggage which was the most expensive, and also one designer handbag which I wouldn't normally buy.

ooh gardener, can you tell me the name of the app? That sounds like a very good idea!

Less than last year, which was less than the year before- so I am learning.

I've really gone off clothes shopping for the sake of it, yet dress better, if that makes sense?

I use Expense Manager AuntySib. Free on Android, don't know if there's one for iphone.

I used to spend far too much on clothes, I am horrified now! Finances do not allow any budget whatsoever for clothes now but I'managing really well by selling lots of my old things on eBay and allowing whatever I make to then buy more clothes on ebay!! Just bought gorgeous cashmere mint velvet jumper for £7 for example. It's quite a satisfying way of buying new clothes, and without the guilt!

I always keep a record of spend on clothes, have done for years, it stops me making stupid purchases. I have a comfortable allocated annual budget for clothing but I rarely spend to the limit.

Like Dancingyogi I'm not going to say my total but I've been doing this for years for all our purchases. It's very interesting and has allowed us to budget very accurately. It's meant we could give our oldest DC a realistic allowance based on what she'd had spent on her the previous year. You just get used to recording all your spending, it's very satisfying. I don't buy many items but they tend to be expensive & aren't high fashion so they last.