Nice affordable clothes that wash well?

[overweightcat]

Over the past few years my weight has been slowly creeping up and I've been generally unhappy with my appearance.I've been mainly buying bits as and when from places like primark, Boohoo, occasional tkmaxx pieces (quite a few of the tkmaxx ones have held up quite well).

Primark/boohoo have been OK for affordability but most things start looking naff after a few washes.

I've finally pulled myself together a few months ago and started loosing weight, so far I've lost nearly 19lbs and have another few to go but fingers crossed I'll hit my goal weight by August/sept.
I'd like to treat myself (birthday coming up in a few months) with a new wardrobe as lots of my things do not fit very well anymore and I need to size down - but I don't have an unlimited budget.

Could I please ask for recommendations of nice affordable clothing brands/shops that wash well and are ideally tumble dry-able?
When I say affordable I mean tops/jumpers no more than £30 each (or less if possible) and jeans I'm happy to pay up to £60 for as I know I will only get a couple of pairs that I'm hoping will last.

Gap regularly do a 40% off full price items offer and you can tumble pretty much all their stuff- I've bought a lot of tops from there and I can't think of any that haven't been safe to tumble dry.
I buy Next 360 jeans for 'best and try not to dirty them or wash them too frequently. I wear them to work and to go out but not round the house with kids. I got the cheaper next jesns for that and I fo tumble those - they lose colour faster that way I find. The 360 ones are safe to tumble according to the label but i want to make them last longer so I choose not to.

Heated airer?

Second the heated airer and dehumidifier.
But cheap is not usually synonymous with good quality.
I'd go for good brands lightly used on eBay.

Boden.
M&S - Autograph
7 for all Mankind
Kin @ John Lewis
Fat Face
White Company
Gap
Hobbs

Congrats on the weight loss.

Boden has an amazing sale on recently and I got some great dresses for £25-30 - really good quality. I’ve also had good quality jeans in the past. The sales are your friend. Try John Lewis too, their own brand stuff is pretty good and they have good quality concessions like Joules and White Stuff so good for browsing a few places at once.

And well done on your weight loss! That’s a big achievement

Go for natural fibres and don’t tumble dry!

Also, don’t wash jeans or jumpers too often. I never wear jumpers directly next to my skin and that way they don’t get sweaty and smelly.

@sleepismysuperpower1 Not OP, but thanks for that organic cotton site!! It's got the exact styles I was after.

@styleseeker72 no problem!

Generally posters on here will say avoid supermarket clothes but I think there are some bits and pieces that can look good and are worth their money. I have some plain lightweight cardigans and jumpers from Asda that have lasted really well and also some things from Sainsbury. Agree that you do need to look after them though, more so than the more expensive brands.

There are some really good sales on at the moment, Boden have some bargains and their simpler plainer stuff is worth a look.

Supermarket clothes are fine. Jumpers and t-shirts you can usually tell if they will wash ok or not. Of the supermarkets, I'd say the Tu range is the best, but Tesco and George are probably OK.

Turn clothes inside out to wash them, and do up fasteners, don't wash things unless you need to.

Tu from Sainsbury's, but don't tumble dry viscose from there or it shrinks more than viscose usually does.

You can pick up some decent quality bargains on Next Clearance if you pay attention to the material, also another vote for Uniqlo. I use a heated airer which is very effective and I also have a dri buddy, that comes out occasionally in winter.

Agree with dehumidifier, I dry the bulk of my washing with that. It also helps prevent damp and mould in the house so awesome all round.

A lot of the supermarket clothes seems to be viscose - I don't like it, so won't even look at it.

I'd look at charity shops OP. A lot of people have been clearing out during the lockdown. The small one where I live had gorgeous things in like Hobbs and Levi's in excellent condition for less than £5.

I'd only gone in to drop off stuff but left with a fabulous large leather tote bag for £3, a pair of almost new branded jeans for £3 (I think they are £100+ new), and an unread hardback trashy novel for 50p.

Good haul there Mike - I love a bargain handbag!