What brands have good quality clothes that I can get in the sale or on vinted?

[pontipinemum]

What are your go to brands for clothing?

I recently bought some lovely summer dresses in the white stuff sale, I also bought a good bit in the M&S/ Nobody child sale a few months ago.

I have also picked up a boden dress and cardigan from Vinted.

I am 'over' wearing very cheap clothing. But I am on a cheap clothing salary!

I am trying to make a 'list' of places to keep an eye out for on vinted or sales.

Any advice will be gratefully received!

Community Clothing doesn’t do sales - but there are savings to be made with their discontinued lines, which are significantly cheaper than new stock:

https://communityclothing.co.uk/collections/womens-odds-ends?usf_take=56

Cos:

https://www.cos.com/en-gb/women

and Toast:

https://www.toa.st/

both have regular sales that are well worth looking out for. (Or signing up to mailing lists for.) Anything from either in natural fabrics should be well made and relatively hard wearing.

On Vinted I've had some good bargains with Hobbs and Jigsaw which tend to be well made

Thanks all. I am still re discovering my style after being pregnant or breastfeeding for 5 years. Then there was covid before that.

I mainly bought in primark/similar before, then lived in leggings/ hoodies.

I want to build a wardrobe of clothes that are better quality and will have lasting time. I know it sounds silly, but I can already see how the much better cut and fabric does a lot more for me.

I've lost weight but can't afford to replace all my clothes with new ones. I use Vinted a lot! I have bought a lot of Hobbs. Whistles and Jigsaw for work, and NYDJ for jeans which wash and wear really well.

Jeans are my nemesis right now! Strangely I have one primark pair that I find ok. Finding the right fit on legs, bum and tum has never been easy. But it is so hard after 2 sections and weight in places I never had before!

Me and Em is often good pickings on VInted as are the brands that you mentioned in your OP. My advice would be to search for those and then check that the fabrics are natural - so cotton or linen rather than polyester or viscose.

I know it sounds silly, but I can already see how the much better cut and fabric does a lot more for me.

This is the least silly thing I’ll read on the Internet this year!

You’re young, @pontipinemum, but I’m on S&B all the time hopelessly trying to persuade posters of my own (much older) generation that if they’d only Buy Better Clothes they could stop worrying so much about lumps and bumps and perceived physical imperfections - because well cut clothes in decent fabrics do all the work for you.

(I do always say try pre-owned or the sales if on a budget.)

@ScoutOfTheSoftHeartsClub for my sisters 40th I took her to a personal stylist type. The stylist said that instead of spending lots on tight shapewear etc that a better cut will mean they aren't needed. She was so right.

I am hoping to build my wardrobe with clothes that last years. As I said I'm not on a big wage but I think with vinted and sales I can build but a nice wardrobe.

I love hobbs. Lovely quality and clothes can be plain or most exciting patterns and colours. Just love their stuff.

ScoutOfTheSoftHeartsClub
wear brand s do you recommend please- with good cut? I agree,but unsure where to look .

There is a lovely whistles shirt on ebay but it's 100% polyester so still at £29 it's expensive

I love Uniqlo and M&S for basics. &Other Stories, Cos and mint velvet for more interesting things. My budget isn’t huge so I rarely spend more than £10 an item

@Boomboomi - if you spend a week or two intermittently browsing here:

https://www.collagerie.com/en-gb/

and seeking out any brands that appeal to you on their own sites, you’ll soon find yourself becoming familiar with a number of good quality shops / brands. Collagerie picks things across a huge range of price points - from supermarket to almost couture - so don’t be put off if you see some extraordinarily expensive things. You’ll also find all the better High St brands represented, too. Once you know the names of brands you like the look of, you’ll can search for them on Vinted or other pre-owned sites. (I have no connection to Collagerie, just find it a good source of newness!)

I’ve noticed the same, cheaper stuff just doesn’t last anymore. On Vinted I try to focus less on the label and more on how the piece actually looks worn in photos. Sometimes you can tell straight away if it’s going to hold up or not.