What clothing brands do you wear? Do you thrift?

[CarmineInWonderland]

Hello just wondering what clothing brands do you guys wear and I love to know if there are any unheard of brands out there!

I am a Primark girl and the odd supermarket.

Thrifting wise I have been put off...
I noticed that a George dress was put on sale for £8.99 used with slight bobbling and is it me prices have gone up.?

Please be nice.

Love to hear from you lot

I wear Boden, the White Company, and Mint Velvet. By “thrift” do you mean buying from charity shops or Vinted?

I buy a lot in charity shops.

Like M&S, Toast, Cos.

I don't thrift because that's not English.

I buy second hand.

Lovely selection!

Yes thrift/charity shops/vinted basically preloved. Do you buy them from these places? 😊

Wow that's a nice selection and you have a lovely range of brands.

How do you feel about prices from charity shops these days?

Similar to previous poster: mint velvet, phase eight, Boden, white stuff, the white company, per una, seasalt
I pretty much only shop on Vinted and rarely buy anything new & full price anymore!

No! I just love clothing and curious about what brands people prefer!

You have a preference on brands? 😊

I feel the same way these days getting little gems on vinted 😊

Every day basics Sainsbury's or George most of the time. I favour their kids clothes and usually put a T shirt or something in for me too.

Jeans next for every day but treated myself to a nudi pair last Christmas as my partner has had his for a few years without obvious wear. I support their ethics and repairs. My next pair bought at the same time are just starting to wear at the knee.

M and s or next for buying off the high street, dresses from lady vintage.

My DD (21) has a wardrobe that is 95% thrifted. She is very dedicated to that philosophy. She does frequent charity shops but does find much is overpriced and not very interesting. She buys a lot on Vinted and has made some great buys (and really only two misses, one of which she was given a refund and to keep it anyway). But she has had the most success in the US, which has thrift stores the size of TK Maxx and cheap cheap prices. Her recent haul of four blazers (one velvet, one wool tweed, one genuine leather, one corduroy), two pairs of boots, two shoes, three sweaters, three shirts, a couple tops all for $110. Brands are irrelevant- but she’s bought everything from Hobbs, Monsoon, Levi’s (a denim dress bought at a Columbian street market). But the label is not her concern if it fits her aesthetic! Scarves and ties are a recent obsession and can be bought very cheap indeed at charity shops.

About 80% of my wardrobe is thrifted and I buy any brand, if I like it I buy it, doesn’t matter which brand it is.

Lovely variety 😊

That's pretty reasonable ☺️

Thrift? Charity shop was surely what you meant.

No, I’ve given up on second hand purchases because I’ve had some bad luck and it doesn’t seem worth it anymore. Although my friends and I do a fair bit of exchanging and borrowing.

That's amazing! Sounds like she's picked up couple of good stuff!

Rather than brands I look for how an item is constructed. This is often, I find, where you see the biggest difference between the supermarket and the higher end shops. The supermarkets are simpler construction as it's quicker and easier to make. The fabric are generally are different quality too.
I'm an hour glass shape and clothes that go in at the waist suit me best. Often in clothes at the cheaper price points the shape is driven by belts and elastic or nipping in under the bust. The mid range items have a couple of darts, mid - higher end have more thought out darts or panels pieces to construct the shape. For something that is thrown on to do the school run, food shop then cleaning the house. I'm looking for clothes that are a nice colour, nice enough fabric and fits ok. My stable wardrobe from this perspective is jeans, t shirt and cardigan with some low heel ankle boots.

The next step up is t shirts dressed up with nice skirt/trousers/jeans or a nice tailored top or an above the knee dress with simple leggings or jeans. Shoes - high heel court or Mary Janes.

Above this I'm looking at the 50s style dresses I favour most, bright tights and statement heels!

I don't buy much second hand but I also don't buy much first hand either! For me it is definitely about sources clothes that solve a conundrum or fulfill a purpose. I also wear clothes until they can't be worn any more and then turn them into garage cloths! Clothes that can be repaired get repaired. I have a not currently being worn suitcase of clothes and periodically get it out and rediscover long forgotten clothes. I call this my free shop!

My partner and I both have hoarding tendencies and I've never bought into the whole concept of "if I've not worn it in 6 months I'm never going to wear it again" philosophy that came about in the early 00s alongside the what not to wear TV shows. I think the concept was a driving force behind fashion moving into fast fashion and the thrifting/vinted and ultra fast fashion is just driving a much fast cycle of "but" "use" "dislike" "sell/dispose"

The reduction in storage spaces within homes doesn't help either but in general we need to be buying less, washing less (reduces damage to clothing) and wearing more!

Wow! Love the ideology. I agree with the sustainability aspect too. 😊

I wear a bit of a mixture... usually George (ASDA) or Nutmeg (Morrisons) for basics like long-sleeved t-shirts, M&S for jeans, Rydale for smart-casual shirts and jumpers, and odd pieces here and there from Joules and the Seamstress of Bloomsbury.

I used to buy some clothes from charity shops, but now live out in the countryside, where we don't have any shops, let alone charity ones! I tend to do more shopping online now.

George, F&F, SHEIN, Matalan

Nice variation! Some names never heard of.

Nice selection here!

I buy 99% of my clothes from Amazon - I practically live in leggings, t-shirts and hoodies though.

Definitely something weird going on.