Annual clothing budget blown in a week.

413x said:
I wore really old stuff out and about before I broke my anxiety and started buying clothes I liked.

So didn't really care what I wore. But I still bought my own stuff. Much of my prior disinterest in clothes was I just didn't like the standard look. But was too anxious about not fitting in. I now own no jeans.. Because I hate them. I always have.

Since breaking away though I actually enjoy picking out an outfit that like. Even if no one else likes it!
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I've been buying my own clothes since I was 15 and mostly go for something unusual or not worn by the many*

*Yeah, I know, apart from the chavy gear I buy :cry:
 
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aVdub said:
I'm convinced my OH is fashion blind and if around during the 70's would have bought a beige Austin Allegro with matching upholstery :cry:
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I always wish mine would dress in less baggy stuff. Because she's dead skinny the baggy stuff seems... A waste!
But no. It's baggy and things like dungarees. I hate dungarees! Sometimes I get a leggings treat.. But not often enough!

Obviously I'd never ever tell her what to wear. Nor would she tell me
 
diamount said:
Is it? I think you're in a bit of a bubble. Charity shops are a big percentage of the clothing market and that's essentially the same thing.
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I’m the one in a bubble :cry:

No adult I know is wearing their dads and their sisters boyfriends hand me downs.

If that works for you that’s fine but it’s certainly not common.
 
413x said:
Charity shops is a bit different.
You can pick what you like and they only sell nearly new stuff.
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Nah, the new stuff gets picked clean by the shop workers as soon as they come in. Most stuff is 5-10 years old, a lot older too.

Ayahuasca said:
I’m the one in a bubble :cry:

No adult I know is wearing their dads and their sisters boyfriends hand me downs.

If that works for you that’s fine but it’s certainly not common.
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We all have different priorities in life I guess, got no interest in buying clothes at all. But again you clearly live in a bubble - you seem to think the used/pre-owned clothing market doesn't exist.
 
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diamount said:
But again you clearly live in a bubble - you seem to think the used/pre-owned clothing market doesn't exist.
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No, I don't clearly think that so that's a reading comprehension failure on your part. I was speaking about your situation specifically, not the used/pre-owned clothing market in general.
 
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diamount said:
Nah, the new stuff gets picked clean by the shop workers as soon as they come in. Most stuff is 5-10 years old, a lot older too.



We all have different priorities in life I guess, got no interest in buying clothes at all. But again you clearly live in a bubble - you seem to think the used/pre-owned clothing market doesn't exist.
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I think he means hand me downs.
Its very different to shopping on vinted/charity shops.
If I just wore my step dad's old tat I'd look like an American lumberjack.
 
moon man said:
Aldi have some £15 trekking sandals up today, may give them a bash for mooching
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Well I did, I have seen them over this price in the charity shops and they look pretty hard wearing

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