How much women spend on clothes

By Natalia Lusinski. Cash in on end-of-season sales: Retailers need to make room for next season arrivals, and they surely cannot hold onto seasonal pieces until next year. Never pay full price: Browse and save items to your shopping list, and when a coupon or sale rolls around, complete your purchase. Shopping on holidays offer some of the best prices: With countless retailers fighting for your business, it's now expected to find special discounts over holidays.

Think twice before you buy: Impulse buys waste the most money , regardless of how much you saved. If you sit on it for a bit, you'll often find that you don't want it all that badly.

Designer items are not always worth it: There are almost always similar options for a fraction of the cost. If something isn't perfect, return it: If there's anything wrong with it, return it and apply those funds to something you actually want. I have a fashion and lifestyle blog , so I do spend a little more on clothing. You have to be able to stretch your money a little more living in New York City!

I always love to shop second-hand, which is becoming more acceptable and — sometimes, you can even get better things! We enjoy spending money on experiences versus buying things, and clothes is part of that, too. We try to be frugal and shop on the sales rack or order on Amazon, etc. I try not to enter clothing stores, but I always find something to buy, whether it's shoes, new workout clothes, or a nice shirt for a night out.

I always buy clothes on sale, and mainly from Marshalls. I try only to buy when I have a coupon i. Other than that, I won't enter a clothing store, not even to look around. I spend less than 15 percent of my budget on clothes per month, unless I have a conference or trade show or other professional thing s coming up. I like to wear new clothes to big work events because it makes me confident. I generally shop at vintage or discount stores, like Nordstrom Rack.

I do not have an exact monthly budget — I buy my clothes seasonally. If it's an item I really want, I may do an impulse buy. Depending on what it is, I will buy full price, but I am a shopper who looks for a good deal.

I often mix highs and lows. I don't necessarily have a budget, but I try to be practical. When it comes to looking for matching clothing, women are much better at finding them and coordinating items in order to throw a new outfit together—which is something that I, as a man, could only dream of doing! You are so right on having favorite pieces one wears. I spend so much time in my moving clothes around to fit new ones in.

Needless to say when I donate my clothes many still have the price tag still on. I have been asked by many people at the Assistance Thrift Store I donate to if I have a store because of the amount of shoes, clothes, leather purses I donate.

I was happy to read this article for a wake-up call. Thanks — Hoping I can stick to a closet I can actually move on the rod. I thought I was off the charts with my spending which is all in thrift and resale shops except for under-clothing, of course.

And I have been feeling guilty. I agree with all the different emotional reasons described above for doing it. The method is my favorite way to start. The important part about creating a budget is that it will give you a hard limit for your spending.

Also, it feels like clothing only seems to get more expensive. I LOVE this piece that talks about making fashion sustainable. A study in the UK found items of clothing are worn an average of seven times.

This is a biggie for me. Then, I can either use that money for store credit to get something new, or I take the Paypal cashout and add it to my clothing budget. Another tip I like to give is entrusting my handy automatic savings apps to save up money FOR me in a separate account.

For example, when a pair of my favorite yoga pants ripped, or when I wear out a pair of boots, I add in replacements on the list. Essentially, by using the extension, I saved money every time I shopped online even when reordering contacts, or sending someone a bouquet of flowers! You get paid with Ebates four times a year. Same goes if you get cash back on your credit card purchases. In addition to Ebates, Here are some other sites we like for cashback rewards.

Doing a deep closet shop can be great for a number of reasons like saving money or living a more minimalist lifestyle. I love to do it for three main reasons:. My closet shop method takes place on a bi-annual basis — just twice a year. Most of it is around packing and unpacking the items.

This sounds crazy. You know, everyone takes everything out of the closet and puts it in a big pile and then decides what should go back in based on whether it sparks joy or not? This is fine, but when I say take inventory, I mean look at it from an outfits perspective. I pack away my winter wardrobe and then the next year when I swap my closet over again, I see things I completely forgot I had. I do a bi-seasonal rotation. It goes a little something like this:.

Make it work. Usually, I just put a post-it on it. As a bonus, packing and unpacking for each season also allows me to inspect my clothes more carefully than I would if I just left them in the closet all year long. When was the last time you really looked at your clothes, like, really inspected them for holes and ripped seams? Rips, tears, and stains? Throw away those items no matter how much you love them or donate them to goodwill.

Things like this really bother me when I spot them on my clothes. If you find something like this, either make plans to repair it or get rid of it. I love how Marie Kondo positions this. Do you really want a sweater with holes in it for your future? Are you bad about wearing the same things over and over again? Me too. When planning my outfits, I try to make them out of items so everything gets worn. Sometimes designer clothes are expensive for absolutely no reason. Other times, the increase in price means the clothes are made of better quality materials and thus will last longer if taken care of properly.

The trick is to find these items at a discount and never pay full price. These are my favorite places to shop new clothes at a discount. I held this fascination long before I started blogging about personal finance. Of most interest to me is how real women spend their money on things that are almost mandated for us to consume: clothes and beauty products.