It has been a little quieter on the clothing purchase front this month. I've not been looking to buy clothes really, as I don't need much, save maybe a few sweaters made from natural materials, but I rarely see these in charity shops these days.
Having said this, I did find a sweater in the charity shop this month. It is from Hobbs and is part wool, part cotton. It cost £4 and is in pretty good condition. I may need to do a little debobbling on it, but nothing more. Here's a picture:
I think this will be good for wearing over a dress or with a long sleeved t-shirt underneath. It is handwash only, but I want to wash it as little as possible, if I can.
The next item I bought this month was a denim shirt for OH to give me for Xmas. It was from Primark and cost £16. It's 90% cotton and quite oversized. I'll maybe post a picture of it when I receive it at Xmas.
Another item I bought this month, was this Seasalt dress for £6 from a local charity shop. It is a bit oversized on me, but it is part linen, part viscose and I liked the print on it, so I figured that it was too nice quality to pass up. I will probably wear it under a large sweater or sweater vest, so the fact that it is oversized won't be as noticeable, as a consequence.
I did also go thrifting with LB to try to spend what remained on a Charity Shop gift card, but I couldn't find anything I wanted to buy, so at least this didn't add to my clothing purchases this month.
I made one more clothing purchase of a 100% plain cotton black T-shirt for the gym, which cost £4 from the men's section in the charity shop. I just need to turn up the sleeves and stitch them in place and then wash it before I wear it.
It's been a good month for not buying too many items of clothing. I spent £14 on items and another £16 on a gift for OH to give me for Xmas, so just £30 this month, which isn't too bad and means my spending is still reducing, if only slightly. I just hope I can continue to keep spending to a minimum going forward. Thrifting will always be a temptation for me though, I just have to keep it under control.
I like Seasalt clothes but they always swamp me even in the correct size and the long dresses are far too long. Shame as they do have lovely prints and fabrics. The dress you have in the photo is a lovely colour.
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