What are you doing about clothes?

Clearance racks, Charity shops. Only buying bare minimum as needed (am broke as well, so that kida curtails any spending!)

I am also gradually cycling through the clothes I 'grew' out of - that's been my big fear - not having any warm clothes this winter. (I'm in Australia). They were all too tight, so now I can fit them.
THEN I will move on, and start fitting the smaller clothes (pre pregnancy)i still own.
By summer, I should have a whole new wardrobe made of all my old clothes that I kept but haven't orn for years.

Our thrift stores suck, so I've been going with sales at Old Navy for some basics and casual items to "get through" a size. Last week I was in Anaheim and stopped at the Old Navy Outlet where it turned out the entire store was 40% off! I also had some reward cash to spend, so was able to pick up a few warm weather items without spending much.

I also recently signed up for Gwynnie Bee (www.gwynniebee.com), which is like Netflix for women's clothes. I picked the $79/mo plan so I can have 3 items out at a time. Shipping both ways is free AND you don't have to launder items before you send them back (unless you wear them several times, in which case, please do launder ).

So far I've been very pleased with the experience. I've had a "new" dress for Easter, an outfit for a presentation at a conference, and several outfits for work, all for the price of one mid-quality outfit. Plus I'm not adding more stuff to my closet that I'll just have to get rid of later. They carry sizes 10-26 in lots of styles and brands, and they've added at least 20 new items each week that I've been a member.

I just keep having to wear my big clothes because I can't afford to buy new. Or even used. I'm just saving some money so in another month I will have enough to go buy a few outfits.

College life.

Have you ever known a person who was stylish, looked great, but seemed to own only a handful of outfits...and those outfits were cute and well put together, but they kept wearing it over and over?

Become that person.

Even if just temporarily.

I have learned this the hard way and still struggle with it. But trust me ;-) It works!!

I was always - for well over a decade - around sizes 20-24, 2X/3X. I gained and lost 40-50 lb and still was in that range and could wear all of the same clothes easily. I wore the same size 22 jeans at my heaviest (307) and at my MFP start weight (262)...it didn't really cross my mind that after getting to around 240 lb I'd wake up one day and everything would look terrible and no longer fit. Like falling-off terrible looking.

When that happened, last summer...I bought a whole new wardrobe in my 'new' size, 18 and 1X. A lot of it was secondhand, thankfully...but I tried to recreate my usual wardrobe of like 10 pairs of jeans, every single color of dress pants, several skirts and dresses along with about a few dozen shirts and sweaters etc.

By October, it all fit terribly and I needed smaller sizes. Then it happened AGAIN around the beginning of this year. So now I'm learning.

Just get enough new and secondhand stuff to get by while still feeling stylish and good about yourself.

If you're like me, it will totally change your relationship with clothes...MAYBE for the better...and you'll also do laundry more often. Good luck!

Goodwill in affluent areas (I've scored Lucky Brand jeans for $13.99, and regularly get Gap jeans for $3.99. I also scored 2 Coach purses, that my daughter, who worked at Coach, said were legit, and a beautiful suede coat).

When I was losing weight, I made it a point to have 2 pairs of khaki-type work pants and 2 pairs of jeans. I generally wore each size from a bit too tight to a bit too lose, and skipped a size going down. For shirts, I went with generic T-shirts from Old Navy and similar, and kept each for 3 sizes, but again, I had maybe 7 or 8 total at a time.

I didn't actually build a wardrobe until I was pretty much done losing.

I need to go to Goodwill in an affluent area! I'd love a Coach bag! Score!

I whine a lot. I do not like clothes shopping. I just do not have the shopping gene that most women seem to have. I need to get 2 new pairs of jeans. *whine*.

Skirts, if you like to wear them! Skirts are more versatile and can be used for a variety of sizes. The maxi skirts with stretchy waist bands are in style right now, so it wouldn't be hard to find those. Also, Goodwill and Christian Mission stores are my favorite places to go. I have found clothes with the tags still on them many times.

ETA: But when I hit my goal weight, I am hitting up my local Cato!!!

Frequent consignment stores along with Goodwill. And I typically have only a few pairs of pants at a time since I hope to move through the size quickly -- a good pair of black slacks, blue slacks and jeans are must-haves.

Just buy cheap stuff! I am still trying to find a pair of pants that fit... I haven't worn jeans in close to a year. My pear shape is even more pear-ey and my hip-waist ratio is so big I can't seem to stuff my butt into anything, or if I can then the waist is waaaay too big. But I'm not at goal yet so I don't want to tailor. So, leggings and skirts it is for now! (Hey at least they're comfy!)

I am pretty budget conscious so I feel better if the clothes are cheap for now, then if I wear them for a few months I feel like I got my money's worth. And there's lots of nice looking cheap stuff out there!

I needed a few things for summer so I got two pairs of shorts and three tops on Friday... I am 30 pounds down but just barely into the next size :grumble: but all my current stuff is heavier and for cooler weather so I did need something. I bought fairly cheap stuff (spent maybe $50 bucks on it all), and it should see me through for a while until I get a bit smaller. (But mind you, I'm not working outside the home but probably will be soon, so a few more things will be needed as I'm not quite back into my more work-appropriate stuff that I saved from the last time I lost some weight.) But again I will try to source the most inexpensive and basic pieces possible when that time comes.

My friend is working on getting more fit as well, and she is currently about two sizes smaller than me (and has EXCELLENT taste in clothing) and so our plan is that when I'm that size I'll buy some of her clothes off of her and then she can channel that money into some new smaller things for her self

It's also garage sale season now, so I will be frequenting several this summer.