How to not buy a new wardrobe every few months?

I haven't found an answer, I've lost about 70 now and had to shop every couple of months...Goodwill and thrifting is the only way to do it. In fact I thought I was done around 60 pounds and bought new clothes and I'm still losing. I'm gonna have to go again!! It's hard but part of the deal! And more than worth it!!!!!
Peace! :flowerforyou:

This probably isn't for everyone, but I know how to sew and have used that to my advantage.

I identified about 10 pairs of work pants that I have taken in. I adjusted them so they were slightly tight. For me, I lost 50lbs, but only went down 2 sizes. I have also identified a few work shirts and taken them in. The ones selected are clothes that can work through all seasons.

To help me stay motivated, I did splurge and bought 2 nice, stylish jeans for going out. I will probably continue to do this, since jeans are something I really don't want to alter.

The other thing I do is I shop at the high end department stores or their "outlet" stores at the end of season and can pick up alot of basics for under $10. I have been leaning towards the new stretch microfibers, since they will shrink with me.

I have scored alot of great sales on those clearance racks. In total, I have probably spent about $100 on new clothes for 50 lbs lost. I expect these clothes to last through another 25 lb loss, which should put me back into winter.

Well, I was wondering myself until last week, since I really cant afford to buy new clothes . My jeans are falling off me, I bought a belt and now need to put a couple of extra holes into it. The pants I bought for my nephew's baptism in May are also loose. However, last Sunday I was looking for a shirt I needed to wear to our college graduation, and decided to clear out my cupboard, lol. I managed to get rid of two bin bags of old clothes, but also find clothes in quite a few smaller sizes, which should last me for at least 6 months. Some I had actually forgotten that I had. That will put me into December, and I plan on asking my family to give me gift cards for Christmas/my birthday so I can buy clothes.
Will probably buy elasticated pants etc so that they last longer.
My other plan is to visit my sisters house as I lose weight, and scrounge from her. She has a 4 bedroomed house and ever cupboard is full of her clothes, many brand new, and in sizes from overweight to underweight. She has 35 paris of trainers! I could take a lifetime of clothes and she wouldnt even notice, ha ha.

Edited to add: I would ask her, lol, wouldnt just take them.

Thrift stores, clearance racks and wearing clothes that will still look ok if they're a little baggy. I only lost 25-30-ish, but I haven't had many shirts that got too big, and a quite a few of my old shorts and jeans are wearable if I put on a belt.

Some basic sewing skills - or a tailor - can make a big difference, too. A few little darts in the waist can make droopy jeans fit again. Taking in the side seems of a skirt a half an inch will make it fit better, too.

Maybe go to a tailor and get pants taken in is an idea I think its 7 bucks to have it done here. You can walk around with bigger shirts longer then pants falling off !

Also I go to thrift stores when they have 50% off on everything. I got 7 pairs of pants ranging from size 16,14,12 just because $2 for a pair of jeans Im going to wear maybe 3 months is a killing

I also picked out about 10 shirts that range from a tad tight to I cant get in this if my life depended on it. I got about 20 items in all and spent $30 bucks !

I just wear the clothes I have until I cant wear them anymore. The only time I have bought a brand new item in the last year was for a party and all the clothes I had were bagged for good will lol!

Dresses and bottoms with drawstrings have been my friend. Pretty much every shirt I own is too big now but when your bottoms are too big, you can get into trouble. LOL I've had decent luck at the Goodwill store, buying new shorts that still had the original price tags on them. Outlets are great too when combined with coupons so check online. I agree with the buying the basics and then adding a few trendy type pieces here and there. Old Navy is about 50% of my wardrobe because they are really cheap and run sales often.

I am loving me some EBay!

for me its been friends mostly. I always held onto my "skinny" clothes so I had some pieces that worked as I lost. Then I had friends who were the size I just was and I swapped the my now too big stuff for their too small clothes. And when those got too big I gave them back.
Good will/thrift stores are great
and looking out for great sale items to buy some basics, like cheap jeans etc. I SAHM so Im home with my kids in the day and go to school at night. My kids dont care if Im in sweats, or the same jeans as yesterday

I've started shopping at thrift and consignment stores to help bulk up my diminishing wardrobe. I've lost over 100 lbs total and went down from a 22/24 to a size 12. At first I just cinched my belt tighter, making new holes when necessary but once those clothes started looking absolutely terrible and way too big I decided to buy new stuff. I've also picked up some dresses and skirts thinking they will be ok when they are a bit too big. I also tend to wear a lot of basic tops, especially tank tops because those are cheap and can look good whether they are a little loose or a little tight. they also can be easily paired with sweatshirts/sweaters for another outfit.
Try finding a thrift store like Buffalo Exchange where you can sell your old clothes that are too big. I think they give you more money for your stuff if you choose store credit instead of cash and then you can just recycle that cash into a new wardrobe!

I don't know what stores you have nearby for clothing but I will look in consignment shops before goodwill for dressy stuff. We have clearance or liquidation stores that I go look at if I'm away from home to a larger city. The rest I will either buy on sale or just basics with elastic waists or adjustable waists (LL Bean has pants that look good and can drop a full size without losing their look)

I have lost 95lbs so far an have gone down from a size 24 (or more) to a size 10/12.

Best things/most versatile pieces have been the stretch jersey knit maxi dresses. I have a few of these that fit me at my largest (they are size 2x but stretchy) and fit me tolerably well now. I am large busted and while they are a little baggy and not stretched at all, they are suitable for wearing in public.

I buy a good deal of work out clothing and jeans from thrift stores (if you take stuff in to donate at Goodwill and ask for a receipt you can use the receipt to claim the donation on your taxes and you can use the receipt that day for either 10 or 20% off your purchase- can't remember which).

I also splurge once every couple months and go to Burke's Outlet store and buy a new pair of Levi's for about $20. I supplement these with Goodwill jeans- I was amazed at the jeans I bought last time- my husband almost didn't believe i got them from the thrift store, they looked brand new.

I've also listed my plus-size clothing on Craigs List and actually gave people great deals and made enough to buy a new pair of running shoes.

There is also a store here called Ross- basically an outlet type store too- they have great prices on dresses.

My friend says buying the new wardrobe is supposed to be the "fun part" but I have parted with so many relatively new items that i really liked and looked good in- even though I was big. I don't want to invest in new clothes until I know I'll be keeping them.

Good Luck

Find a friend that's trying to lose weight that's a size or 2 smaller than you and encourage them to lose ;-) But of course then you could have my problem, I've shrunk faster than her. And to top it off I have an autistic son that pulls on loose fabric so I can't wear clothes too big for too long. Secondhand doesn't work with him, so I've been keeping to Old Navy sales/clearance. Get the stuff I absolutely need and leave the tags on until I have to wear them. I've had to exchange pants 2x because I'd lost more weight before I went to wear them and they were too big. It's a wonderful problem to have!!

Thrift stores!