https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 09 Aug 2026 16:08:37 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-759264 Fri, 03 May 2013 09:08:08 +0000 Turd Ferguson 759264@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I shop way less often and totally cheap out when I actually do. Before I had bills and responsibilities, it was way easier to drop money on clothes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-759260 Fri, 03 May 2013 09:07:10 +0000 Boheme 759260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: Same. </p> <p>My pre-DH/mortgage/baby wardrobe was very expensive and impractical - like BCBG dresses I could get maybe 2 wears out of. Now I get my jollies from the Gap clearance rack and Target. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-759247 Fri, 03 May 2013 09:04:46 +0000 pui 759247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When I was a teenager I shopped almost exclusively at Value Village/Goodwill lol.</p> <p>Now I buy much nicer/new stuff. I don't have any LOs yet though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-759235 Fri, 03 May 2013 09:00:30 +0000 bunnylove08 759235@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I buy cheaper clothes for myself. I dont have time to browse the sale racks any more so if I find something cheap online I'll get it. But Gap Outlet clearance rack has been my friend since I had DD </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-759134 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:32:01 +0000 looch 759134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Haha, I buy most stuff on line! I hardly have the time or patience to go through the racks like I used to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-759129 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:31:23 +0000 MsLipGloss 759129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: I have the same problem . . . sometimes it is so bad that I will just shop online (when possible)! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-759120 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:26:55 +0000 avivoca 759120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I pretty much shop at Old Navy, Target, and New York and Co for casual wear, but for work I like to go to nice consignment shops. I don't have a huge budget for clothes, but I do like to get 2-3 new outfits every season for work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-759102 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:20:04 +0000 Bookish 759102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, I had a much higher budget in HS &amp; College, and now I buy everything off the clearance racks :p Once LO gets here and my weight stabilizes, I'm going to start investing in some nicer staple pieces, so I don't have to keep buying the cheap stuff repeatedly! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-759081 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:13:00 +0000 PrincessBaby 759081@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've always bought nice stuff, but would also buy cheap stuff like Forever 21 when I was younger and the deals/finds were intriguing enough to wade through the racks. Now, I pretty much only buy nice stuff because I break out in hives thinking about digging through the overstuffed racks at the bargain places. I just cannot handle it. I went to the 2B/Bebe outlet the other day and was just so overwhelmed that I decided I'll just stick to good ol' regular Bebe! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-759075 Fri, 03 May 2013 08:08:17 +0000 mediagirl 759075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I buy more classic items/things that will last a long time. I try not to buy cheap items that will wear out in a year because I know my size isn't changing now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-759043 Fri, 03 May 2013 07:41:37 +0000 MsLipGloss 759043@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: That sounds like me . . . Most of my clothes are higher end, but not designer! I do, however, have a few nice handbags (like a couple of Modalu bags), but that's because quality shoes and handbags really elevate an ensemb! You can scrimp in other places, but shoes/bags is not it! And I won't spring for anything expensive (or full retail!) unless it's absolutely my taste. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-759032 Fri, 03 May 2013 07:36:05 +0000 MsLipGloss 759032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I still buy nice clothes (1) for work, (2) because it makes me feel more confident and positive when I put effort (at least a little!) in to looking nice, and (3) because I'm trying to keep it a little sexy (but appropriate!) for my DH. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-759017 Fri, 03 May 2013 07:25:54 +0000 SleepyMonkey 759017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i bought nice clothes before i had a baby. now i just wear t shirts and leggings all the time, and i don't want to have to dry clean clothes that she'll eventually spit up or drool or poop/pee on. so i rarely buy any nice clothes for myself anymore. and any time i try to go shopping for myself i end up going to the baby stores and buying clothes for her that she doesn't need! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-758979 Fri, 03 May 2013 06:47:57 +0000 autumnlove 758979@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I bought nicer clothes before having kids, a mortgage and other grown up bills. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-758969 Fri, 03 May 2013 06:38:00 +0000 Mrs. Pen 758969@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are sure to budget for each of us. DH doesn't usually want new clothes, so the budget is for what J needs and myself. I get something probably once a month but usually don't spend more than $50-$100/month. Even that is a little high.</p> <p>Since I've been working my budget is a little higher getting some staples for work attire. </p> <p>When I was SAHM I hardly ever went shopping. J outgrows his clothes so much that we had to budget about $100-$150/season. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-758962 Fri, 03 May 2013 06:27:18 +0000 looch 758962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am kind of stuck right now, I'll admit. The main issue I have is that I was home for 2 years and barely bought anything new. Now, I am back in the workforce and it's clear to me that I need to step it up. </p> <p>I do have a lot of nice stuff, it's not what I'd consider designer (Gucci, YSL, etc etc) but it's higer end department store stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-758737 Thu, 02 May 2013 22:14:39 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 758737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I've had to scale up for new job responsibilities. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-758719 Thu, 02 May 2013 22:07:50 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 758719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hardly shop for clothes, but when I do I definitely choose quality over quantity now... so I guess my answer would be yes, even though I shop for LO way more! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-758678 Thu, 02 May 2013 21:47:44 +0000 IRunForFun 758678@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since I'm getting "older" but still don't have kids yet, I'm going to say yes. But I only <b>very</b> recently purged my closet and got rid of a bunch of stuff I'd had for 10+ years. Yeah. Then I went and bought some nicer quality "classic" pieces and a few "trendy" pieces. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-758675 Thu, 02 May 2013 21:45:37 +0000 stargal 758675@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hardly buy for myself. Lo is so much more fin to buy for! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-758672 Thu, 02 May 2013 21:43:38 +0000 pinkcupcake 758672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Def before! Now everything goes towards LO :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-758671 Thu, 02 May 2013 21:41:34 +0000 tequiero21 758671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have some nicer items now. Bigger budget. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-758647 Thu, 02 May 2013 21:24:19 +0000 Bao 758647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My clothes were so much nicer when I was a teenager, my clothes budget is pretty much zero. LO has style though, which is good...at least someone does. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-buy-nicer-clothes-as-you-get-older#post-758621 Thu, 02 May 2013 21:15:40 +0000 Mrs. Bee 758621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I buy more inexpensive clothes because my shopping budget now goes to Charlie and Olive! Gap and Old Navy are my friend. I used to love shopping pre-kids, but now I love to buy cute little outfits for them, so that means I almost never buy anything for myself.</p> <p>Do you buy nicer things as you get older? Or has your clothing/accessories budget been reduced post-kids? </p>