Where do you buy your clothes??
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Topic: Where do you buy your clothes??
Posted By: My3Sons
Subject: Where do you buy your clothes??
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 3:37pm
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I need a few bits and pieces for winter and I haven't found anything lately that I really like! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 4:01pm
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I agree with you on Glassons!
I shop at Max, Portmans, Ezibuy and JeansWest mainly. |
Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 4:12pm
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Ha What are these shops you speak of?
Most mine come from the Warehouse now. Perhaps the odd thing from Farmers. 2nd hand shops 
I hate the mall so never go there 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 4:20pm
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Jeans I buy from ballentynes they do them in lengths for short people like me.
Shanton, Postie and Ezibuy easy to wear and inexpensive clothes. They fit. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 4:42pm
| Farmers, Max, Jeans West, Shanton, Ezibuy and Kmart. I actually discovered kmart has some cool stuff if you look and its really cheap and it lasts well |
Posted By: fire_engine
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 4:48pm
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I like Glassons merino range this season.
I Max but it's a bit spendy ATM as I'm trying to lose weight. In the meantime, I'm sticking with Glassons and Shanton.------------- Mum to two wee boys |
Posted By: Turtle
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 5:03pm
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Farmers, Glassons, Postie and Shanton. I feel like a nana when I go into Glassons, but I know I can generally find something pretty quickly that I will like for an okay price.
Ah, but back in the day it was Max, Principals and Portmans - how my budget (and shape) has changed 
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Posted By: Whateversville
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 6:31pm
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I too feel old going in to glassons and I'm (only) 24! I shop at farmers, the warehouse, shanton & I will admit the occasional thing from glassons.
I haven't bought myself anything 'nice' since DS was born  yeah, that's right, I still wear maternity clothes 
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Posted By: mothermercury
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 6:46pm
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K-mart! Haha, but mostly I just hand-me-downs from my mother that don't fit her anymore.
My skinny jeans were $12 from K-mart, which is right up my alley. 
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Posted By: Plushie
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 7:10pm
| Hah...i too feel 'too old' for glassons and i'm 23! Last time i went in and there were like 15 teeny little young things shopping and i turned my pram and fled! Shame. I seriously can't find ANYTHING worth wearing lately. |
Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 7:18pm
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OMG MissShell, you always look gorgeous!! I envy your look!!
I dont like glassons, their style is so ick atm it just isnt my colours/styles.... I havnt bought much lately, wanted to lose a bit of weight before splashing out on some new clothes, then managed to get knocked up before I went shopping!  back to the maternity clothes it is!------------- 
+1 May 09 Angel 
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Posted By: AngieBabe
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 7:37pm
Well, I've had to do a bit of a shop for me lately and got gears from Farmers, K-Mart and Warehouse... go the Easter sales 
Actually felt weird spending on clothes for me and not DS, but I really needed to. Last winter I was in preggy clothes and none of my outfits from the winter before fit - too big ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: mothermercury
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 8:04pm
Aw, thank you, that's really nice of you.  I definitely don't spend a lot on clothes, I think it's unnecessary!
You obviously haven't seen me in my lazy day clothes. Ancient track pants and such.
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Emmi_ wrote:Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 8:04pm
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Farmers mostly a couple of tops from pumpkin patch maternity, and very occasionally the warehouse. Can't wait to lose this pre-baby weight when I'm not UTD anymore so I can go into other shops ------------- 
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Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 8:14pm
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Missshell, you will have to take me shopping to show me some tips! You really do look great!
I cant wait to not be BFing and PG and wear normal clothes that look pretty and not worry about growing bumps and how easy it is to get my boobs out! -------------
+1 May 09 Angel
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Posted By: mrsturtle
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 8:23pm
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kmart here too for all of us. and the odd thing from millers makes me feel great cause i fit the small and size 10 stuff!!! and atm they have all there knitware for $20 so going to try have a look this week.
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Posted By: mrsturtle
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 8:24pm
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kmart here too for all of us. and the odd thing from millers makes me feel great cause i fit the small and size 10 stuff!!! and atm they have all there knitware for $20 so going to try have a look this week.
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Posted By: RachFizz
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 9:18pm
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Wanna agree with kmart aswell! Just got some long-sleeved tops from there for $12 each and they do have a bit of detailing as well not completely plain. Also got my skirt that I wear to work from there as well - $30 and still going strong! I gotta say I actually like glassons! I'm a girly girl though so the frills and lace etc. are right up my alley ------------- TTC#1 since Apr11 On hold for study! |
Posted By: Emmi_
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 9:22pm
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I like brighter colours, nothing wishy washy
I like kmart too, esp their clearance rack, tehy ahve some of the cheapest clothes I ahve ever seen! -------------
+1 May 09 Angel
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Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 9:43pm
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Where I shop and where I'd like to shop are tw different things lol. My lack of funds means I have to shop at the likesof Kmart, Farmers etc but I'd ideally love to shop at witchery, surreal, portmans etc.
I do have some portmans stuff but they are my work clothes. My everyday clothes are from Kmart, Glassons, Farmers, Cotton On etc etc. Although I'm starting to get clever and can mix and match things from the 'cheaper' stores and make them look flash lol. II have been getting comments lately on what I wear and people are like 'WHAT?!' when they find out that the whole outfit cost $50 haha. Never thought I'd see the day. Oh how priorities change. And at least now I can be more idividual with what I wear. Oh and dressmart is great too. Been able to grab some bargains from General Issue and Country Road!! -------------  
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Posted By: blossombaby
Date Posted: 27 April 2011 at 9:46pm
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I'm 22 and mostly shop at JeansWest, Max, and the odd thing from the surf stores .. Get work clothes from Stax (um AMAZING prices on the sale racks got 2 dresses that were rrp $140each reduced reduced etc and ended up coming in at $15each!)
I like to buy merino/basics etc from glassons cos its cheaper then anywhere else. I was preg last winter and it sucked! Need a nice range of clothing thats a tiny bit fashionable ... lived in my jeanswest maternity jeans (everyone thought i was crazy wearing black skinnys ;)) I really need to sort my clothing out have far to many .. some don't fit (too small or too big), some can't bf in and some mmmm aren't mummy tummy friendly!! 
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Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 28 April 2011 at 8:02am
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oh yeah I forgot about kmart, they do have some great stuff and reasonably priced too!! We dont have stax or portmans or Jeanswest here unfortunately. I am always looking, used to find some nice stuff at the warehouse too but havent for awhile. I love clothes shopping!! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4
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Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 28 April 2011 at 8:18am
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Glassons (though only their plainer things, not in to lace or half t-shirts!) Cotton on, Jay jays, Jeans west, tempt. Don't think I have brought anything at full price for a very long time but do feel a little boring in the way I dress!
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Angel baby - May 2008
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Posted By: Mum_mum
Date Posted: 28 April 2011 at 8:18am
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Glassons (though only their plainer things, not in to lace or half t-shirts!) Cotton on, Jay jays, Jeans west, tempt. Don't think I have brought anything at full price for a very long time but do feel a little boring in the way I dress!
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Angel baby - May 2008
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Posted By: rachelsea
Date Posted: 28 April 2011 at 8:36am
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Wow, I haven't bought clothes for me for so long I wouldn't know where my clothes come from lol! I'll have to go thru what I have that fits after this bubs is born and go shopping, think I would have outgrown Glassons by now too ------------- DD 4yrs DS 2yrs http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: fattykat
Date Posted: 28 April 2011 at 9:15am
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Gosh, I haven't bought anything for ages.
I love Max, especially their jeans which fit really nicely. Just Jeans used to be good but I haven't found anything I like in there lately. I've been trying to find some nice lightweight jersey's for work that don't show muffin top....the search is still on-going, I can't seem to find anything 
I find we are pretty limited around here clothing wise. |
Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 28 April 2011 at 9:32am
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I try to buy clothes just a few times a year and I like to invest in stuff that will last so I tend to spend quite a bit of money to get quality. I get really annoyed when I buy something cheap like from Valley Girl and I wear it a few times and it ends up shrinking in the wash or stretching and the fabric looks horrible. I have work clothes from Max that I still wear five years later (back when Max was Max and not just an extension of Ezibuy like it is now ).
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Posted By: IVFGirl1111
Date Posted: 28 April 2011 at 10:08am
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Haha your lucky LR - my shape has changed so much for better and worse over the last 5 years ha-ha.
I love Jeans West, Farmers, Just Jeans, merino tops from Glassons and their cardis, Max especially their tunics, odd thing at Tempt, I use to love Emerge from Ezibuy but think it's gone a bit like glassons now - or maybe I'm just older ha-ha. ------------- TTC 6 years IVF it is IVF/ICSI round one 10 eggs, 8 mature, 3 fertilised BFN IVF/ICSI #2 = 22 eggs! 20 mature, 15 fertilised, 1 fresh transfer and 2 frosties BFN 2 Frosties still in freezer thank god |
Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 28 April 2011 at 10:11am
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You always look HAWT Booboo
Another one I is Witchery but that's pretty expensive. The sales are usually reasonable though.
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Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 28 April 2011 at 1:49pm
| Kmart have $20 straight leg jeans that I love. So there, Temt and Espirit when the budget allows |
Posted By: heaf3
Date Posted: 28 April 2011 at 4:46pm
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shopping? what is this foreign thing you speak of??
ok but seriously, aside from the couple of maternity things I bought (from the warehouse and Kmart) I have hardly been shopping in the past year or so. And when I have it has been the odd thing from glassons, farmers, warehouse, used to be pagani. but nowadays i have no idea. most of my clothes are ancient haha. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 28 April 2011 at 4:51pm
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I've been struggling to find stuff for this winter in the lower end of the market - don't even bother looking in Portmans, Max etc as I just can't afford it - all my income goes to chilcare and student loan unfortunately.
So I shop at KMart, Warehouse, Farmers, Shanton, Glassons (although wasn't impressed when I went in yesterday), trademe lol and very occasionally will go to Staxs to look at the sales racks. I don't have enough funds to have work clothes and home clothes, so everything I buy has to be able to be dressed up or dressed down. In saying that, I did buy an awesome satin winter tunic at Farmers yesterday, which will look awesome with a long sleeve top underneath, leggings, low belt and boots
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Posted By: BessieBear
Date Posted: 29 April 2011 at 3:37pm
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I still shop at glassons i'm 24, mostly there basics and merino. I LOVE there plain cardee's. I'm desperate for a new pair of jeans that fit. I have some from the warehouse that are now too big and I wear them with DH's belt. LOL. I've just doen a bit of 'me' shopping cause I really had nothing that fitted me properly. I got lots of tops from Jeans west (1 shrunk in first wash  ) and glassons. Oh and I love cotton on too.I get annoyed with jayjays, valleygirl tempt, supre...cause its all stuff thats seems to shrink and its annoying. ------------- Sarah Mum to, Boy 07/2008, Girl 03/2010, Boy 05/2012, Angel 07/08/2014
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Posted By: julz85
Date Posted: 29 April 2011 at 6:58pm
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im terrible , i go to the mall to buy something for myself and ALWAYS end up skipping me and going into pumpkin patch or cotton on kids and getting Amelia yet another item of clothing she is going to outgrow in 3 months . I think maybe it has somethign to do with the fact that the kids stuff is just so much prettier and nicer than adults stuff lol . Yesterday i splurged a bit and spent a whole $70 on myself at glassons , i got a marino long top thing i can wear over tights and some basic singlets but thats definatly the most iv spent on clothes for a while , I like dotti for jeans , they have these skinny jean / jegging type things that dont look like jeggings at all that i love but the fabric is quite thin and is wearing out a bit so i may need to get a new pair soon as i live in them! i occassioonaly go to just jeans and portmans but i havent found anything i like there for a while . I actually dont find i like many clothes now , not like i use to . i use to love fashion but i really dont find much around that suits my taste. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: T_Rex
Date Posted: 29 April 2011 at 7:27pm
Hehe, I know! Although I do love that so many styles at the moment (and more so last pregnancy) are suitable for doubling as maternity gear! But yes, I always think to myself when I buy tops "is this going to flash the whole world when I BF?" and if the answer is yes, then I don't buy it
I feel ancient when I go to glassons too, but they have some awesome black pants with a big wide bellyband on top that make splendid maternity pants. So I've been there recently, but only for those. I often try shanton, but I find I either like lots of things or nothing. I do like stax, but stick to the sale items. Pagani is good for summer dresses. I desperately need some more home clothes though - all the ones I have are covered in paint etc from our renovations and I feel really shabby if someone shows up ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: rorylex
Date Posted: 29 April 2011 at 8:37pm
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mostly Kmart and the warehouse sometimes farmers.
I hate spending alot of money on one item, i love shopping for clothes but am very picky when it comes to the price. my mil has no problen turning up my jeans so no point spending so much when its fixed so easily. kmart and warehouse have alot of diff style jeans for $20 which is awsome timing for me. ------------- Mummy to 4 boys Samuel - 18.6.05 Rory - 15.7.06 Mason - 13.06.08 Emmett - 24.01.10 Baby #5 - cooking |