If you spend 20K+ a year on clothing for yourself...

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^ For high end stuff, your prices are actually low. Three pair of sandals for $500 - even Tory Burch sandals are over $200 pair. Many, many denim brands are over $200 a pair (Mother, Moussy, etc start around $228), and if you buy athletic clothes at Lululemon you would blow through the budget you gave. Vince sweaters are often $400 or more. Golden Goose and other expensive sneakers are $500 a pair. My point is that it would be pretty easy to run through a lot of money for brands that are great but not “designer.” For people that are truly wealthy and fashion—conscious, $20k would actually not go far. That’s why in celebrity divorces, you see outrageous monthly clothing budgets. I’m sure there are plenty of wealthy people who you would never guess spend far more than $20k a year. I definitely know people who spend more than that -we haven’t talked about it, but I can tell by their coats, shoes, bags, etc.

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I am a personal stylist, one of my clients just asked whether 25k is enough budget for a spring wardrobe refresh.

20k per year is reasonable, it's all relative, all depends on your income, etc.

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Spending twenty thousand dollars a year on clothing is ridiculous. I don't care how much money you make; you don't need 20K worth of clothing every year.

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Anonymous wrote:Spending twenty thousand dollars a year on clothing is ridiculous. I don't care how much money you make; you don't need 20K worth of clothing every year.

You don't know what the person needs you just know what you need.

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Anonymous wrote:Spending twenty thousand dollars a year on clothing is ridiculous. I don't care how much money you make; you don't need 20K worth of clothing every year.

I'd feel ashamed to spend that much on clothes, especially during the pandemic. I live comfortably, not lavishly, by choice and am grateful to live in the U.S. and have a more privileged life than most people on this planet. I know that I'm fortunate and gain fulfillment by helping others. To each her own, and I certainly can appreciate fashion at times, but this thread is pretty depressing.

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This thread is not changing my mind that wealthy people are the source of misery in this world.

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Wasteful as hell. I hope you donate your old clothes to a good cause.

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Anonymous wrote:This thread is not changing my mind that wealthy people are the source of misery in this world.

+1. When the supply chain totally breaks down, I'm heeding the "eat the rich" advice.

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Well this thread makes me feel better because I think I spend too much on clothes but my number isn’t even remotely close to that! So thanks OP

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Anonymous wrote:Spending twenty thousand dollars a year on clothing is ridiculous. I don't care how much money you make; you don't need 20K worth of clothing every year.

You don't know what the person needs you just know what you need.

No one needs 20K worth of clothing. It's just foul excess.

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No one needs 20K worth of clothing. It's just foul excess.

You and so many others on this thread are so judgmental and close-minded. Why are you even in this forum? You have no idea what anyone besides yourself and maybe your kids needs. It's OP's money and absolutely none of your business what she spends it on. I'm sure people would go through your expenses and judge you, too. I could easily afford to spend $100k a year on clothes (I don't spend anywhere near that), but if I did and it makes me happy, why is it any of your business? It's also in perspective. I don't think $20k for someone who makes or has a lot of money is outrageous, but we have plenty of money. It's like me thinking someone who flies private is frivolously spending, because first class is amazing - while the person who flies private thinks the one who owns their own jet is wasteful. We all have different perspectives, and that's fine. What's ridiculous is you thinking everyone else needs to live by your value system.

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Anonymous wrote:Who is buying a $3000 coat and where the heck are you going that you have a need for it along with a new handbag every year?

FWIW I buy at J Crew and J Jill and they have rewards programs- might get free shipping or a feee scarf! Lol

Not OP, but this past year I bought a BEAUTIFUL Burberry coat that was $4k and a Christian Dior full length Mink vest for $11K. Where do I where them? The Burberry coat when I go out to a nice lunch - it is WARM! The mink rarely, but it's a statement piece. I wore it to the Kennedy Center for the Leslie Odom concert and people stopped me the piece is so stunning.

I also have several other bombers and reasonably priced coats. I have a lot of coats.

I want to show this entire thread, but especially this post, to the OP of the thread "why is DC so liberal?" DC has a lot of Democratic voters. It is not, however, a liberal place.

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Anonymous wrote:... do you try to shop at mostly one department store to get the benefits?

Right now my shopping is largely divided among different department stores (Bergdorf Goodman / Neiman Marcus, Saks, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom) but I'm wondering if it's worth trying to consolidate my shopping to mostly one store to take advantage of the different concierge services these stores offer to customers who spend a certain amount annually (I think with Nordstrom you only have to spend 5K annually to get some benefits like an at-home stylist, whereas with Bloomingdales it's 15K+ and Neiman has categories up to 600K+ which obviously I'm nowhere near!)

Anyone have experience with these?

. To actually address your question, Nordstrom has an Icon Tier for $15K+. There are LOTS of terms though, trunkclub.com but not nordstromrack.com. Free basic alterations on FULL price, but not SALE. Etc. I would also check the underwriter of their cards (Barclay's, Citi, etc) to see if you feel good about that bank-Saks had a huge data breach. Unless your stylist has a similar body and coloring, I've had better luck going on poshmark and finding my size or an outfit I already own that I got a lot of compliments on and looking at her closet. The time I saved the most money was when I didn't buy any sales and bought any and all outfits the day of the event at full price. The most when my favorite store was going out of business and I was trying to "save" it. I am still an Icon rewards there, but am yet to redeem. With pandemic still tailing off, maybe look into US Bank Visa Sig. 5% back at dep. stores card and just shop each item at all four stores for the best price.

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No one needs 20K worth of clothing. It's just foul excess.

You and so many others on this thread are so judgmental and close-minded. Why are you even in this forum? You have no idea what anyone besides yourself and maybe your kids needs. It's OP's money and absolutely none of your business what she spends it on. I'm sure people would go through your expenses and judge you, too. I could easily afford to spend $100k a year on clothes (I don't spend anywhere near that), but if I did and it makes me happy, why is it any of your business? It's also in perspective. I don't think $20k for someone who makes or has a lot of money is outrageous, but we have plenty of money. It's like me thinking someone who flies private is frivolously spending, because first class is amazing - while the person who flies private thinks the one who owns their own jet is wasteful. We all have different perspectives, and that's fine. What's ridiculous is you thinking everyone else needs to live by your value system.

Let me say it again, since it's not penetrating past your earwax: No one needs 20K worth of clothing. It's disgusting. It's consumption for the sake of consumption.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Who is buying a $3000 coat and where the heck are you going that you have a need for it along with a new handbag every year?

FWIW I buy at J Crew and J Jill and they have rewards programs- might get free shipping or a feee scarf! Lol

Not OP, but this past year I bought a BEAUTIFUL Burberry coat that was $4k and a Christian Dior full length Mink vest for $11K. Where do I where them? The Burberry coat when I go out to a nice lunch - it is WARM! The mink rarely, but it's a statement piece. I wore it to the Kennedy Center for the Leslie Odom concert and people stopped me the piece is so stunning.

I also have several other bombers and reasonably priced coats. I have a lot of coats.

I want to show this entire thread, but especially this post, to the OP of the thread "why is DC so liberal?" DC has a lot of Democratic voters. It is not, however, a liberal place.

I imagine the fur looked a lot better on the minks.