Paying more for your Doll's clothing than your own....

i recently dropped $50 for a pair of boots for my girl and i would never pay that much for my own. i will be willing to spend up to $100 for a single outfit for my dolls no problem, but for myself i would never dream of it. i usually shop at walmart or kohl's who have crazy sales all the time.

 

I've never been into designer clothes or bags and I'll often wear hand-me-downs. Me wearing good clothes is such a waste. T-shirt, pants and, jacket. If the work environment demands more, screw them. If someone feels the urge to dress me up with their money, they're welcome to. Just don't expect me to spend a fortune.

On the other hand, I'll willingly spend said fortune on clothes for my guys. Hell...since I discovered them, I've weeded myself out of all my other hobbies. Now all my money goes into them.

 

I used to be SO good about buying the cheapest clothes/props for my dolls until I decided that affected how much I loved them. I couldn't accomplish their 'look' and they never reached my potential
Lately I've been finding myself buying more expensive clothes, and buying some second hand to be like ooh look I saved $5!

 

xD story of my life... I would never spend 100+ USD for a clothing for myself. and thats considered quite cheap for genuine volks outfit! >.< Something is wrong here.. XD

 

I've spent stupid amounts of money for my girls' clothes in the last two months alone. And yet, in the last half of the year, I've bought myself two shirts and a skirt, totaling $40, and only because some idiot threw oil paint at what I was wearing at time (I was on my way to work).

Gah.

 

*Raises hand with a sigh* Guilty... was at the BJD shop a few weeks back (And I never leave without buying something) and bought a sweater for Sofia that was around 30$. The worst part is, the sweater is so cool, I want it myself but I can't find something that looks like it! Still searching for a matching one..

 

I've noticed that too. Full sets are ridiculously expensive--and most things, even simple items like a tank top--are almost as much as a tank top for myself at Walmart! In some ways I find it almost silly--and yet I still buy them... XD I think one of my biggest DOH moment came when I was looking at shoes because I was going to have to get a new pair and muttering over the price. That night I was looking at some nice doll boots that I wanted. It hit me that I'd totally be willing to dish for the doll boots but here I was grumbling over getting a pair for myself! (Thankfully I can laugh at myself for that... and it helped me get my own pair of new shoes. I think my new policy became 'if I'd pay for it for my doll, I should be willing to get it for myself!') On a related note, I've found I like second hand clothes--for myself and my dolls! Yay deals!

 

I totally spend more on their clothes than my own, but thats because I'm not terribly fashion conscious when it comes to myself...enough to be comfortable is how I usually dress, but my girls let me have a bit more fun with styles, and of course that tends to cost more than my utilitarian viewpoint I use on myself ^^;

 

Guilty-- but then, I'm really cheap when it comes to buying clothes for myself. I think it's partly reactionary to the way prices are jacked up for plus size ladies most of the time. First that women's clothes always cost more than they need to, or seem pricier than men's a lot of the time, and second that I always have to pay a lot more than I should for clothes that aren't even properly changed to fit me...

Today I debated thirteen dollars for a skirt for myself and figured seven bucks was about right for a shirt, and yet I fully plan on ordering clothes with my next doll that cost more than I'd spend on myself without a darn good reason.

 

Yes I notice that. Well, my body not as perfect as my doll. I really like to look at them with nice outfit more than look at myself.

 

Ugh, I hate this problem in the hobby. I never spend more than $30 on a single clothing item for myself (except shoes/nice-nice dresses) and even then that's rare. I wouldn't pay $100+ for a complete outfit for me; I REFUSE to pay that for my doll! It kills me that Dean's jeans were $40, but I more or less had to get them because my skills aren't where they need to be for me to do a decent job making them myself. Sam and Andi will be the same way, and I'm not looking forward to it.

My solution is typically to buy inexpensive items (shirts, etc) and cut them up for patterns. I splurged on a jacket once too and did the same thing to it. I've been able to make tons of jackets myself for a fraction of the cost since then, and even been able to modify the pattern to get more complicated jacket designs that would cost me even more if I bought them pre-made.

 

Same here. Unless it's shoes or wigs which I can't make on my own, if any of the clothing items go above the $30 mark, then I don't buy it. If there's a $100 dress or outfit out there that I like, I'll try to sew a variation myself for much less. Most of the time, it's the labor and shipping that makes it so expensive, I think.

I only buy two or three sets of good quality clothing a year for myself (spring/summer, fall/winter) and make them separate interchangeable pieces so it looks like different clothes most of the time, so I can justify spending clothes on my doll as part of the hobby, but anything over $30 is too much for me.

 

Heck no!
Don't get me wrong...I'm a T.J.Maxx LOVER...but in no way do I spend more for my dolls clothing than my own. I own boys so that helps. But I'm a guy too so I guess that should balance...
For example my last pair of boots...cost more than I ever paid for any other pair of shoes and dam near as much as a doll.
But they are hand made cobbled boots.
I'm that type that would rather have fewer nice things and only buy a few times a year than a bunch of stuff that I have to replace 10 times a year.

 

I tend to be more flexible when buying things for my dolls- but I do have a price limit when something gets expensive. As for myself, sometimes it's hard to spend just as much since its kind of hard to find clothing that suits me... xP I'm just horrid at styles and what nots when it comes to myself since sometimes I'm not confident enough to wear certain things out (like lolita dresses). x:

 

Yes, absolutely.

 

I also spend more on doll clothes than clothing for myself. But I'm fat now. When I lost weight I'm going to buy myself a whole new collection

 

I'll go shopping and be like, 20 DOLLARS FOR A SHIRT? PFFFTTTT NO THANKS but then I'll go and spend 20 dollars on a tiny doll sized shirt.....oh man...

 

Guilty for sure!

 

It takes more skill to make doll clothing. Fabric is basically the cheapest part of it, what you pay for is the skilled workers who sew it vs. the mass-produced clothing machines make for humans. Same thing with all doll stuff, especially very detailed mini furniture that can cost the same or even more than full-scale things

 

You can make dolls cloth from your old clothes, You would like your handmade things much better