What's the most expensive item of clothing you've bought?

Not so much as in actual price, but compared to the wages you earned at the time?

I bought a Best Company ski jacket for £150 from the Old Kent Road in about 1986. They had a great shop called L'Uomo that used to sell top-notch clobber. I was only 17 at the time and cost me nearly half a month's wages when I worked at the Inland Revenue at the time. They used to do some lovely stuff in the way of jackets and sweatshirts at that time

Woodies 1985 on the yts £25 a week bought a Nigel cabourne Jacket £90 !! on my new credit card !! nearly a months wages but It was Lush.

Woodies 1985 on the yts £25 a week bought a Nigel cabourne Jacket £90 !! on my new credit card !! nearly a months wages but It was Lush.

I had a Nigel Cabourne t-shirt in about 1990. I loved that, too. It eventually started to fray on the neck so I had to bin it. A sad sad day

Nottage this Jacket was ace It was white and as all the good ones were at that time ski Jacket Like with loads of Pockets. It was a Bobby dazzler!

1985 Bought my first Pringle jumper a yellow one. Cost me my weeks wages when i used to be a hotel porter

Nice one Steve Infact most of the lads 1st Item was a Pringle in Howells or a tracky at Olympus sport back in the early-mid 80's. A mate of mine paid £95 for a Pringle in Howells when he was on the Dole !! work that one out!

Oh I remember now It was a stolen Credit card!

Nottage this Jacket was ace It was white and as all the good ones were at that time ski Jacket Like with loads of Pockets. It was a Bobby dazzler!

Talking of ski jackets, I had a Luhta ski jacket as well. Blue with a grey stripe down each sleeve.

Mind you, wages wise, I guess my most expensive item, now I think more about it, was a Fila tracksuit for £80 in 1983 or 1984. I had a paper round back then!!

Remember Buying stuff in Woodies etc the bag ! the smell of the place! the tags !!

this is sad! but wow it was ace!

Remember Buying stuff in Woodies etc the bag ! the smell of the place! the tags !!

this is sad! but wow it was ace!

I used to keep the tags whenever I bought some nice clobber. Looking back on it, that alsop probably sounds quite sad.

I also used to go into Austin Reed just to try on the Fila and Lacoste gear!!

Woodies always smelt of Ralph Lauren "Polo" I always kept the tags and the bags!

anyone remember Chevignon and Radio they were early purchases and naf naf !

When I was student living in London I bought a pair of Dirk Bikkenberg boots and a commes des garcon shirt! I think it cost the best part of my student loan The boots were about £250 and I think the shirt was £200! I was totally skint but at least I looked cool!

Woodies always smelt of Ralph Lauren "Polo" I always kept the tags and the bags!

anyone remember Chevignon and Radio they were early purchases and naf naf !

I used to have a white baseball-style jacket with Chevignon written in curved letters across the front.

On the subject of long forgotten brands, what about Soviet and Chipie?

C17 patch jeans, memories indeed

Nice one Steve Infact most of the lads 1st Item was a Pringle in Howells or a tracky at Olympus sport back in the early-mid 80's. A mate of mine paid £95 for a Pringle in Howells when he was on the Dole !! work that one out!

During the 80s we were playing Pompey away. I made my way to Temle Meads to meet with the rest of the Lads. I was just about to get on the train when everyone got off and made there way out of the station threw the car park and crossed the road and up this narrow rd where there was this golf shop. The boys then decided to relieve the shop of most of his stock. We ended back on the platform with a massive Police escort with the majority of Lads wearing brand new gear and walking around with brand new umbrellas When i got home there was this incident on the front page of the evening Post and a picture of City fans to boot, with me smack bang in the middle. My old dear went fecking Loopy Maybe your mate got his top there Jules ]

Oh I remember now It was a stolen Credit card!

I bought a suit for a few hundred quid.


Bought some trainers for about £120.

pair of adidas lendl court(£40)aged 13 everybody else was wearing adidas kick (£12)thought i was the bollocks,(so did the brosettes at the time)

Not so much as in actual price, but compared to the wages you earned at the time?

I bought a Best Company ski jacket for £150 from the Old Kent Road in about 1986. They had a great shop called L'Uomo that used to sell top-notch clobber. I was only 17 at the time and cost me nearly half a month's wages when I worked at the Inland Revenue at the time. They used to do some lovely stuff in the way of jackets and sweatshirts at that time

My wife's wedding dress. Cost me a fecking fortune over the years!!!!

Woodies always smelt of Ralph Lauren "Polo" I always kept the tags and the bags!

anyone remember Chevignon and Radio they were early purchases and naf naf !

I remember Radio clothing...top top gear.... 'Brookes' clothing anyone? makers of the best casual shirts ever made, they were lumberjack styleeee, had myself a red one and a camel one...sure I paid a oner each , circa '86?
Remember wearing C17 patch jeans...baggy as fek with the latest Adidas Torsions of the time ...tongue pulled right out
Sonneti jeans used to be a must have (before the label went a bit mainstream), and who can forget the classic 'Simpson' jeans!