The Most You've Ever Spent On A Single Item?

[chantal]

I don't think the most I've ever spend on a single item amounts to very much.

I feel squemish buying expensive designer clothes because I don't really earn that much..
My husband on the other hand, who is also interested in fashion, earns well and feels guilt-free when it comes to spending money on designer items.
He coherced me into getting my first designer pieces (..the guilt of spending so much of his, now our money, has after the first 2 pieces become less acute..but it's still there) so I never splash out on expensive designer pieces without hearing what he thinks of it first.

When buying a designer skirt I can't help but think what we could have done with the money instead
Go on a luxurious getaway weekend etc ...when we get to be 80..I hardly think we'll be discussing that fab dress I bought..but rather our adventures together.

Don't get me wrong, I think it's great that some are so economically secure that they can splash on designer items like others splash on grocery items...I think we all dream of that...but IMO if your cashflow does have limits, being a slave to expensive fashion labels to such an extend that only that will do and other areas of your life suffers from a lacking cashflow is just sad.

Hanne, what a refreshing comment...thank you for your input! I have a good job and could spend more extravagantly, but as you said, I prefer to spend my money in other ways, especially to go on exotic vacations. My memories of South America, Africa, Europe and Asia...sigh....I would not trade those for a room full of designer clothes. Right now, I really want these Choo heels, but I plan on buying me and my husband plane tickets to Paris instead.

But... I still DO love clothes, bags and shoes! I think the most I have spent was about $500 on a piece and I have done that several times - a beaded caftan in St. Barts, a See by Chloe silk dress in NYC that the dry cleaners "lost", and my J. Crew Super 110's suits that I wear to work every day. And once I spent about $400 on a pair of Donald J. Pliner boots in NYC and the heel broke off them two months later. Macy's did give me a full refund though! Goes to show you don't always get top quality when you shell out for expensive items.

 

[UNiQFashionista]

$15000 birkin, and $$$$$ worth of jewelry..ahh..if i calculate how much ive spent on things..ill get depressed...so ill just leave it on this...but I have no regrets!!

 

[*Jibrielle*]

The most expensive item I have is probably a dress I got for $1,500 (wore it for a few hours for prom)

 

[chantal]

How times change! My prom dress was about $100 - that was back in 1991. I did forget to mention that the most expensive thing I have purchased was my wedding gown! I hate to even think of it now...

 

[djflame]

$1500 for a Tag Carrera, and $1700 for a cloak trenchcoat.

If I need to wear suits 4-5 days a week, I would probably go bespoke, and that would cost alot too.

 

[Guessgirl96]

My most expensive item was my Fendi spy, it was about $2200 after shipping + tax.

 

[ilovepositano]

i spent $5000 + tax on the most beautiful gown i've ever seen IRL...black bias-cut georgette fishtail versace gown...

i spent $4500 + tax on my vera wang strapless wedding gown

they're still the most beautiful things i've ever seen....but sometimes i'm not sure i shouldn't have put it toward a summershare, as i've only worn each gown once....

 

[_ladybug_]

chanel quilted shoulder bag at 1750 + tax

 

[ollsrayk]

My most expensive item is my Cartier platinum, diamonds, rubellite and pink sapphire sapphire necklace at £130,500 including insurance. My dad bought it me along with bracelet, ring and watch when he divorced my mum.

 

[UNiQFashionista]

diorella are you a girl?

 

[ilovepositano]

oh shoot....we are counting jewelry? let's not even go there!!!

 

[alouisa]

2 or 3 years ago I bought a $1250 CDN on a black Gucci (Tom Ford) dress My father called it a "bad business decision", lol, I was 17 or 18 yrs old.

 

[Ginger Rothstein]

I' ve spent 1500 € on this Balenciaga Coat, but in white with the same black belt.
A/W 2002, I still love it!

 

[fashionista-ta]

~ $3K on a designer jacket. Probably not worth it.

 

[hermes_lemming]

My most expensive item is my Cartier platinum, diamonds, rubellite and pink sapphire sapphire necklace at £130,500 including insurance. My dad bought it me along with bracelet, ring and watch when he divorced my mum.

are you serious?!?!? danggggggggggg....

p.s. sorry about your parents' divorce. that blows.

 

[ETROsexualJ]

diorella are you a girl?

I was going to ask that. No reason that a boy needs that.

 

[Boots & Perfume]

$2260 for my Chanel bag, and several pairs of Marc Jacobs shoes ...at least i think that's the most!

 

[DividedMoow]

Leather jacket from Transmission, 259 euro.. For all mankind jeans (250) and Citizens of Humanity jeans (209).. Or my bikkembergs sneakers from 2,5 years ago, they costed 180 euro and it was huge for me, whaha

 

[tenith]

My LV, over $1200

 

[andrew]

Costume National suit, apparently retailed for $3000+, got it for $600, which is the most I've spent on a single article of clothing.