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do you buy your husband's clothes?

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jordana Sun 27-Nov-16 18:36:23

I buy my hubbies clothes. He would just pick it if it was his size, never mind the colour or style. He is usually with me when we do buy a shirt, trousers etc but it's as quick as he can in and out of the shop! Are other hubbies/partners the same or am I the only one?

aggie Sun 27-Nov-16 18:52:23

Shudder !! I still remember the Brown Suit bought on a trip out without me !! and the sheepskin coat ............... sadly I now have carte blanche as he is confined to his chair , I do try to bring home something he will like

tanith Sun 27-Nov-16 19:01:08

Mine knows he has no dress sense so we usually shop for his clothes together. He does know what he likes though and will show me things and can tell by my face whether I like it or not. Sometimes when I can see he really likes something I'll say well its ok but not for best and he's happy to be guided by me. He has got much better at choosing now I must say and actually picked up a lovely blue 3 piece suit from Burtons which looks really good on him.

Grannyknot Sun 27-Nov-16 19:13:23

Never in a million years.

Ana Sun 27-Nov-16 19:17:23

Can you imagine a thread started by a Granddad - 'Do you buy your wife's clothes?' grin

grannylyn65 Sun 27-Nov-16 19:21:41

A very good point Ana grin

Daddima Sun 27-Nov-16 19:23:03

I have bought all the Bodach's civilian clothes for the last 45 years! I always accompanied him when he was being measured for his working suits.
Actually, he has been wearing the same styles for 45 years ( v necked jumper, polo or short sleeved casual shirt, chino type trousers)

kittylester Sun 27-Nov-16 19:24:58

Good God, no!!

Wobblybits Sun 27-Nov-16 19:34:02

Ana, be careful what you wish for grin

jusnoneed Sun 27-Nov-16 19:44:42

No, I might give an opinion if asked (rarely) but he mostly chooses his own.
Some of it I do wonder why, but he's the one who has to wear it lol.

mrsmopp Sun 27-Nov-16 20:04:15

Mine suddenly appears in new things and tells me he bought them ages ago in the sales. Nothing ever goes with anything else and he will be ready to go out wearing about five different colours. He thinks it looks nice. One item was a vivid bright yellow sweatshirt you could see him a mile off. 'Where on earth did you get that!' I said.
He looked really hurt and pointed to a little black Nike swoosh, and told me:
'It's Designer!!' He was really pleased with it.

Newquay Sun 27-Nov-16 20:14:13

A few years ago, we realised DH and a friend's DH wore the same (M&S) jumpers that we had bought. One Sunday in our church the other DH got up to speak at the front and I realised he had on the same jumper that my DH was wearing so I hurried my DH to the front to stand alongside other DH-and said "just in case you thought they borrowed each other's jumpers! Oh how we all larfed

M0nica Sun 27-Nov-16 20:28:04

DH was an adult when I married him and seems to to be one still. He is quite capable of buying his own clothes and if he looks a mess that is his problem.

I would prefer it if he dressed a bit more smartly, but I do not think it any of my business to dictate to him how he should dress. He has never turned up at a wedding or funeral in jeans and a T shirt or gone to a formal event in shorts and flip flops.

Similarly he is free to tell me which of my clothes he likes or dislikes, but I make the decisions about what I am going to wear.

paddyann Sun 27-Nov-16 20:33:27

my OH loves clothes and shopping for them,he is always well dressed,I wouldn't even buy him socks ,my problem is I hate clothes shopping and he drags me round shops pointing out things he thinks will "suit" me ,I buy most of my things online,try them at home and if I dont like them they go back .

Daisyboots Sun 27-Nov-16 20:33:36

Me buy my husband's clothes? Never. I am married to a clothesaholic peacock. He has more clothes than anyone I know. On our recent holiday in America he said he wouldnt comment on what clothes I bought on condition I didn't comment on what he purchased. I must admit I now have two tops which I would never have thought of buying which actually look good. How can a man who already has15 leather jackets possibly need 4 more? On the other hand he is always well dressed and I am proud to have him by my side.

Deedaa Sun 27-Nov-16 20:35:27

Well DH recently bought himself some trousers on line, but they were the first clothes he'd bought himself for about 25 years. Left to himself he would just wear anything he found at the bottom of the wardrobe that more or less fitted.

Leticia Sun 27-Nov-16 23:24:24

I agree with MOnica . I have bought him a jumper as a present but otherwise he just gets his own. I would be very irritated if he tried to off load it on to me but he has never even suggested it.

ninathenana Mon 28-Nov-16 00:24:26

H would never shop for clothes without me.
Not because I say he can't but he says I have better taste and besides he doesn't drive and apart from Tesco there is no where that's not a train ride away. grin

hildajenniJ Mon 28-Nov-16 09:23:18

No, I don't. He's a very good shopper, knows what suits him and exactly what he wants. When he was young, he did a bit of modelling for a local clothing store/boutique. He often buys me clothes too.

Pippa000 Mon 28-Nov-16 09:39:54

No no and thrice NO!!!

marionk Mon 28-Nov-16 11:40:16

Oh god yes - ever since he came home with a muscleman Tshirt with a brightly coloured photo print on it because it was reduced. Insists on wearing it, might be finding its way to the bin over the winter ?

Lindajane Mon 28-Nov-16 11:43:50

Yes. Only yesterday I went out and bought him new shirts for work and a pair of jeans.

GrammaH Mon 28-Nov-16 11:50:31

Usually, yes, although with prior consultation. However, he recently came home with a really gorgeous paddock coat which definitely suits him & looks very smart.. the small matter of his having absolutely nothing in his wardrobe to go with it hadn't entered his mind. We therefore embarked on a shopping trip for new trousers and shirts...all in all, a very expensive purchase!

Lilylilo Mon 28-Nov-16 12:02:04

Certainly not -he's not a child for goodness sake.

PamSJ1 Mon 28-Nov-16 12:21:58

I always bought my late husband's clothes but then he always wore the same clothes. He always wore black trousers and dark (black, grey or navy) v-neck t-shirts with a hooded sweat-shirt if really cold. When dressed up he always wore a black shirt-sleeved shirt and black trousers. Always black slip on shoes. Didn't like jeans or trainers. In fact as a mark of respect at his funeral all immediate male family wore black trousers and matching short sleeved shirts, untucked as he always did, without a jacket.