Women Wear $1,500 Worth of Clothes and Jewelry Each Day - Survey Finds
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Well, aren't you Little Miss Big Spender?
The average woman wears £1,000 (about $1,500) worth of clothing, jewelry, and accessories each day, according to a new survey, the Daily Express reports.
Damn -- so much for those trips to Target!
Conducted by UK insurance company Sheila's Wheels, the survey of 3,000 adults found that a woman's daily ensemble costs on average £93.84 ($137) more than a man's, according to the paper.
The total (cue cha-ching! sound effect) reportedly includes underwear, £26.61 ($39); a skirt, £30.46 ($44); top, £22.83 ($33); knitwear, £38.85 ($57); coat, £64.75 ($94); tights, £3.90 ($6); shoes, £51.21 ($75); watch, £76.49 ($112); and jewelry, £378.82 ($552).
A woman's handbag, £106.58 ($155), and its contents -- including a £106.06 ($155) mobile phone and cash, tickets, and passes amounting to £146.29 ($213) -- were also reportedly included, resulting in a grand total of £1,052.85 ($1,534.28).
"While celebrities wouldn't be seen without their designer clothes, this shows £1,000 is enough to give most British men and women the feel-good factor," Nikki Sellers, head of Sheila's Wheels, told the Daily Express.
"The price tag associated with outfits, accessories, and a fully loaded bag can be considerable."
No kidding. The study also found that the value of an outfit increases by £70 ($102) for special occasions, the paper says.
Maybe we've been spending too much time hanging around the sales racks, but that total seems pretty high. Did the Queen take part in the survey?
We're curious... what's the estimated retail cost of what you're wearing right now? Leave a comment.
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Tags: cost of average outfit, fashion surveys, Shelias Wheels, spending, spending habits, surveys
Kat, 5-15-2010, 4:49PM
My today ensemble consists of a pair of Levi's $25, a T-shirt from the Dallas airport, $10, a pair of socks, $2, bra,$20, underpants, $2, Sketchers shoes, $15 (on sale) and earrings (2 pair), $10. A grand total of $84!
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