cruise clothing

[Granny1]

Ladies, are you looking for new clothes for your cruise? Where are you looking, I have been looking and not finding anything yet that is spring/summer..All I am seeing is winter dresses and such, BRING ON THE SUMMER CLOTHES.. This might get us thru these winter months..:)

[pop5]

Always looking! :)

[Uri1961]

we will probably start seeing spring/summer clothes sometime next month. What I did was buy in August summer clothes for my upcoming cruise. I took inventory and all I need to get is a couple more of summer blouses and some comfy sneakers. I bought sandals on clearance last year and I racked up. I bought so many I have to choose which ones I will take.:D

[cb at sea]

Don't you have something from last summer? I don't generally buy too many "new" things...I wear what I have, for the most part! No one on the ship has seen it before!

[hansolosmom]

I've looked on-line a bit at Lands End.

 

The clothes have to be coming soon, I was at Target the other day & they had all their bathing suits and shorts out.

[Ehpride]

Stuff should start to trickle in soon. I've already bought a black swimsuit bottom that I needed. Swimsuits tend to be scarce around here by July so you have to get it early if you want your size!

 

I may buy something with the intent of wearing it on a cruise, but then it goes into my summer wardrobe anyway. The nice thing about cruising in the fall or winter is that all my summer clothes are new and exciting again.

[geocruiser]

Have you looked at Bealls. http://www.beallsflorida.com/ Some time there are coupons that you can use.

[AmandaBlue]

Amazon! Love Amazon!

 

My first cruise is in May. I really have not bought much. I bought dresses for the 2 formal nights and 1 summery dress. I plan on buying one more pair of shorts because I am losing weight. And I need to buy some sandals, but it's mostly because my sandals are worn out. Everything I have bought can be used in my "real everyday life." I have heeded the CC warnings to not buy "cruise clothes"

[kellane]

I've been hitting up the sales racks pretty heavily for the past few months. I have a local Maurices store that I have found several summer dresses at for less than $10. I also recently ordered a few new bathing suits from Athleta because the separates were marked down as low as $9.99 plus you could get an additional 20% off. I love a good deal! Plus, these are all things that I can wear this summer as well.

[5326jan]

Chicos always has a variety of things on sale. If you buy something and within a couple weeks it gets reduced, you can be credited the difference.

 

I'd say my wardrobe is 50% Chicos with some Coldwater Creek and Lands End making up another 40%. Impulse buys make up the remaining 10% and I realize that those are the things I hardly ever wear. :rolleyes: I rarely buy things ONLY for a cruise, but I do fill in bits and pieces if I have a cruise coming up. Our next cruise is going to be cold, so I'm getting a few pieces (coat, hat and gloves) that are on sale now. :)

[LrgPizza]

... Everything I have bought can be used in my "real everyday life." I have heeded the CC warnings to not buy "cruise clothes"

 

Where are these warnings to not buy cruise clothes?! I need all the help I can get to not shop like mad. :D

[sherilyn70]

JC Penney always has summer/resort stuff online.

http://www.jcpenney.com/women/resort-shop-/cat.jump?id=cat1003610007&deptId=dept20000013&cmJCP_T=G1&cmJCP_C=D4

[nlsoftly]

Where are these warnings to not buy cruise clothes?! I need all the help I can get to not shop like mad. :D

 

FOFL

 

Actually, except for formal wear ... which rarely comes up in a tiny, farming community ... I do not discriminate between cruise clothing and 'normal' clothing. I like to look spectacular and keep the neighbors puzzled all the time.

 

I shop mostly thrift stores. Many keep out of season on racks in back. So, I can shop all seasons year round. And, wow, from time to time someone cleaning out their closet sends me an out of season bonanza!

[Hoyaheel]

I don't have separate travel clothing either - I have clothing that fits my needs (casual, work appropriate, climate appropriate etc) and when I have holes, I shop. I had some summer "holes" still because of my weight loss last year and a few weeks ago bought a bunch of things on clearance from JJill online - linen knit tank, woven linen dress (I look massively pregnant but it was so cheap and I know it will be SOOOOOO cooling come August in NC:rolleyes: that I'm keeping it anyway)

[jennlee]

I dress pretty much the same year round, so I needed sun dresses and a few nice dresses to wear for dinner...and a new swim suit. Thankfully I was able to stock up in August and September. White House Black Market's clearance has been amazing. Those $160 dresses I coveted were knocked down to $40 :D

[slidergirl]

I don't have any specific clothes for vacations or cruises. I'll buy things that I will wear in regular life - I haven't won the lotto to have extra money to spend on specific vacation clothes. Now, if a vacation requires something very specific, I'll do that. For the safari I took, I was told I had to bring totally neutral color clothes so as not to stand out to the animals…Bought a few more tan/olive colored shirts (thanks Ex-Officio and Eddie Bauer) and pants (thanks North Face) for that trip. But, the pants and shirts do get worn at home - the shirts go well with my jeans and I wear the pants when I go hiking at home (which I do weekly).