i'm Scots, (do we count in an English-centric UK?!) and one of the areas where I don't practice simplicity is clothes, handbags and shoes! I always buy well-made branded goods, in classic style/cuts/tailoring, which then last a very long time. i try to buy in the Sales. I have zero interest in entering charity shops and I wouldn't buy used clothing.

My last purchase was a Mulberry handbag, reduced by 40 per cent. Still expensive, but a timeless style and I had lusted after it for a year or so.