# Most expensive piece of clothing? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 31, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-piece-of-clothing/287637 "2005-01-31T18:53:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![CBCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@CBCD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CBCD)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-piece-of-clothing/287637/61 "2005-02-02T17:10:59Z")
A full-length mink coat that was my mothers. It cost $9,000 about 25 years ago. My mother & step-father traveled to Canada to buy it, as part of her formal installation as his **trophy wife**. Yes, the coat is really warm, and I look spectacular in it. ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9dc877/32.png) [@Mr\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Jim)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-piece-of-clothing/287637/62 "2005-02-02T17:28:12Z")
My [Wombats](https://secure9.nexternal.com/vegane/images/BrownWombat.jpg). The were around $100-ish canadian. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-piece-of-clothing/287637/63 "2005-02-02T18:47:35Z")
> [@Kyla](#): > > **alice**? Is that really you? Did someone sneak onto your computer when you weren’t paying attention? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Indygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@Indygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Indygrrl)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-piece-of-clothing/287637/64 "2005-02-02T22:58:56Z")
I have a pair of leather pants that cost $150, and they are probably the most expensive item I have. However, recently, my good friend brought over some pants for me. She’s rather tall, so I get hand-me-downs when she shrinks them and stuff. Anyway, she says, “This is the most I’ve ever spent on a pair of jeans, they’re Levi and I got them in L.A. when I went to visit my mom.” How much could they have possibly been? I’m dying to know. They are super-cool, and I know sometimes people spend $100 on jeans. But, that’s just not the kind of thing you can ask. So, I\* might \* have two pair of pants that cost over $100 each. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2005, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-piece-of-clothing/287637/65 "2005-02-02T23:57:36Z")
> [@chaparralv8](#): > > Geez, that’s a whole order of magnitude more than I paid for my racing safety equipment… What sort of cars do you race? It was bought for [this race](http://www.silverstateclassic.com/) here is a picture of one of the car we ran in [1997](http://www.silverstateclassic.com/97-sep-21_160.htm) Unfortunately the results are not online for races before 1997, nor can I find any pics of the earlier car. In the 1996 race we averaged 149.57MPH, and lost the 150MPH class to a guy who averaged 150.01MPH. :smack: We were clocked by the Nevada Highway Patrol crossing the finish line at 163 MPH. As far as the cost of the suit goes, when a sponsor is paying, money is not that big an object, give me the GOOD ONE. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-piece-of-clothing/287637/66 "2005-02-03T00:45:29Z")
My doc martens are probably my most expensive piece that I paid for myself. My leather coat that my parents got me for christmas one year (on sale) probably has the most value. ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-piece-of-clothing/287637/67 "2005-02-03T13:15:21Z")
I have a tailor made suit for which I paid $1,100 (dark navy with very subtle pinstripe). There’s nothing quite like having clothing made just for you. The fit and finish is like nothing else you’ll ever wear. ---
**Author:** ![Gorgon\_Heap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f475e1/32.png) [@Gorgon\_Heap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorgon_Heap)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-piece-of-clothing/287637/68 "2005-02-03T16:19:37Z")
Coats for me as well. I have several leather coats worth $100 - $300, and all bought on sale for considerably less. After that are my Docs - $80 and I’ve had them for nearly a decade. Then a brand new suit I got for Christmas - $80 with a matching shirt (first suit I’ve owned in a great many years; I got married in uniform to save cash). Then a $50 sweater I got in NYC. Then everything else is less than that. ---
**Author:** ![Kilt-wearin\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/82dd89/32.png) [@Kilt-wearin\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilt-wearin_man)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-piece-of-clothing/287637/69 "2005-02-03T18:50:03Z")
I have two complete kilt outfits - one formal with the “Prince Charlie” jacket, one with a tweed daywear jacket (yes, that involves two kilts as well - the “modern” colors and the “ancient” colors). Each comes out to around $1000. Other than that, my leather jackets are probably the most expensive stuff I own. ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2005, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-piece-of-clothing/287637/70 "2005-02-03T19:43:24Z")
A $250 black leather bra and a $175 black leather waist cincher that I bought myself at a Leather S/M convention in San Diego about 6 years ago. But the most expensive thing I bought at that show was the $280 leather short sleeved uniform shirt I bought as a gift for my girlfriend (We have since broken up). She still wears it AFAIK. I still wear my leather gear when the occasion warrants it. The bra fits so well that I just couldn’t pass it up. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-expensive-piece-of-clothing/287637.md?page=3)