I will spend more for a good fit and nice fabric/construction. Now, I don't care if something is silk, but I like something that feels quality in the details. For me having a good quality fabric and straight seems that won't pucker, ect is important to me. If it fits well and washes and wears well I will wear it into the ground--- one flaw the gets in the way of the comfort or makes it obviously unflattering means that it will pretty much never be worn. I am one of those ladies that would rather wear the same 5 things everyday than wear something that bugs me in any way.
I am also one of those ladies that can wear a pair of jeans into the ground in a year unless I have 6 pairs or so in rotation. Cheap jeans only last a couple of washes to a couple of months with me because of the aforementioned finickiness. I generally am prepared to spend 50-75 bucks on jeans unless my faves are on sale. I have never tried premium denim because I have never been happy with the fit on a pair, but always wonder if they are worth it. I can find tough, flattering, comfortable jeans that don't bag out for 50 bucks-- which would only make premium denim worth it if it fit just as well off the rack or lasted more than 3 years with 3x a week wear.
I do have limits and am wililng to pay more for a nice jacket than I am for a t-shirt. However, I do find that for myself, there is a significant difference between $5-10 t shirts and 25-30 dollar t-shirts and I wear them enough and am hard enough to fit well that it makes it worth it to me. Much more important than having three that don't. For more than that they better wear like iron.
I'm ok with having only 7-10 tops and a few layering pieces and am happier with that than being able to try out new things and trends.
As committed to it as I am, there are some things that are a serious debate despite the superior quality. Despite good-fitting underwear being important to me, if my faves are 15 bucks a pair --- that still works out to an initial investment of 270 bucks or 90 dollars a year-- and that is if they can survive weekly washing for 3 years.
I also can't tell you how much I would spend on workwear, blazers, sweaters, or handbags because I don't own any. Either I don't have the occasions to justify the quality/expense, or I have been reluctant to try/invest because of my inexperience.
