着き倒だおれ

noun

spending all one's money on clothes; ruining oneself through extravagant clothing

Often used in the set phrase 京の着倒れ (Kyō no kidaore), referring to the stereotype that Kyotoites spend excessively on fine clothing. As a standalone noun, it describes the act or state of bankrupting oneself by spending too much on clothes.

See also: 京の着倒れ

• 「京きょうの着き倒だおれ」ということわざを知しっていますか。

  Do you know the proverb 'Kyō no kidaore' (spending oneself into ruin on fine clothes in Kyoto)?

• 彼かれは着き倒だおれで、高こう級きゅうな服ふくばかり買かって借しゃっ金きんが増ふえた。

  He ruined himself on clothes, buying only luxury garments and racking up debt.