After all, the winter sales are coming up and it's a good idea to prepare yourself before you do any serious spending. I don't care much for the summer sales, but winter sales have coats and boots, and those are always the best sale purchases.
What have you worn most this year? For me it's my Gucci sneakers with stars (HERE and HERE). I have worn them fifty times at least, which now has them down to the equivalent of two large Starbucks coffees a day (this would be of course in addition to the actual Starbucks I would already have had, not to mention the price-per-wear of the other clothes and bag I'd be wearing with the sneakers... but you get the idea).
After honest analysis why I wore these sneakers so much I know that I love the combination of ultimate comfort + fashion credibility, and the fact that they literally look amazing with anything you wear. I have other sneakers I don't wear as much, and I have to admit it's because they are not as current and as recognizable as the Guccis. I never think of myself as a label whore but in this case I have clearly succumbed.
Conclusion, if there are any Gucci sneakers in the sale, I should pounce.
I have also done some thinking about expensive things I have bought which have not been worn enough.
Price per wear failures:
AG Jodi Crop jeans (HERE)
Isabel Marant Étoile ruffle blouse (HERE and HERE)
Gucci block heel loafers (HERE)
I have only worn the jeans once - they are super cute and I love them but they are too tight. The loafers are beautiful and I love them too in principle, but I haven't reached for them often - I don't really know why, although I guess that red is not as easy to throw on as a more neutral color and with red shoes I personally do not love a black bag). The shirt is beautiful but also too tight in the waist and I have scores of ruffly blouses this season. The material is linen, and I associate that with summer so much, that I have ignored it completely since September (despite the tropical heat).
Lesson One for me: Stop buying things that are tight. It is never worth it! Ever! You are not magically going to lose those 5 Pounds, and you shouldn't be rewarding yourself with new clothes if you haven't even started to try.
Lesson Two for me: If you buy things that are slightly harder to style with the rest of your wardrobe, make sure you plan a few easy outfits around the red shoes for instance, so that you never have to think about it in the morning. Now that I am looking at this outfit, I think it's very nice and I should wear it all the time (although the ruffles, and the flare, and the loafers remind me a bit of Austin Powers). Bag wise it makes me think I would like to have a nice dark navy bag to go with this and other outfits with red shoes. One for my winter sale list!
If you are one of my friends reading this and you need help sorting out your wardrobe, ring me now! I am cheap - a cup of tea and a chocolate biscuit will get me to your house in no time :). Every time I do this kind of thing I think I should have become a personal shopper, there is really very little I like better than putting outfits together or making new outfits with old clothes.
Have a great Thursday lovely readers xx
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