After the morning coffee...a sip of fashion, career and lifestyle: To buy or not to buy?

Thursday 23 April 2015

To buy or not to buy?

I was wandering through the stores a few days ago, curious to see what's new in the clothes, shoes and accessories departments. Since I'm getting more and more pregnant every day (heh) stores view marathons are one of the last fitness moments I have left for now (not that I complain, I do really like it).

What caught my attention (again) this time is to see many clothes have so spicy price tags but quality materials no better than the ones I could find for 2 or 3 times less money.

So what's to be done? Should we be buy something just because it has a famous company name on the tag? I say nope.

So with this in mind, I've made up a list of things I always try to consider before buying something, to decide if it's worth it for me:

Touch the material. How does it feel? Do you like to touch it? - Since you're gonna stay in it for several hours a day, if you don't like it when you put your hand on it, imagine how it would feel for that fabric to be in contact with your skin for a few hours.
The design: Do you have anything to wear it with at the present time? Many people buy things because they are nicely presented in the store, they catch the eye, they have famous tag, but soon after the buy it they realize they would need to buy a whole new wardrobe around the new piece. So that piece might just be getting to take your wardrobe space and empty your wallet.
Actually first importance for me: if you would take that dress/jumper/etc from where it is (nice store design, nice light, nice presentation) remove the tag and imagine it in a not famous, maybe neighborhood store: would it still stand out, would you still pay the money to buy it? A piece with good material and good design that flatters your figure will stand out (almost) wherever it is.
The size: If you need something, buy that something in the size you are right now. Buying things with a slimmer figure in mind means you won't be able to wear it for a while now. You might not even like it anymore when you get to the desired clothes size. I still have a pair of very skinny jeans that I don't like anymore from some years ago, when I thought I was gonna loose several kg very soon. So with that in mind, does it flatter your current beautiful self?

What do you think of this list? What else would you add to it?

Until next time I'll leave you with some nice findings I encountered while surfing the internet.

Take care!