This brings me back to one of my favourite subjects, that of saving up for a splendid item that you covert and really desire rather than lots and lots of items. I suppose it is quality over quantity. And one person's quality choice will be different to another's.Take, as an example, my dream to have a Chanel 2.55 - this has been for so long now its silly and next year I will begin to address this (once I've paid my career development loan back). If I was to allocate myself a £100 monthly clothes budget then in 12 months, if I hadn't spent a penny, I'd have enough for a 2.55.
By buying lots of little items you deny yourself the opportunity to buy something you really want. Alternatively you could set up a handbag fund by saving £25 per month and take four years to buy the bag.
Whatever you desire then surely it must be worth waiting for - that's the slow fashion bit. If something is worth waiting for then abandon the immediacy of trends and this moments look for something more lasting...
Hi there-yes, £100 @ 12 months seems reasonable and a very justifiable xmas pressie if the sum is totted up by December!!
ReplyDeleteThat is so true. I need to work out what my big ticket item is and do the same calculation. That bag though sounds like a good starting place :). Red?
ReplyDeleteI always use the £1 per wear attitude I would far rather buy less than loads .. but have an addiction to parcels so its hard for me :))
ReplyDeleteAgree with you about saving up for better things, although I do have a coat from M&S, which I adore and I think it will last me for a few years. :)
ReplyDeleteThat bag (as well as BV) has been a dream of mine for a while now. I hope one day I will be able to buy it. Really want to have the whole experience of visiting Chanel boutique and picking up my treasure. :)
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I agree that it's better to save for really good items. But I don't see the harm in buying cheap little pick me ups if you intend to wear them for a while - and then donate them to charity when you've moved on.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree and as I've got older find myself saving to buy the more expensive items I want and that will out last just one season, however I do like to buy cheap fun little items every now and again to keep it interesting!
ReplyDeleteSo true... but I'm broke at the moment and needed some new black flats - so off to M&S I went and found the perfect pair for 20 quid. Thank god. xx
ReplyDeleteI don't generally have the patience to save for truly expensive items ... but then, my tastes don't veer designer. And if I've been longing for something for more than a year, I generally figure that longing won't pass and make sure I can save enough to purchase it.
ReplyDeleteA 2.55 is also my dream and if I hadn't have bought all the stuff I have this year, I could have bought one!
ReplyDeleteI think there's a balance somewhere...between buying a bit and saving up for things too.
ReplyDeleteIt's always a good idea to have a plan for items you want. It's easy to keep deferring them if you aren't careful.
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