When you get that highly awaited email that your favourite store is having a big sale, you obviously write it into your schedule and indulge in new purchases at the earliest opportunity, am I right? But are you sticking to your shopping list that you wrote back in point #3? Shopping sales racks isn't about how much money you saved, but rather how many pieces you purchased from your shopping list. The more you develop your ability to filter through unnecessary clothes and find the ones that fit your archetype or body shape and fill wardrobe gaps, the greater the reward during the highly anticipated sale.
7. Realistic approach to fashion trends
There are two basic approaches to fashion trends. Fashion can either dominate your wardrobe or become a complementary component. Knowing how fleeting fashion trends are, you can imagine how impractical it is to try to stay on top of every trend. The season comes to an end, and suddenly you need to change your entire wardrobe because it's outdated.
The second approach falls into our rational wardrobe strategy: you develop a base wardrobe, which remains classic and timeless, and you supplement with fashion accessories, which can be updated as fashion trends change. Following fashion trends with your smaller accent pieces is not only kinder to your wallet but also less wasteful when things become outdated.
What happens when your wardrobe becomes rational and you follow the criteria above? Your style starts to look effortless and authentic, in harmony with your appearance, because you balance fashion trends with classic pieces vetted through your unique personal characteristics. Isn't this what you have always wanted?