Hi. Today I want to share my top shopping tips with you. If you struggle with going shopping, following these rules should help you make wiser purchases from now on.
1. Go through your entire wardrobe and identify any gaps that you have. Also make a note if you have purchased too many of one type of garment to avoid you buying more!
2. Do some research beforehand. Look at your wardrobe to see where most of your well fitting and favourite clothes come from. A lot of stores stock consistent fits/cuts so if a store works for you, make sure you go there first. Also look online at stores to see if there are any styles you like and go to these - this will reduce the time you spend looking around and of feeling overwhelmed.
3. Go armed with a few style words that reflect what you want your new clothes to say about you e.g. relaxed, refined, sophisticated, approachable, etc. Run everything you pick up by all of these words and if they don't match, don't buy.
4. You can only buy what is currently in stock. If you can't find exactly what you are looking for, don't despair or buy the next best thing. Fashion changes frequently, stores get new stock in all the time. Be patient and it will surface sooner rather than later.
5. Know which colours suit you (and any that you are missing) before you go and stick to them. If a garment doesn't make you glow in the store, it's never going to make you look or feel good.
6. If you're undecided about a piece, WALK AWAY. If you're still thinking about it half an hour later go back and try it again or buy it. If it doesn't cross your mind again or you manage to find something better in the meantime, it's clearly not right.
7. When you are deciding whether to buy something, imagine a little voice in your head (in my case it's my mother's!) asking you the following questions:
Do you really need it?
Do you really LOVE it?
Does it make you look and feel good?
Can you afford it?
If no is the answer to one or more, leave the piece on the shelf and move on.
8. If you hate shopping or find it overwhelming, take someone along with you to help. It needs to be someone whose opinion you trust and/or has a style that is similar to what you want to achieve. (Note their body shape and proportions as well though as clothes that suit one body shape don't always compliment another.) Sharing the experience will also make it more fun.
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