as a wardrobe consultant…i would have to say that the statement i hear more often then any other…is…”it was on sale”…now don’t get me wrong…i am not saying that one cannot find some exceptional items on the sale rack…but…to buy an item just because it is on sale…is just not a good habit to get into…
it is seldom possible to recognize a bargain at the time you buy it…because the true cost of a garment is not necessarily the sum that is marked on the price tag…in order to figure out how much it really cost you…you would have to take this price and divide it by the number of times you wear the article in question…and then…and only then…accord generous bonus points for the pleasure…self confidence…and elegance it may have given you…
a dress marked down to half price and worn only once is sheer extravagence…while a perfect little custom-made suit costing six times as much and worn with confidence day in and day out during eight months a year for several years is an outstanding bargain!
there are no handy rules to guide a woman in her quest for bargains…but personal experience has taught me that love at first sight is usually more successful than a marriage of reason…at any rate…each time that i have bought something because it was a sensible purchase…i have worn it very little…whereas my irresistible impulses…which seemed sheer folly at the time…have usually been amortized very rapidly…
so what item in your closet is the best amoritized bargain?
Good point Elena. A sale is only great if you love the item, otherwise it’s a complete waste of money. Whenever I buy something on sale I hold it up to the same scrutiny I would if it were full price. That way I’m not left with any remorse.
a great rule of thumb to live by…i can’t say it was always the case for me…but i got tired of constantly saying “i have nothing to wear” standing in front of a closet packed with clothes…