British scientists have calculated that women annually spend, on average, over £3000 ($4 673.7) on fashionable clothes, and yet, wear only at most 30 per cent of the clothes they own. Is it even worth it to spend so much money on seasonal trends, if a few months later the current hottest collection will be out of fashion? Yet, you can always be fashionable without compromising your wallet and budget; all you have to do is follow one of the following methods to save money on buying trendy clothes.
Cash only
Avoid using credit cards for purchases no matter how convenient and attractive this method of payment may seem. Your wallet should contain precisely the amount of money you can spend without significantly damaging your budget.
Off-season shopping
People who know how to save on clothes shopping will never head to a store immediately after a new collection arrives. It is much cheaper to buy out of season clothes; for instance, spring and summer models should be bought in fall, while fall and winter clothes – in spring and summer.
Online advantages
Most popular fashion brands and large retail chains have their own websites. Those are excellent sources about upcoming sales and promotions, which will provide you with excellent opportunities to purchase clothing with additional discounts. Moreover, there are also websites, which collect information about sales and promotions across the entire fashion industry.
Color tricks
Any woman sooner or later comes across a situation where she has ”nothing to wear”, regardless of the fact that her wardrobe is overloaded with clothes, and heads to the shopping mall to buy some new clothes. It has been calculated that a woman on average spends 16 minutes daily on choosing her clothes, which adds up to a year spent in front of a wardrobe over a lifetime. In order to facilitate the selection process and prevent the ”nothing to wear” situations it is important to organize one’s wardrobe. The secret is very simple- the entire wardrobe can be arranged around one or two color groups (shades can vary). This way you will be able to pick matching new clothes according to your color theme and will avoid the models that are fated to be left forgotten deep in your closet.
Smart approach to trends
Some trends are obviously short-lived and will not stay in fashion for more than one season (recall the harem pants, which managed to stick around for two or three summer seasons). In order to save on fashion shopping smart fashion lovers give preferences to less extravagant trends and spend money on high quality clothes, which will look sharp and new much longer.
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