A set of rules to decide before you are standing under the lights holding something you half-like. Buy less, buy better, and stop apologising to your own wardrobe.
What is inside
- The thirty-second test — whether a garment will still be worn in three years
- What to look for, and the four things that should send you straight back to the rail
- How to shop a sale without it shopping you
- Planning a purchase before you leave the house, so the shop is not making the decision
- The record that keeps you from buying the same mistake twice
This is for you if
- You have clothes with the tags still on
- You shop when you are tired, bored or discouraged and regret it later
- You would rather spend the same money on far fewer, better things
This guide is no longer available.
I am not going to tell you to stop shopping. I like shopping. I am going to tell you to stop deciding in the shop — which is the only place none of us can think clearly.
— Grandma Vivienne