Friday, November 02, 2007

How much clothes does one need?

Okay. I know that I owe a new post about the Alexander McQueen trunk show, but life is really busy this week and I promise to do so this weekend.

I managed to organize my closet this week. I do that twice a year when season changes. To be honest with you, I was a litte surprised by how much clothes I had. I don't buy a lot (3-4 items per months, including socks) and I try to buy quality goods when I can but things add up. I never knew that I had about ten pairs of dress pants which would be in great use for this winter due to our dress code. I thought that I would have a crisis to get an army of suits for work...but apparently it didn't happen. Good news.
So how much does one need? Why do we keep buying? I've had a lot, and I am glad that I took the chance to figure out what I need and what are excessive. Saks just started their pre-sale (God they are bearish...they really expect a recession!?) but my goal is to stick with the basics including sweaters and some Ralph Lauren jackets. Let's see if I stick to my plan.

4 comments:

Fashion Critic said...

Hi Jing! Just noticed your comment on my blog - sorry for the late reply. I hope all is well with you. Completely agree with your post - I haven't bought anything in over a month. I really resisted a few stray purchases, because I am saving for a Junya Watanabe coat. On that note it's good to hear about early sales ;-).

Best,
Faust

Fashion Critic said...

P.S. You look phenomenal in your previous post!

Caffeine said...

Thanks Faust!

Anonymous said...

read all your posts in one night! It is amazing to see how you give some serious thoughts to fashion. Really enjoyed your every post. Hope you can update more!