Sustainable clothing, sustainable clothing, sustainable clothing. If I say it 3 times in a mirror, will it come true? That would be awesome. But unfortunately that’s not the key to getting started with sustainable clothing. I saw this question as a mid-year goals check-in sort of question, and thought it would be a good one to […]
Shopping & Money
Successful Shopping Trip: you don’t have to walk out with a purchase
The TL;DR – walking out with tons of clothes is not the only definition of a successful shopping trip. Building a wardrobe you love is just as much about what you don’t buy as what you do. I was on a coaching call and we got to talking about the last time this client went […]
Before You Buy: reserve your judgement until you try on clothes
When it’s hanging on the hanger, or you’re scrolling through photos, it’s super easy to think that you love a piece of clothing or hate an item of clothing or will always wear something. But try clothes on before you buy them, or make a snap judgement on them – when you try it on, […]
Money: 9 Things Your Clothing Budget Should Cover (in addition to new clothes)
Building a wardrobe you love means more than just buying new clothes. It also means taking care of the clothes you want to keep around. But the items you need to take care of your clothes can be easy to forget when you’re setting up your clothing budget. If nothing else, your clothing budget should cover […]
Purchasing hope. Why do we buy clothes?
In the New York Times I was reading The Dress Promised Me Something the Doctors Couldn’t. The subtitle is what caught my eye: “My obsessive online shopping wasn’t really about the clothes.” Basically the essay is one woman’s journey of health uncertainty and searching for a diagnosis. And intertwined is the rise of her accompanying shopping […]