There is nothing wrong with loving luxury designer fashion. Dressing well can further your career and improve your social life with the added boost in confidence. If you have a taste for the finer things in life, it means you know how to enjoy life. The only problem is when you start buying clothes, shoes and accessories beyond your means. Here are some tips to keep your designer tastes under control and within budget but still get what you want. Buy the Next Season This is a bit obvious and a lot of you probably already do this, buy last season’s items and get a big discount. Trends last several seasons and even if you are sporting last seasons belt, shoes, dress, or whatever it will still be in fashion. The types of people who will know you are wearing last season’s finds are those who are obsessed with fashion. These are very shallow people and you should not listen to their condescending ways. Besides, they are all related to that villain in the movie The Devil Wears Prada. Therefore, think of yourself as someone more like Anne Hathaway’s character in the same movie. Wait for the Yearly Bazaar Nearly all designer stores will hold a yearly bazaar around the third quarter of the year, just before winter. This is to unload merchandise from the rest of year. Designer bazaars are usually invitation only, they invite their employees and these employees bring their friend. If you are ever fortunate enough to get into a bazaar sale, it would not be at all surprising to find designer shirt at five to ten dollars or bags at less than twenty dollars. Go Thrift Shopping in Affluent Neighborhoods Wealthy people sometimes donate a lot of very expensive and designer apparel that they have only worn a few times. If you hate thrift shopping, you won’t when you are shopping through the closet of millionaires. Find the most affluent neighborhood in you city then locate the nearest Goodwill or Salvation Army family store in that area. All of the rich people in that rich neighborhood drop off their donations there and be surprised to find just barely used MiuMiu or D&G cramped on a hanger or discarded in pile in a large box. Never Buy Online Without a Discount Again, this goes without saying. If you know anything about anything, always shop online with promo codes or in the very least with the intention to avail of free shipping. Find large online stores that specialize in selling used designer fashion because they curate all the other stores to get you the best deals, saving you a lot of time. Practice Self Control with a Shopping List Shopping online or shopping in stores, always have a shopping list with you to help keep perspective. Once confronted with everything that is available on sale, it is very easy to just lose control and buy everything that is deeply discounted even when you do not actually want it or it does not fit the rest of your wardrobe. Google+
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