Yesterday we were taught to MAKE A PLAN before you shop, well today’s lesson deals with what to do when you get there. Often times when we shop, its the spur of the moment and so sometimes we find ourselves aimlessly walking through stores looking through the racks for something to grab our attention. It is then, when we spend unnecessary money on an article of clothing that we probably won’t wear and definitely do not need.
Lesson #2 When You Get There…
- Keep an open mind on sizes. Very rarely will you find a designer or label with the same cut. So you may be an 8 in one brand and a 12 in another. I wear a 26 and I have a pair of jeans that fit perfectly that are a 29. When I tried on the 26 and it didn’t go past my knees I was worried lol. I tried the 27 and it reached my hip I was like WTH then went to a 28…I couldn’t breath, but the sales associate explained to me that particular brand is cut very very small.
- Save time by “bracketing” Take a size higher and a size lower into the dressing room with you. If you try on the size that is larger and it fits a little big, you know that you need the 28 instead of the 29 and it saves you the hassle of running in and out of the fitting room trying on the same garment in different sizes.
- Choose a fitting room with a three-sided mirror so you can see yourself from all angles.
- Don’t linger. If you try on something and it doesn’t look good, take it off immediately instead of staring at yourself hoping it would look differently. It’s a waste of time.
- When trying on the clothes, stretch, bend, squat, do whatever you need to do in order to get a great feel of the item. You don’t want to wait until you wear those jeans and realize that when you sit down, your crack is out. No one wants to see that! Your testing for comfort. If you are not comfortable in it, you won’t wear it and therefore, it is a waste of $$money$$.
Stay tuned for more lessons on shopping smart!
via InStyle…with commentary from HGB
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