A Luxury Buy: 3 Easy Steps to Buying a Designer Item
Shefali explains why sometimes we have to splurge on ourselves, and by splurge she means luxury
The new year has started and along with that, our normal routines. When it comes to shopping, we might only want to buy things which are essential, but at the same time, it’s important to buy things for ourselves. One good item to buy for yourself is a designer item and you can decide what exactly to buy in three easy steps.
When it comes to deciding on what exactly you should buy, you should know how much you’re going to spend. Once you figure that out, then only you’ll have a better idea about which brands you can buy. You can also look at things which are on sale and buy something similar for a better price.
You would also need to think about what item you would want to buy, like whether you want an outfit, a bag, or something else. If you want to buy a beautiful dress that you’ve been thinking about for a while, make sure you try it on and see if it looks good on you. It can be tempting to buy a dress that looks good on models and celebs in magazines, but if it doesn’t look good on you, then there’s no point in buying that. Choose an outfit that you can wear again and again, and make sure it’s something that you know is going to fit you well for a while. You wouldn’t want to be in a situation where you bought something that fits you right now but doesn’t after a few months just because you put on a few pounds.
When it comes to splurging on a luxury item, it’s good to know if that item is the brand’s main model or if it’s just available for the season. You don’t want to end up buying a bag that’s going to go out of fashion soon because you would feel terrible that you wasted your money on that. Choose a bag that’s the brand’s main model. Go for a color that you like and that can be used with any outfit that you have (you wouldn’t want to buy a bright neon bag that’s used only occasionally).
We need to spend money on buying things for ourselves and we can do that by deciding what to buy in three easy ways. If you buy something that you like, you’ll be happy. Now that’s something worth spending on.
Shefali is the author of Own It! Love What You Already Have of which all book proceeds go toward good causes. She is an executive at her family’s business, and board director for two other companies. She’s an alumna of Columbia Business School in New York City and Drexel University. She lives in Dubai with her husband and continues to travel for work. To learn more, visit shefalikarani.com