#ONE. DOES THIS ITEM FIT WITH MY OTHER ITEMS?
Here it would be appropriate to recall the instructive story of Nadezhda Teffi. His heroine bought herself a collar, which first demanded a new blouse (“none of the old ones fit him”), then a skirt and shoes, then a new hairstyle, a new sofa, and even a new man. Let’s get back to reality: so that after the purchase it does not turn out that a new blouse is needed for a new skirt, estimate how many existing things the new thing will be combined with. If you don’t have such things in your wardrobe, we advise you to postpone the purchase.
#2. ARE THERE SIMILAR ITEMS IN MY WARDROBE?
Do you need another pair of plain black sandals when you already have three of these and summer in the city only lasts a month? Is it really necessary to have another flowered dress if there is a whole stack of them in the closet? The rule does not apply except perhaps to the basic things: if you were lucky once and you found the perfect T-shirt, shirt or black trousers, it would not be superfluous to buy several pieces at once.
#3. WHAT MATERIALS IS THIS THING MADE OF?
In the new world of conscious consumption, we must be responsible for every item – even ordinary jeans and a T-shirt. No matter how beautiful, for example, fashionable plastic shoes are, they will be present in the life of our planet for another couple of hundred years, and when decomposed, they will spread harmful substances into the soil. It makes sense to buy things from natural materials not only from an ethical point of view: a synthetic acrylic sweater will go to the wastebasket in a couple of seasons, while a natural wool version is more likely to get bored than deteriorate.
#FOUR. WOULD I BUY THIS ITEM IF IT WASN’T ON SALE?
Surrounded by signs and banners saying Sale, we tend to turn off and think illogically. Why buy a scarlet cocktail dress, an occasion to wear that happens once a year? Or another miniskirt when you already have a dozen of them in your wardrobe?
#5. WILL I WANT TO BUY THIS ITEM TOMORROW?
Many people know this feeling: you can go to the store in a bad mood and leave satisfied with a new dress in a bag. But if it seems to you that buying a new thing cheers you up, then it only seems to. A day later, it may turn out that the purchased blouse does not suit you or you have nothing to wear it with. The most reasonable thing is to “pickle” the desire to buy at night and make a decision in the morning.
