As a prop and wardrobe stylist I spend my days in and out of every type of store you could possibly imagine. Shopping as a professional duty is potentially disastrous! I’ve compiled a few tips on how to get in and out of your favourite store without buying a thing!
1. Getting caught in the heat of the moment
You don’t really need it. Walk away. My rule is, if you keep thinking about it for the next couple of days then consider going back and making the purchase. If at all possible, sleep on it. Most often our retail attention span is fairly short.
2. There is always tomorrow
This one is really important. Remember, there will always be something next month or next week that you just have to have. Try not to give into your impulse buying every time you “browse” as your whims may cost you a fortune.
3. Trend Report
Beware of investing in trends. Trends are one-season wonders that can challenge our better judgment, giving us false feelings of “must-have”! Don’t invest.
4. Visualize
Décor items look beautiful when cleverly merchandised. Think about that item outside of its store environment where everything matches it. Is it really that amazing?
5. Starting a Collection?
I have a collection of pretty white things clustered on a shelf. If you are not adding to an existing collection and you already have something similar, ask yourself if you really need it.
6. A Walk in the Park
You can walk into a store and enjoy the scenery. It’s like talking a walk in a park. You do not buy the trees, Canadian geese, manicured flowerbeds – o.k. you might pluck a flower or two. Think of stores as fabricated parks.
7. Try it on for size
One of my small rules is: try it on. If it doesn’t fit or suit you – flee before you see something else! Don’t try to “make it work”.
There are those relationships between clothes or décor items that were meant to be. As the old adage goes…
“If you love something set it fee and if it comes back to you then it was meant to be”.
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