Decoding Designer: When To Skip And When To Splurge On Luxe Fashion
Take it from a woman with a fashion degree, sometimes designer clothes are worth their eye-popping price tags, and other times, they simply aren’t worth more than a dupe from Target. Here are the three simple steps I follow to tell which is which.
Sewing is a bit of a lost art. Underwear giant Tommy John surveyed 1,000 Americans in 2019 and found that only 12% of respondents knew how to tailor clothing. Why does that matter? Because many shoppers can’t navigate a garment well enough to determine when designer clothing is or isn’t money well spent. But that doesn’t have to be you. As a fashion school grad who knows her way around the inside of a garment, I made a cheat sheet, so you can build a sustainable wardrobe without spending a fortune. Here are the three Fs I follow – fad, fabric, and finish – to help me decide when to spend big and when to go home with money still in my wallet.