You must calculate cost per wear before you buy

Start calculating the cost per wear before you buy anything!  For example, it might make sense to spend $500 on boots that you will wear almost every day.

The second lesson from today is that no matter how much I like this dress (it's wool and leather, and it has buttons up the back, so cool!) and no matter how comfortable it is, it looks terrible for my vase figure.  The dress is the right length, but not the right cut or the right material.  The vase needs structured material with definition at the waist.

Boots: Tory Burch.  Cost $525, age: 3 months. Wears/wk: 4. Total wears:48. Cost per wear: $11
Dress: Black wool and leather.  White&Warren, size M.  Cost $70 (250 on sale). Age: 2 years Wears/wk: max 1.   Total wears: 12. Cost per wear $6.

Here you can see the importance of factoring in how many times you will wear something.  This gold and Lucite chain goes with everything!

Vintage 70s Lucite and gold chain: $60.  Wears/wk: 1. Total wears: 40.  Cost per wear $2
Brighton earrings (gift!)  Cost approx $25. Wears/wk: 3.  Cost per wear $0.50?