Fitting room strategies

Something I hear quite often from friends and clients is that they have a lot of anxiety about shopping for new clothes. Some love adding bold new pieces to their wardrobe, but they haven’t always been good at judging when they truly should buy something.

As a result, they experience buyer’s remorse and have wasted money or time spent waiting in the return line.

Before you buy anything, there are a couple of important questions you need to ask yourself in the fitting room. Even if you have to spend a little more time trying pieces on, you’ll feel a lot better about your buys:

What can I pair this with? If you’ve ever bought something you loved only to realize you have nothing to wear with it, then you know this is an essential question to ask yourself. If you can’t think of at least two things in your existing wardrobe that you can wear with an item, it’s probably doomed to hang in the back of your closet forever. But if you can plan a few outfits with it and you really like it, go for it. consider the fit and look. Peering at yourself straight on in a fitting room mirror is definitely not enough to get a true feel for your clothes.

To avoid post-purchase regret, try these tactics before you leave the dressing room:

One of the best ways to get another perspective of what you’re trying on is to take selfies. You don’t have to post them or share them with anyone else (although feel free to text your best friend for a second opinion), but looking at them can help you see yourself in a different light. Snapping a few pics only takes a minute, and it can certainly help.