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The ‘NEED’ to Buy

 


One thing I’ve found with all my time spent scrolling Instagram over the last 9 months+ is that I’ve felt or feel the ‘need’ to buy stuff, or maybe it’s just me? It’s constantly on your feed, the clothes people are wearing, what they are using to decorate their houses, you look at what they have, and you want it for yourself. I’m constantly seeing a lot of the influencers with similar items and think to myself, I must have that in my wardrobe! Maybe to feel like you are living part of their life that seems so perfect, maybe it’s that instant buzz that buying something gives you or maybe you feel the need to keep up with the instant trends/fashion.

Doing my daily outfit posts, I’ve certainly felt the pressure to have new things to show people, to stay current and fashionable. Over lockdown and beyond I’ve been ordering new things, not necessarily keeping all of it, but I’ve certainly kept a few. However, the pressure to be up to date and fashionable is simply not viable for me at the moment, but it also is just not me and hasn’t been sitting right with me for a while. I’ve never been one for constantly keep up to date with fashions, instead I’d just buy the things I liked.

Do you ever find yourself ordering something, only to find something similar in your wardrobe? I’ve done it so much due to laziness of not bothering to go through my wardrobe or feeling like this version was better, so I needed it to replace the one I already have. Most of the time I’ve bought something that I don’t actually need, but it was something I wanted and those are two very different things. If I’m being honest, I’m a big stress buyer – that instant gratification of getting something you want to forget your troubles and stresses, something to look forward to getting in the post. But the problem with that is, stresses remain and they are then joined with the guilt of spending money you don’t have.

My mum always says to me when we’re out shopping, ‘do you need it? Will you use it? Can you afford it?’ and if you can’t answer yes to all three then you shouldn’t buy it. I really need to pay more attention to this!

I need to stop worrying so much about having new stuff and focus on what works for me that I already have in my wardrobe, after all that’s what I do for my clients! So here’s to wearing what’s in your wardrobe and making it work for you. After all, fashion is cyclical and you probably have some real gems in there that are on trend right now.

Hope you all have a great week.

Kat x

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