$250? For used jeans? I can feel my mother cringing. However, my favorite “investment piece” by far has been my Re/Done jeans-a pair of high-rise, reworked vintage Levi’s covered in patches that I bought during an impulsive midnight online-shopping moment of weakness (although, in my defense, I had been stalking the jeans for months, debating whether they were worth the whopping $250 I ended up forking over). (Fun fact: Its previous owner wore the dress to the opening night of Phantom of the Opera.) Some favorites to date? The marching band bomber jacket that belonged to a clarinet player in the ’90s, a men’s mechanic boiler suit with a million pockets, and a beaded cocktail sheath that looks like it’s straight off the set of Dynasty.
In keeping with my effort to consume less, most of my statement pieces have been wonderful vintage finds with quirky histories. “Quality not quantity” is my new shopping mantra. My rationale is that if I’m buying less, I can spend a little more, especially if it’s a piece that I’ll want to keep forever. However, in recent years, thanks to my tiny apartment (and even tinier closet) as well as a burgeoning sense of guilt over my very active consumption, I’ve been trying to rely less on fast fashion and instead have started investing in clothing that’s more memorable-statement pieces, if you will-with a strong focus on my cost per wear for whatever I buy. There’s nothing more satisfying than running to Zara and being able to pick up a Saint Laurent–esque mini dress for a decidedly un–Saint Laurent price. I’m not going to lie: I am and always have been a fan of fast fashion.
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