How to shop for clothes you won’t have to purge in a year

Knowing what you have and figuring out your personal “basics” will save you money and effort down the road. Affordable fast fashion and social media make it seem as though clothing trends move more quickly than a runway model’s strut. But that churn is incompatible with building a wardrobe that has staying power.

“As a society, we’ve been conditioned to think we’ll wear something for a little while and then donate it or sell it,” says Rosana Vollmerhausen, a stylist and project manager from Silver Spring, Maryland. So how can you assemble a wardrobe that lasts longer than a few seasons and contains fewer “whoops” purchases? We consulted style pros to find out. Evaluate what you already have “I think people often buy all this stuff, and then stick to three or four pieces that they put on all the time,” says Cory Ohlendorf, editor in chief of the men’s style website Valetmag.



com. That’s why you must assess what you already own before you purchase anything new..