I’d like to invite you on a discussion or instruction of how special designer items can change your wardrobe.   It’s about the one piece that you must have for the season.  The key to having a great wardrobe is about inspiring people with the expression of who you are, and what you love.  Almost like the most flattering version of yourself that can be.  As you start to play around and learn what really works for you, and discover new ways to express yourself, you can actually transform yourself and your life into an amazing journey of expressing the best of what you are.

Is there ever a piece that you die for when you flip through the magazines or style sites that you simply overlook and consider unattainable?  Most people assume that the items they lust after are too expensive, wouldn’t look good on them, or some simply don’t care about fashion. They just want to look clean and presentable which is fine.  But some still think, I can’t afford a Louboutin heel, or I’d rather go to Forever 21 and purchase many items when I need it.

Add that Louboutin heel to what I like to call, your fashion fund.  I am an expert when it comes to building a wardrobe that re-invests in itself. What I’m actually showing you to do is to save up and get your dream it piece that season.  Buy designer items, and watch your wardrobe, self, and life transform piece by piece.  You should love every single thing in your wardrobe.  It may sound crazy, but the kind of life that expresses the best style is worth every penny.  So are you ready for it?  Here are the basic tips for building a great wardrobe in a financially strategic manner using your fashion fund.

1) Revel in it- Research on all media and begin to look-shop around based on the amount of money you can put together.  A good starting base is $300. I know some people think that’s a lot, but stay with me.  The key here is not to limit yourself by any means, just to look around.  Even if the price of the item seems too high, you are going to ignore that, and continue to shop around for the piece that you have to have.  Shoes and bags are great here.  Once you have put together a bunch of items that you love, start to note the prices.  For example, a shoe that may be $700 that you would normally consider unattainable, will not be.  If the shoe is in the magazines, or you are seeing it hot off the runway in style.com, chances are that shoe may be arriving in the stores 4-5 months later, which means you can put a little money aside here and there until the time is right. It may even go on sale at the end of the season for half the price!  If you purchase 2-3 items like this a year to start, you are building a heavily valuable closet in the long run over time since each piece will hold value because it is a designer piece.  We’ll get back to how later.

2) Seasons Past= fast – If your fashion fund is starting at $200-$300, or you want your item now and can’t wait, check out designer items from season’s past on eBay, bluefly, yoox.com, and other internet sources as well as retail shops like Century 21.  If your fashion fund is much lower than $300 over the course of 5 months, you can still find amazing items in these shops that can cultivate a heavily invested wardrobe.

3) Cleanse and re-invest- if you have not worn an item in 6 months that is not for a special occasion like a gown, you have fallen out of love with your piece.  Whether it is or isn’t designer, sell it.  Here is where the importance of purchasing a designer label will come in, they maintain value.  Chances are your original Louboutin heels can fetch a resale value of at least $150 when sold.  Then take that money and re-invest in your fashion fund, and wardrobe.  For resale, Beacon’s closet in New York, eBay, craigslist and consignment shops are great.  You can even sell your filler items (non designer) at thrift shops that pay some money to purchase your used clothes.   You may only make $30, but that $30 can go a long way to add to your fashion fund.

Pretty soon, not only will you be in absolutely to die for in love with your wardrobe, style, and radiating the best version of yourself, but you will have a wardrobe growing effortlessly and consistently reinvesting in itself.  You are also serving the greater good and giving back to the designers and retail that are in particular need of support right now.  Who said fashion, style, and economics can’t go hand in hand?   With this million-dollar advice I’ve just given you, they absolutely can.