Or what you have on your wish list!
In the past few years I’ve tried to only buy things I love and will last and get worn a lot. I try and think about items before I buy - if I still want something a few weeks after I’ve thought of it, it’s often a good shout. It’s surprising how many things I ‘go off’ after a few weeks.
So I have a wish list that I’m always adding to (and removing items from when I realise they won’t get worn....) but please inspire me and help me daydream with your favourite items and why you love them (or want them!) If you can, how much they cost, how much you wear them etc. Not limited to super expensive items at all though!
I’ll start - a big spend was my Mackintosh coat, it’s a classic beige, belted design so goes with blacks, blues, browns. I often wear it to work but also easy to wear casually. It’s really well made and completely waterproof so looks good, smart but also quite practical.
Another good splurge of mine has been good day-to-day underwear. Not crazy expensive, the Organic Basics set I have is so comfortable but also sits really well and doesn’t leave any lines under clothes.
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Swiftier · 04/05/2020 14:58
@buytheworldacoke a leather jacket is a great investment. And amazing when you find something you really want second hand. Im trying to buy more on eBay and other sites as I know there are gems to be had but I need to invest more time into it.
@ANoiseAnnoys I’m with you on Ray Bans. I used to have a few pairs of sunglasses that I’d pay £10-20 for and now just have one pair of Ray Bans I wear all the time 
Sweaty Betty leggings too! The Sweaty Betty sales are usually pretty good if you’re a fan, I’ve got some great bargains there.
@JillGoodacre Comfy trainers that go with everything are the holy grail!
And I love the sound of your watches @MilkTrayLimeBarrel and @Greenteaandchives. I don’t know much about watches but going to look them both up. I don’t have an investment watch but I’d love to buy one at some point (would require saving up!)
In 1985 I bought a coat for £150 in the sale (that’s worth about £450 in today’s money.
I can remember I didn’t dare tell my mum how much I had spent as she would have gone mad at me.
In the end I wore that coat for 22 years so it was a real bargain.
It's dark brown, no buttons or fasteners, ties with the inner tie and outer belt. It's a wool and cashmere mix and very warm, even in freezing weather I only need a thin sweater under it.
I also have a camel pure cashmere vintage wrap coat that my Mum bought that in the mid 70's, which I "adopted" in the late 80's and it still looks great. I love wrap coats, I am a strange shape (my top half is 3 sizes bigger than my bottom half 
, so the shape works for me. I have put weight on and lost it again since I bought it but because of the design it has always fitted. I wear both of them and I bought the Max Mara with birthday money from a "big" birthday, I chose the darker brown because I already had the vintage one in the classic Max Mara camel colour (it's not Max Mara, it's a long gone UK manufacturer).
I once had a beautiful wool coat that cost a fortune I think it was a scandi brand, cant remember, I justified the cost by how classic it was etc, etc. Fucking bastard moths ruined it. I now have an all saints leather jacket. Terrified to by wool or cashmere again (Wallace Sewell scarf also ruined 
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