Do you buy clothes because you WANT to have them but do not strictly need?

[AguaMinerale]

I have been rethinking / restocking my wardrobe over the last few years and, excluding a couple of impulsive purchase fails, I have all my basics covered and a few extra bits for variety. But I also have a long, evolving list of items I just fancy. While I will get wear out of all of them, they are expensive non-essential items and I feel guilty even wanting them. Can anyone relate and what do you do?

Yes. Everyone does. Nobody solely purchases things because they need them, or we’d all only have one pair of trousers etc

The majority of my wardrobe is ‘want’ rather than ‘need’. In fact things I’ve bought because I felt that I needed them at the time (ie to replace something that no longer fits me or because it had worn out) tend to be items bought in a hurry which I subsequently hate.