Does an idea of clothing shopping, give you a headache?
Well, in this video, I will tell you why you don't like shopping and what to do to start
enjoying it.
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If you hate clothing shopping, you are not the only one
There are so many women out there that hate shopping for many different reasons.
Now, as a stylist, I shopped for almost probably 20 years or more professionally.
And because of my job, I really developed strategies that helped me shop with ease.
So in this video, I will tell you six reasons why you might hate shopping and what to do
to turn your hate into love.
So let's get started.
Reason.
Number one, you don't know where to start now.
If you don't know where to start, you are not the only one.
Most of my clients who I work with inside my program, the Signature Style Academy, um,
had similar experiences.
They didn't know where to start and the result was that they didn't want to shop at all.
So if you are in a similar position, what you want to do is to, first of all, identify
what you are shopping for first.
So is it a specific event that you are dressing for?
Are you looking for is summer wardrobe first, we have to really figure out what you're shopping
for.
It's always going to be easier to shop for a specific look.
For example, if you are attending an event and you're shopping for like one particular,
um, outfit.
Now imagine that you're shopping for a summer wardrobe That's a lot to handle, um, simply
because, um, you might need like a new brand new up, and you're looking for dresses, pants,
tops, swimwear, maybe sandals and so on.
So in this situation, you might get extremely overwhelmed because you are shopping for so
many different pieces.
So if you're shopping for multiple pieces, what you want to do to be organized and start
with one piece first, for example, dresses.
And then when you find dresses that you like, you can move on to pants and then so on.
So if you, um, start shopping for multiple pieces or at the same time, you're just gonna
simply get overwhelmed.
Okay.
So let's go back and let's look for, let's say like an event outfit.
So the next step will be to figure out what you want to wear specifically.
Is it the dress?
Is it the jumpsuit top skirt, uh, maybe pantsuit Again, you can look at all those wardrobe
pieces, but I like to narrow down the search in order not to get confused and then overwhelmed?
Now the next step will be to, uh, put a realistic budget in place, um, that will also help you
to figure out where to shop and what brands and stores to avoid in order to stay within
this budget.
Now, you don't want to skip this step.
Um, the last thing you need is to overspend and shop inside stores that are completely
outside your budget
You have set up.
Reason number two, you don't know what you're looking for now.
If you don't know what you're looking for, that really comes from different areas.
It can come from a disorganized lifestyle, uh, lack of personal style.
Also not knowing what body shape you have.
So what happens is that you're trying to find a dress.
You go to the store, trying to find a dress, maybe a jumpsuit or a pantsuit and you are
walking around, you get frustrated and you are leaving empty handed, right?
Again, that frustration comes from not knowing what style suits you.
You might have, an idea of, well, maybe what you are like, maybe what you are drawn to,
but you have not dialed in your style.
Therefore, you are not true what to look for.
Now.
Let's say that, you know what your style is and what type of looks you are drawn to.
Then again, you are looking for, for, uh, wardrobe pieces, but you have no idea if it's
going to fit into your lifestyle.
So what happens is that you buy maybe a few pieces and then they hang, um, inside your
closet and you simply don't wear it because it doesn't reflect any lifestyle activities
that you are doing.
And lastly, the last thing is really confusion about your body style body type.
So if you don't know what is your body type, then it'll be really difficult to find a specific
silhouette that will complement your shape.
So what you have to do is to really dial in into those three, three areas, right?
So in identifying your style, organizational lives are recognizing what activities you
are doing.
And lastly, you need to know what is your body shape in order to really know what silhouettes
will complement your eh, body shape, reason, number three, you are overwhelmed with choices.
Have you ever shopped either online and maybe in person and got overwhelmed with choices?
I can guarantee that you have, I have been shopping professionally for so many years
and still I get overwhelmed.
Yeah.
From time to time over the years, you know, I train my eyes, um, to the point where I
have to shop.
Let's say for like a red collar, all I see is red.
I go inside Nordstrom.
All I see is red, everywhere.
And inside my program, I trained my client's eyes.
Just, um, just to help them as well.
Now, there are a few reasons why you're overwhelmed.
When if you shop online, let's say you are shopping for a dress.
Let's say on Nordstrom website, there can be so many, um, results, maybe like thousands
of results.
It can be totally overwhelming.
Now outside of the numbers of clothes, you, um, and you see, you can really be overwhelmed
with so many brands and so many choices.
And I'm sure that you are confused trying to figure out which brand you should invest
in.
Now, the key to overcoming those feelings is number one, you need to know your style
because that will also help you in identifying the brands that you can shop for.
So let me give you an example.
Okay?
So let's say that you have a classic style, right?
I would say maybe you should check out then maybe like Vince, Stella McCartney maybe Helmut
Lang , but if you have let's say a boho style then I would tell you and suggest Joie, Vanessa
Bruno, um, Vanessa Bruno, and maybe like Isabel Marant right now.
So by identifying your style, it helps for you to create a customized brand list Now,
the second thing you should, uh, do is to avoid getting overwhelmed with the style choices
is to really identify your body shape.
It will be easier to shop for correct silhouettes and avoid silhouettes.
That won't be flattering for your body shape.
You don't know which silhouettes to pick from now.
If you don't know which silhouettes to pick from, it really comes down to not knowing
what is your body shape.
So what happens is you either shop online or traditionally in brick and mortar, um,
store, even though you know what you are looking for, you know, what colors you like, you are
still confused on what silhouettes fit you that can really get confusing, especially
if you don't know what silhouettes you should pick and what type of fit will be flattering
for you to make it easier on you.
There are so few silhouettes that will be flattering pretty much in anybody's shape.
So if you are confused, there are a few silhouettes to try wrap tops and wrap dresses.
This silhouette is great for small, petite, but also a plus for plus size women.
Also for any women who have a big chest as this shape will nicely hug a, the body, uh,
define the ways and will follow, your silhouette without adding unnecessary volume.
Now, another silhouette you should try is an a-line skirt.
This silhouette will be flattering on all different body shapes.
So if you are, Pettite pick a shorter length.
And if this helps you to helps to elongate your frame, if you are tall, you can, or plus
size, you can also pick a knee-length skirt.
It will be flattering on you as well.
Reason.
Number five, you don't know your lifestyle.
Now, a disorganize, a lifestyle is one of the reasons why you are not successful at
shopping.
So let me tell you why.
So let me tell you, if you are one of those women, those closet are full of clothes and
everything you own is super random, right?
A lot of pieces you own don't fit you either.
It's the wrong silhouette, or maybe it's the wrong color.
And you say that you hate shopping.
Well, the fact is that you don't really hate shopping.
You shop for clothes that don't really reflect your lifestyle activities.
Therefore, you feel like you are spending money on random pieces of clothing that sit
in your closet and collect dust, right?
Again, you are not the only one, a lot of women feel the same way.
The key to fixing this issue is to identify your lifestyle.
So what you want to do is to ask yourself a question, what do you do within a week,
maybe within a month and organize your activities, and then look at your closet to see if your
wardrobe reflects your activities.
The one thing that you should do before you purchase any additional pieces of wardrobe
is to really edit your closet, to make sure that you get rid of the closet, don't fits
you anymore.
That doesn't fit your lifestyle activities before you start making purchases and adding
another random piece to your closet.
So if you are one of those women who have a full, um, closet full of clothes, and you
don't really like shopping, but you have nothing to wear organize your lifestyle activities
first.
Reason number six, nothing fits.
No, I'm sure you have been shopping in the past line.
You order a bunch of pieces and nothing fits you.
Well, this is super frustrating, especially if you spend a lot of time looking for the
right pieces to purchase, and I can totally understand why you might hate shopping, especially
shopping, um, online now all online stores showcase their products, um, in a most appealing
way for their consumers to purchase them, right?
So I'm sure when you were looking online at the pieces, everything you bought, uh, looked
great was nicely styled and the pieces looked presentable.
So what you don't want to do in order to shop online for the, for the right pieces, first,
every brand runs differently when it comes to sizes.
So it's important before you pick the correct sizes, you measure yourself and then look
at the measuring table.
Now every online store will have measuring tables, uh, for all their clothes.
So some online retailers offer a quick quiz to suggest the correct size for you.
Since some brands will run big and some brands will run small.
Now, obviously looking at the model will help as well.
Most stores will list a model size and height.
If models, let's say five, nine, the dress is hitting her like knee and your five, three,
obviously the dress will, uh, hit you below the knee, right?
Also knowing your body shape is super helpful in order to pick the correct silhouettes.
Lastly, uh, it really takes some time to get used to shopping online.
It took some time and I still, you know, order some clothes that I'm not happy.
So don't give up.
So now you know exactly why you might hate shopping.
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