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Winter Clearance Wonderland: 5 Items to Stock Up On
Reverse buying strategy (or contrarianism) – yep it’s the end of the Northern Hemisphere winter, so the retailers are wanting to fire their stock out the door to make way for bikinis, muumuus, sarongs, Bermudas and skorts. So this is the best time to buy up winter stuff. Here are some hints I encountered on the ether:
#1 Cashmere Sweaters & Scarves. Called the Cadillac of all wools, cashmere is more expensive than lambs wool and merino wool with good reason — it lasts longer when cared for properly, can be worn in more than one season and is less itchy than other wools. A few classic cashmere sweaters and scarves can last a lifetime. We always find a few cashmere steals on the clearance racks for our clients this time of year and are thanked for years.
#2 Winter Coats. Merchants are motivated to sell off their coat collections right now to make room for spring collections that are arriving daily. Make their real estate problem work for you by visiting your coat closet and getting focused on what you’d like to replace or update in your coat collection. You’ll be amazed at how easy it is to get what you need when you arrive at the store with a fresh focus. Best part — you won’t feel guilty buying the coat that felt like a splurge at the beginning of the season when it’s up to 70% off!
#3 Knee-Leather Skirts. When properly coordinated, leather can add a significant amount of style to a wardrobe. While it is tempting to stock up on leather goods that are on sale, we advise people against investing in pieces that might go out of style quickly. The leather items that we take note of when we see them on sale are knee-leather skirts. The length sets it apart from shorter and long cuts that go in and out of style more quickly.
#4 Bright Colored Gloves. Black and brown gloves tend to sell out quickly and because you wear them the most, it makes sense to buy them when you need them, even if they are full price. Gloves in fun colors like red, fuchsia, turquoise and yellow can add great fun to a wardrobe and become true fashion finds when purchased on sale. When you are buying gloves, particularly late in the season when pickings are slim, err on the side of a bit tight rather than a bit large, as these items always stretch with wear.
#5 Simple, Neutral Tops. We tend to stock up on tops for our clients at the beginning of a season in the “in” colors that are being shown that year. They tend to sell out quickly and you want to get the most mileage out of them in their best season. If you can find simple layering tops in basic colors (i.e. black, cream, beige or red) during end-of-winter clearance sales, grab them. Our friends at myadea.com make excellent light-weight shells that layer superbly. They rarely go on sale but are worth their weight in gold to our clients, especially those who wear jackets and sweaters a lot to the office.
Happy shopping!
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get some great boots , and tights , not just black but patterns and colours too.
