I Keep a Running List Called "Things to Buy"—Here's What's on It
As a fashion editor, I come across a lot of stuff that I want to buy. After forgetting to purchase something that I meant to go back and buy a few too many times, I started keeping a "Things to Buy" list, which is basically just a list of remarkable items that I keep in the Notes app of my iPhone.
From what I've gathered over the years, there are two types of people in life: those who make lists and those who don't. I absolutely fall into the former and think that keeping a running fashion items shopping list is as crucial as keeping a grocery shopping list. It helps me to avoid impulse buys and instead save my money for things I actually need (or just really want). Sure, I can't buy everything I want, but I can at least keep track of it all just in case.
At the moment, my Things to Buy list is pretty seasonally appropriate, with the emphasis being on boots, pants, sweaters, and jewelry that won't get lost in my outerwear. Feel free to copy me or make a list of your own if I've inspired you. Either way, I'm flattered. Shop what's currently on my Things to Buy list below!
Shop My List
These will cheer me up in the dead of winter.
I already have these in black, and I love them enough to buy this color too.
This is exactly what I want to wear with a sweater and ankle boots.
I don't know why it's taken me so long to buy one of Anine Bing's chic blazers.
I don't wear a lot of dresses this time of year, but I'd wear this one on repeat.
Everyone wants a By Far bag right now, including me.
These Victorian-inspired shoes would look cool with prairie dresses and jeans alike.
My favorite bike shorts on the market right now (and that's saying a lot).
Next up, 43 amazing pairs of affordable shoes to shop when you're bored.
Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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