I’ve been talking to a lot of women lately to get feedback for a style workshop I’m putting together, and one thing I’ve noticed is that while many women admit to a lopsided closet—you know, one where 20% of the clothes get worn 80% of the time—women often don’t spend their wardrobe budget accordingly.

Now it seems to me that if you’re going to wear these items over here the majority of the time, then you should probably allocate most of your wardrobe budget to them and purchase the very highest quality with your fashion dollar.

But instead, what often seems to happen, is a gal will splurge two months of her fashion budget on a pair of killer heels that she’s only going to wear once a year with a fancy dress while the classic pumps she wears to the office three days a week are sadly in need of a facelift.

Or she’ll make an impulsive purchase on a not-so-inexpensive item from a trendy store that ends up splitting its seams, losing its buttons and pilling in a month or two when, for just a few dollars more, she could have scored an authentic vintage version of the style that she’d still be wearing with glee years later.

Today’s VPOD is a fine example of what I’m talking about. I saw a similar-styled blazer of substantially lower quality at a national retailer recently with a price tag just a few dollars less than the one on this fabulous, high-quality 1990s designer wool blazer by Yves Saint Laurent.

And I call this kind of choice a fashion no-brainer for a vintage fashionista!

Available from gems-vintage on eBay.

P.S. – I’d love your input for my style workshop. What are your biggest wardrobe and personal style issues? Leave me a comment below or email me at [email protected].

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