You probably have a whole closet of fast fashion that is already falling apart. We all have been through the process of buying a cheap thrill which lasts for a week only. The point is not to look like a snob but to save money and look like one who knows what he is doing.
The first rule is never to buy anything from stores like H&M just because everything there is on sales. Cheap trends are designed to fall apart after three washes. Pay attention to the threads in vintage Levi’s denim jackets and in their contemporary copy. Quality stuff is weighty and sooner or later you will learn how to distinguish it.
Do not feel guilty about the fact that your current apartment looks like a bombed dorm room. The time to change our priorities to something lasting has come. Instead of cheap furniture from IKEA buy a decent walnut table from a local carpenter. The furniture is supposed to endure two moves and not only one party.
The point is to identify what will remain in fifty years. Furniture in mid-century modern style is popular because it was produced with genuine integrity. The same applies to watches; mechanical Seiko will definitely outlive any electronic gadget. Trends pass by while classics always remain smug and eternal.
It is not necessary to have a large budget in order to start cultivating taste. Save money to purchase one leather bag from Saddleback Leather instead of ten cheap ones. You will get a beautiful piece of furniture which will age gracefully and acquire its own history and personality, not the nylon backpack which will get dirty very soon. It turns out that buying less allows to afford quality things.
Your friends may laugh at you when you talk about such details as thread count but let them. They can continue to sleep in scratchy beds and sit on unstable chairs while you will host the dinner parties sitting on a solid piece of furniture. Cultivating your taste takes time so buy it once and trust your gut feelings.
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