https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spreadsheeting-new-purchases Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 03 May 2026 00:53:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spreadsheeting-new-purchases#post-1451968 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 02:38:54 +0000 Meredith 1451968@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another spreadsheet user here. I just use it in a basic way to track my purchases for budget reasons and keep track of needs, but I find it to be so helpful. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spreadsheeting-new-purchases#post-1451959 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 02:23:48 +0000 annabelle 1451959@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't track purchases, but my new mission / challenge is to document the items I've purchased *and returned* and the particular aspects of each garment that didn't fit well. I have made too many repurchases from the same brand - in some cases the exact same item - because i couldn't recall what about it made it a Return. I am my own worst frustration </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spreadsheeting-new-purchases#post-1451905 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:13:38 +0000 Carole 1451905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow, you must be quite the seamstress! That seem hard to do but how wonderful yo custom fit for your body. That jackets a beauty! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spreadsheeting-new-purchases#post-1451876 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 23:19:24 +0000 rachylou 1451876@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a great jacket. Very interesting what the spreadsheeting revealed. Out of curiosity - do you ever make purchases in both categories the same day? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spreadsheeting-new-purchases#post-1451847 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 22:49:23 +0000 Caro in Oz 1451847@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I use Stylebook too, it has really changed the way I shop. It was a pain to take photos of everything but well worth it imo. I like planning travel capsules &amp; new season capsules with it too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spreadsheeting-new-purchases#post-1451833 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 22:27:40 +0000 Gigi 1451833@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like doing spreadsheets too. Some people find them onerous, but I think they're part of having fun with fashion.</p> <p>I too had some interesting discoveries since I started tracking a year ago. I learned, like you, that I had to stick with petites' for tops, because the misses' ones almost always got purged for fit issues. I also discovered that expensive items, even if good purchases, require a LOT of wears to get down to an acceptable-for-me cost per wear. So that made me realize that expensive purchases might not be all they're cracked up to be for me, even if they seem to be perfect. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spreadsheeting-new-purchases#post-1451828 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 22:07:04 +0000 Anonymous 1451828@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a spreadsheet as well. &nbsp;I track cost per wear. &nbsp;This has&nbsp;proven to be exceptionally helpful in understanding what garments I can spend a lot on (e.g., purses) because I use them so much. &nbsp;It also shows what types of clothing are not worth spending a lot of money on because I will never achieve a decent cost per wear (e.g., party dresses). &nbsp;Now I never feel guilt when I buy an expensive purse because it always pays off.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spreadsheeting-new-purchases#post-1451823 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 22:01:35 +0000 Alassë 1451823@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great write-up! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spreadsheeting-new-purchases#post-1451818 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:45:01 +0000 Greyscale 1451818@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have a spreadsheet clothing inventory&nbsp;and a text document of all purchases including cost. I'm better about updating the text doc (mostly because I need it to keep track of what I need to return!). I should look more closely at the money side of it. I just started trying to track times I've worn each thing but I doubt I'll keep it up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spreadsheeting-new-purchases#post-1451801 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:11:33 +0000 Ann in New England 1451801@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm using the Stylebook app to track, and I'm learning a lot, even in the 5 weeks I've been using it.<br />For one thing, it made me feel so much better about buying snow boots this year. I actually bought them for my daughter but when she found a pair she liked better, I decided to keep them for myself instead of returning them. But it turns out that they have been my most-worn item in the month of February, and my cost per wear is around $2.&nbsp;<br />This exercise is also causing me to reach for my more expensive items more often in order to get the CPW into a reasonable range.<br />My hope is that it will also give me a clearer idea on where to spend money in the future and where to go with the less expensive option. I cringed at my first pair of &lt;$100 jeans, but I realize that I wear them so much that they were a great value. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spreadsheeting-new-purchases#post-1451795 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:07:32 +0000 deb 1451795@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I started tracking my purchases on a spreadsheet about 20 months ago. 2014 was my first full year and it was very revealing. I track my purchases by month, cost, and item type (multiple columns for item types) I also grand total the monthly amounts for the year. It is an eye opener. Not only to the amount spent by the number of items in each classification purchased.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/spreadsheeting-new-purchases#post-1451785 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 20:42:48 +0000 EmilyC15 1451785@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>In Angie's latest post, a commentor named Thistle mentioned that she is spreadsheeting her wardobe. Last December I started keeping a spreadsheet of clothing purchases, to help me cut down on excesses. </p> <p>It turns out I have two parallel worlds of acquisitions. I have very reasoned and deliberate new purchases, mostly for work, and whimsical thrifting. Reasoned new purchases are items like Clarks booties, gray trousers, and business shirts/blouses. Whimsical thrifting recorded on the spreadsheet includes a transparent silk dress, out-there prints, and truly crazy jackets [covered in rhinestones, 80s leather with huge sleeves]. </p> <p>I have columns for: <ul> <li>Date of purchase</li> <li>Purchase location</li> <li>Item cost</li> <li>Item's undiscounted/new cost</li> <li>Any shipping costs</li> <li>"How's that working out for me?" which includes alteration notes</li> </ul> This is already proving worthwhile in helping me manage purchases and identify wardrobe issues. For example, with my short arms, I really need to stick with petites or 3/4 sleeves on my upper half, or budget more for alterations. And, surprisingly, truly crazy jackets fit well into my weekend wardrobe, enough to justify an under-$15 thrifting cost. I found the Vila jacket below in a thrift store and shortened the sleeves myself - it looks a lot better in person. </p>