I have had a professional styling consultation which was the best money I ever spent on clothing even if it was just in the form of advice. I go for a stylish image rather than a feminine one and the stylist said to spend money on clothes you wear a lot. She criticised some women for spending ?500 on an outfit they would wear once to a wedding then buying their work clothes from M&S. I have a lot of very stylish clothes that I wear regularly though I confess my 3-4 ballgowns don't get a lot of wear. I was with a GG friend the other day who was getting her styling done, and she was advised to get rid of anything she hadn't worn in 6 months. She laughed and pointed out that I couldn't possibly wear all my dresses in 6 months (as of Monday, when this happened, I have 1115). If you have quality stuff, wear it. By the way you can hand wash dry clean clothes - I have done it hundreds of times and only had one disaster.
