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I'm a professional stylist - here are three ways to tell if the latest fashion trends are a 'smart buy' for YOUR closet
A professional stylist and organizer who has worked with stars like Selling Sunset's Heather Rae El Moussa has uncovered three ways you can tell if a trend is a 'smart buy' for your closet - and when you should absolutely pass.
This summer especially, it seems like there are a million new fashion trends popping up all over the social media sphere - whether it be jelly shoes or raffia bags or even those viral barrel-leg jeans.
And that's not to mention the menswear-style boxer shorts, linen vests and bloomers that are also taking Instagram by storm.
But how can we know what's really worth the buy, and what's just a waste of our money?
Styling expert Caitlin Jaymes broke it all down in a new video that was posted to her TikTok earlier this summer, as she urged viewers to think critically about their purchases.
Professional stylist Caitlin Jaymes revealed three ways you can tell if a trend is a 'smart buy' for your closet or not
How can we know what's really worth the buy, and what's just a waste of our money? (stock image)
The first tip she offered was to evaluate whether or not the item can match with other pieces that are already in your closet.
She gave an example to the audience, naming the cherry red trend this past fall as a prime example.
'So, when the red trend was really popular over the fall, if you could go in your closet and think, wow, okay, I actually have like five pieces that would match really well with the red, probably a smart buy for you,' Jaymes explained.
The second way you can tell whether or not to buy into a trend is to look at any photos you may have saved for style inspiration and assess if the trend matches up to what you may be going for.
'Is it going to lead me to my style goals, or is it just going to be clutter in my closet that I'm probably not gonna wear?' the expert questioned.
Finally, she told viewers to be realistic with themselves when it comes to these trendy items.
'If it's a mini skirt trend, and you're someone who never wears mini skirts, or you never really have an occasion where a mini skirt is appropriate, probably a trend that you don't want to buy,' Jaymes said.
The stylist admitted that it does take a lot of self-control to resist some of these trendy items, but in the long run, you and your closet will be so much happier that you didn't buy into the fad.
The first tip she offered was to evaluate whether or not the item can match with other pieces that are already in your closet
And, in the caption of her video, Jaymes explained that she had started her account to help women shop smarter - promising that there were more tips where this came from.
Some of her sentiments were also similar to professional spending coach Paige Pritchard's 'mind blowing tip' that she offered in a video last March.
Pritchard revealed to viewers that when you buy a product, you're never actually buying the item - just the idea of it.
She explained that 'beneath the desire' for the new product you may be buying is actually just a desire for something else.
'You're either buying yourself an identity, or a feeling,' Pritchard shared. 'Because when it boils down to it, that's all you really want.'
'You want to identify as a certain type of person, or you want to feel a certain type of way,' the content creator continued.
As an example, she said that when you buy a new, fancy-looking planner, you aren't buying so much as the planner, but the 'identity' of someone who has it all together, and the 'emotion' of feeling that way too.
So, the next time you're tempted to buy a pair of those mesh ballet flats or pedal-pusher capri pants, you may want to slow down and think twice about your potential purchase.