Anyone who knows me will have noted that during the spring showers I always seem to wear the same grey rain coat. It is a nondescript grey rain mac, that is a little on the large side. It also happens to be the same rain coat my grandfather bought from Burberry nearly 50 years ago!
The observant among you will have noticed that I have labelled this post as part of the Style on a Budget collection (many of you may even be scoffing at the idea as Burberry macs are very expensive), let me explain why I chose to include this post under that label. Today a Burberry mac costs approximation £1,500, a princely sum to the average student to be sure. However, if you divide that expenditure by the number of years such a coat will last, for the sake of argument lets say 40 years (although as I have said mine is nearer 50) you get an average price of £37.50 per year. Which is about half the price of a rain mac from the average high street retailer such as H&M or GAP. I doubt very much that their product would last even 20 years.
But we don't all inherit such coats I hear you cry. True I have been very fortunate, and yes there is no way I could even dream of spending that much money on a coat right now. However that is not the point of this post. The point is quality lasts, and real quality saves you money in the long run. So weather its a coat or a pair of shoes or anything in between just think before you rush into H&M.
Always remember though that you have to circulate your wardrobe to get the best wear out of it, but that is a subject for another post.
P.S. If you see a luxury piece of clothing like a Burberry mac or a Barbour coat going cheap in a sale or a vintage shop go for it investment pieces don't have to be brand new they just have to be the best quality you can afford.
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