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Show Stretching Your Clothing Dollar How can you make your clothing dollar more . elastic ? Although a dollar may be a dollar any way you look at it, it isn't any way you spend it. Perhaps you have made the mistake of spending too much of your clothing allowance on a dress that you do not wear often. Or perhaps you have tried to save money by buying inferior fabrics only to discover that they won't wash or clean. From now on, let the following fol-lowing words of wisdom be your guide and save many a "headache" over having bought the wrong thing. 1. Keep a list of needed items and plan for them. 2. Keep all your clothes in wearable condition. 3. Give your clothes systematic system-atic care. 4. Stick to a one-color idea for basic accessories. 5. Remember cheap accessories access-ories ruin a dress. 6. Avoid fads and conspicuous conspicu-ous colors. 7. Buy basic dresses rather than frilly one. Are you one of those women who does not plan her purchases pur-chases and, therefore, buys articles ar-ticles that won't fit in with her wardrobe ? Or worse yet, do you allow sales clerks to talk you into buying something you really don't want ? . Well, take that planned list with you and resolve to become an expert in shopping for yourself and your family. |