My Capsule wardrobe - Cocktail dresses. 👗 …I have 9. Yes, that is quite a few. (Do you have a favourite?) However, from where I was when I was a shopaholic, it’s a significant downsize. For some reason, cocktail dresses was my favourite item to buy on impulse. So pretty and seductive. I could imagine all the fun I would have in them at fancy parties. I projected full fairytales onto these dresses when I bought them. Did I go to any fancy parties? Not many. I had over 20 cocktail dresses at one point. And not one cocktail party to attend. Like a backwards Cinderella. These days I go to a lot more cocktail parties, in a lot fewer dresses. The key to good occasion wear is to buy only what you truly love and know you will wear time and time again. An occasion dress has to last for at least 5-10 years to get a good price per wear. And it needs to be versatile enough to fit many different occasions. Most of these dresses I have had for years at this point, and they still come out for events, parties and weddings. The key is to consider your lifestyle before you buy anything. Will this item get enough use to be worth the initial investment (and space in your wardrobe)? Hands up if you also tend to overbuy pretty dresses 🤚🏻 🤍You can find the items I’m wearing in my link in bio, or just comment “link” and I will DM the links to you 🤍 tessmontgomery wardrobewisdom cocktaildresses