The math of buying better

What did that piece actually cost you?

The price on the tag is not the price. Cost per wear is. Fill in the numbers, get the honest answer, and share it with the friend who thinks the expensive thing is expensive.

Price paid

Wears per week Estimate honestly. A winter coat lives at 4-5. A wedding suit lives at 0.05. Years you will own it Well-made outerwear lasts a decade. Well-made anything else lasts longer. Resale value at the end (optional)

What you expect to sell it for on The RealReal or Vestiaire. Well-made pieces from independent houses often clear 30-50% of retail. Leave at 0 if you plan to keep it.

Cost per wear

$0.00

per time you put it on

Choose less. Choose better. That is the whole point.

Cost per wear is the calculation that turns a splurge into an investment and a bargain into a mistake. It is why one good coat at $800 owned for ten years is a better decision than four coats at $200 that stop being worn after a season each. The math does not lie. Neither do closets.

Every house on Lavish was chosen because it makes something that costs less per wear than the alternative. That is the promise. That is why the price on the tag is not the price.

Some honest examples

What the math looks like in real closets.

Handwoven Panama hat

One hat. Every sunny weekend for eight years.

$400 · 1 wear/wk avg · 8 years = 416 wears

$0.96 per wear

Heirloom cowgirl boots

One pair. Worn twice a week for thirty years.

$800 · 2 wears/wk · 30 years = 3,120 wears

$0.26 per wear

Well-made winter coat

One coat. Five days a week, four months a year, ten years.

$1,200 · 5 wears/wk · 17 wks/yr · 10 yrs = 850 wears

$1.41 per wear

Fast-fashion top

Worn three times, shape lost after the second wash.

$45 · 3 wears total

$15.00 per wear

Buy better, once

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