Hard-hit fashion shopper seeks one "must-have" item

(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-09-18 09:21

Donna Karan suggested "an amazing scarf," and Vera Wang said: "I'm a sweater girl ... crazy, fabulous, knitted, edgy, cool."

"BUY SOMETHING FUN"

For her choice, U.S. Vogue magazine editor Anna Wintour said: "Everyone has basic clothing. Go out and buy something that's fun."

Designer Nicole Miller, who said she would choose a sporty leather jacket from her collection, warned that buying one piece as a fashion investment can mean making too cautious a choice.

"Sometimes I think people buy investment pieces, and they tend to be boring," Miller said. "Buy some investment piece that is really special, interesting, something that's unique."

Grace Coddington, creative director of U.S. Vogue, advised consumers to pick out "something that's incredibly well made and not too outrageous, classic without being boring, something that they can play around with and something that they truly love."

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