If, like us, you’ve plunged hundreds of dollars on Italian shirts while still wearing a Swatch, you’re doing it all wrong.

According to Ask Men, if no-one but you knows about your wardrobe extravagances, then it just ain’t worth it.

They go through a typical wardrobe, item-by-item, and tell you where to splurge and where to save. Some advice is quite helpful:

…if the rest of your jeans are inexpensive, occasionally wearing a more expensive pair with the label prominently displayed will give the impression that you spend more on all of your jeans than you actually do.

While other tips are possibly a little too conservative:

In lower-end department stores you can also buy underwear cheaply; just stick with standard patterns or solid colors and avoid no-name designer logos and weird pictures…

Helpful stuff, though. Maybe we will finally invest in a decent watch. Forcing ourselves to save on underwear and shirts, however, that could be a little painful…

Clothing To Invest In [Ask Men]