Well you are making an investment... And the follow up question for what?
Shoes my dear.. Allow me to explain. Sunday afternoons with my dad at Barney's has been somewhat of a staple in our lives.
While heading upstairs to Green Grass Cafe for our lunch before I would run to the 3rd floor, the children's section, the new light pink and deep purple tutu versus the blue and green color way I looked up at my dad at the age of 8 and asked why I couldn't have the big kid shoes yet?
The question perfectly valid as I graduated to pointe shoes at this time. " already on the top of my toes Daddy!"
"Sweetheart I never said you couldn't. You can't fit into any yet!".
I refused to believe this monstrosity and marched into Allison's office, when she wasn't running the 3rd floor, it wasn't unusual to run after me, laughing as I would be engulfed in a beautiful Nina Ricci gown, as I swam through a sea of silk chiffon layers.
My dad stood back as I asked Allison about my shoe inquiry, and her response matches my Dad's, my head fell in defeat. She promised as my foot would grow just a little more, we would pick out my first new heels. I was 12 when I was able to fit a size 4 1/2, as Mr Bahlink's iconic Manolo's catered to my petite feet. My nana said my first pair should be a classic.
Nana, you weren't kidding. The "closet staples" every woman needs, save accordingly because you want longevity with these pieces , as you will wear them for many years to come.
Every woman should have:
A good black handbag
Classic pair of black heels
Blazer
White button down
Jeans
Your handbag total at first making you feel insane for dropping your rent on a bag?! But yes. Why? With a simple equation!
Cost of item / times used = cost per wear. Each time you pick up your black leather satchel, you divide that into your total. Example: you bought the Fendi tous jour handbag. $2600, you close your eyes as you trepidatious with your Amex.
If you used that handbag every day for one month, $86.67 is how much you have "spent" essentially each time you have used your handbag. Your total return is coming my shoe whores.
Using the handbag everyday for one year, you will be spending $7.67 each time you use your Fendi, beaming in pride as your nastygal crappers have linings torn and straps safety pined , as your Guess heels had a good few weeks as the suede is rubbed off the entire back of your left shoe.
You're paying for the quality that this piece will last 10 years. This handbag your grand daughter will be screaming of excitement to have beaming at her new vintage designer piece! (Nana, again, thank you for my first Chanel!!)
It's my favorite Chanel bag. My black sling back Manolo's are sitting happily with my black pumps at the front of the line, and yes; I still wear these classic beauties- 10 years going at that. Are you starting to understand what I mean? These pieces are an investment because they LAST through DECADES! Can you think of any purse or shoes you still have from when you were 16? I do.
Stop yourself from buying one more damn pairs of some chunky bullshit shoes, the studs popping off in the middle of lacing them, don't be surprised in a month. As you tell yourself. Oh they were $200! I'll get a new fun pair in a minute!" 
Look and if you see 3-4 pairs of these assholes in your collection, you're an idiot because you could have gotten some Louboutin classic Rolando's instead. (My first were these in black of course. With red marbled décolletés to follow, them the nude and gold studded mad marys; to the daffodils in blue, as the purple was to follow...
Get your classics first. Then you get to throw in "fun pairs" along the way. You'll be climbing to Carrie Bradshaw status with each beautiful box. It's the classic case of QUALITY over quantity my darlings.
Now kick up your feet my future fashionistas and try to see where you can ex out some of the bullshit things we throw our money to, a paper shredder of your cash being sucked dry.
Each item you "cut down on" or remove will start to accumulate, and PLEASE make sure to put it aside a mini "shoe savings stash" will start to begin.
You don't need that forever 21 little vest, that $20- put it in your shoe stash and cut off the arms of a jean jacket as it sits bored to death in your wardrobe, give it a makeover: Cut your Starbucks addiction to every other day. No "I'm broke"
justification for these little tips my trick. Because once you have your first classic, you can start moving onto adding fun shoes. Maybe that's where the term "girls just wanna have fun" had come to be. Cyndi Lauper was at Barney's on a Sunday afternoon. It all makes sense now. 
What's better than shoes? Some new CHOOS!
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