You know you're a lost cause when...

1. You crave for a pair of Oxfords made of shell cordovan because you really adore the patina and lustre that the leather will eventually have. And that only one pair of these shoes can be made from each horse.

2. You crave for a pair of selvage jeans and was really getting into the Puma-Evisu collaboration series only to realise that these aren't selvage. Maybe, you start to consider, you should get them in Hong Kong or Tokyo.

3. You crave for a pair of Asics Onitsuka because you believe in having a "sound mind in a sound body" or Anima Sana In Corpore Sano. Then you further convince yourself that the warm but breatheable mesh covering the uppers will be perfect for cold weather that you are going to experience.

4. You crave for a waterproof jacket that will keep you warm yet not look to frumpy. And you finally find it in a handsome fire engine red Timberland jacket.

5. You crave for another suit but this time in black herringbone wool-silk mix weave. Three button. Italian, because you realised that you never look more sprezzatura than when you're in a well made Italian suit.