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Fashionista on a Budget

Overspending on fashion these days is a no-no. In this economy, grabbing that oh-so-red hot Marc Jacobs for bag can affect your financial future, no matter how good it feels at the time. You’re a fashionista on a budget. You’ll have to adapt, all while maintaining your fabulousness. To get the most out of your fashion dollar, try the following tricks to be a fashionista on a budget. Sample Sales If you want designer duds, the best way to get them is at a sample sale. Waiting until they go on sale at the regular retail store will only get … Continue reading →

Tips for the Frugalista Pageant Participant

I have to admit to breathing a sigh of relief when my daughter decided to hang up her crown as the economy hit rock bottom. It would be one less expense to worry about. Let’s face it after all, pageants are an expensive hobby. But once a diva, always a diva. She still managed to participate in a couple of specialty pageants over the last few years and do several plays where we had to buy costumes, so we managed to pick up a couple of Frugalista pageant tips. (Many of these tips are for children and Jr. participants, but … Continue reading →

Frugalista Fashions: Time for a Coat Makeover

I recently wrote about how to update your old boots to get another year’s wear. (Frugalista Fashions: Making your old boots look new) You will be happy to know that you can do the same thing with your old winter coats in order to avoid purchasing a new winter coat this year. In the blog, Periodic Elements of Style, the blogger shows off an old coat before and after updating alterations. The changes are quite beautiful, not to mention, cost effective. Likewise, the Today Show recently did a coat makeover fashion show pointing out that the changes could cost from … Continue reading →

Can I Call Myself a Frugalista? A bit of Frugalista Gossip

When I started writing for the families.com Frugal blog, I decided to take a frugal fashion angle as my girl Mary Ann Romans seems to have the rest of the category well under control. After a little talk, we decided that I fit the frugalista mold and so, my “frugalista” blog posts were born. So a week or so ago, I got an email warning that there was a lawyer serving anyone who called themselves a “frugalista” telling them to cease using the term. (I never did get the warning myself.) I decided to put the phrase on hold and … Continue reading →

Frugal Fashions for Fall: Sweater Dress

This week’s foray through the discount stores found a curios wardrobe item that I hadn’t seen in such great abundance since 1986, the sweater dress. They were everywhere. They were available in mid thigh to knee length versions and in sleevless to long sleeved styles, with or without a turtleneck or cowlneck. Colors ranged from black to gray, to to shades of pinks and purples mostly. They come in empire waist styles as well as straight hug-your-body versions. Now that I have described this season’s biggest fad, here is how you get one for less. We got one for my … Continue reading →

Frugalista Fashions for the Stage

It’s that time of year again. Roles have been selected for the fall Drama Club play and it is up to the parents to pull together costumes for the play. My daughter has two small roles in Secret Garden, that of a household servant, and also a lady at the ball. That means she needs two costumes. Store bought costumes usually start at $40.00 and go up to $100 or more each. That is not in my budget. It’s probably not in anyone else’s budget either. Based on my personal research and pulling together items we already have I managed … Continue reading →

Frugalista Fashions: Free Finds From His Closet

If you have been reading our frugal blog, then you know you can get free or clothes if you know where to look. Read: Tips for a Free Wardrobe One of this year’s fashion trends gives you even more opportunities to find free clothes. The boyfriend look that features “male inspired fashions” has come straight from the runway to stores near you. Of course, straight from the runway clothes equate to straight from the wallet, but at glance at this clothing trend and a trip through your husband, brothers, or boyfriends closet should net you enough pieces to keep you … Continue reading →

Frugalista Fashions: Making your old boots look new

As winter approaches the shoe stores are filling up with books and other winter shoes. The thing is this years boots don’t look much different from last year’s boots. I have seem some trends toward boots that come up over the knee and some slouch boots too, but the classics are still classics. With that said, why not refurbish last years boots to wear this year? The first step to fixing up your new boots is to examine the bottoms. I tend to pronate my feet a little when I walk so my shoes are worn a bit more on … Continue reading →

Frugalista Fashions: Time to buy next year’s summer clothes

It’s back to school time and the clothing stores are filled with the latest fashions for the news year. What you may not notice is the stores clearance racks are also filled with summer clothes that remained unpurchased. It is time to buy next year’s summer clothes. Granted if you are shopping for next spring and summer you will have to stay roughly the same size and you will also have to avoid purchasing anything too trendy that might stand out next year, so you will have to choose carefully. Stick to classic clothing items and don’t buy anything tight … Continue reading →

Frugalista Fashions: One dress, many styles

Who would have ever thought that buying a single top that matches nothing being considered as a gamble? It used to be an excuse to go out and buy a skirt or slacks. Now, in this tight economy, if a dress can’t be worn at least three ways, you have seriously wasted your money. Chron.com presents one dress, five ways in which the writer discusses a challenge by 20 coworkers to wear the same dress for one week. Each day the dress was accessorized to make it is original as possible. The dress was cleaned or freshened in between wears. … Continue reading →