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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: 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 →