Given the current financial and economic crisis it is already considered 'cool' to be thrifty. It would be better to show off something you purchased at a great price but still has great quality rather than wearing branded clothes that cost ten times as much. The term 'fashionista' has now evolved to 'reccesionista' this would pertain to individuals who can keep up with the difficult times but still look hip and
hot.
1. Call your friends for a clothes party swap
Have
you ever found your best friend's outfit cute? Has she ever
complimented you on the little black dress you wore the last time you
went out? Then you and your friends can throw a clothes swap party! It
is both fun and you don't spend on anything! Just gather your
girlfriends and tell them to bring the clothes they don't wear anymore
to swap with another and to make things a little more interesting, each
item that your guest will bring will entitle them to a coupon that they
can use to swap for another girl's clothes she no longer wants.
Just
remember that when making your invitation list, make sure to invite
girls of the same sizes so that they will have someone to swap with.
2.
Swap for cash
Another option is to swap the clothes that you just
earned from your clothes swap party or other clothes you no longer wear
for cash; you can go to your nearest designer clothing exchange and
swap the clothes for money. They will usually pay you a percentage of
what they earn, or maybe even offer you a better deal.
3. Cheaper
by the dozen
Given the current recession it would probably be a
good idea to visit the cheap shops around town. Remember, not making
just one purchase from an expensive branded store can mean being able to
buy more in other stores. You should not worry about quality and trends
since shops like Primark and Matalan have great prices for trendy
fashion pieces.
4. Marks and Spencer/Oxfam
If you have old
pieces of Marks and Spencer cluttered in your closet that you don't wear
anymore you can take them to the nearest Oxfam shop and they will give
you a £5 Marks and Spencer voucher for free. Although you will still
have to spend £35 or more, the voucher can be used for clothing, home
wear and even beauty products.
5. Catchy accessories
Choose
jewelry that are catchy and can spark a conversion. A piece of jewelry
can look really classy but not necessarily have the price tag of an
expensive piece of jewelry.
6. Know where to look
There are a
number of great finds out there, signature shoes and bags are available
at half the price in thrift shops and other stores if you know where to
go. Of course unfortunately the mall is not the place to go for budget
shopping.
7. Know when the sales are
Knowing when sales are
going to be held is valuable information. They are usually held in
January and June and it wouldn't hurt to keep an eye on when your local
department stores will be holding a sale. You can save a lot of money
when you buy clothes and accessories during a sale.
8. Prioritize
your wardrobe and accessory choices
Go for classy and not trendy,
chances are trendy pieces although they may be 'in' at the moment, they
could easily go out of style the next season. So purchase classic pieces
that never go out of style and you can wear them at any time or during
any occasion. A classic white top, black skirt and leather boots will
always be in style and will always have heads turning your way, just
think of how many times you can wear that outfit and still look glam?
Just mix and add a few accessories and you would have saved a fortune
but still looked great.
9. Have a budget for your clothes and
accessories
Make sure that you set aside a budget for your
clothes, shoes and accessories. Everybody has a budget for that and if
you can cut out on a few things, such as your daily Starbucks routine or
your weekly visit to the pub then you can have more for your budget to
spend on clothes.
10. Do it yourself-grooming
All the
fashionable and trendy pieces in the world would be worthless if you are
not clean and neat with your body. The cute top you bought at a
discount would not keep people from staring at your bushy eyebrows. The
adorable shoes you bought at that sale would not be able to fully shine
if you have dirty feet and toes with cracking nail polish.
So make
sure you are always neat with your body as well, but that does not mean
you have to spend a lot in a parlor to be looking clean, you can get
your girlfriends together for a little good old slumber party mani-pedi.
You can even tweeze each others' eyebrows and you can have your own
little spa at home.
Looking great does not have to mean you spend a
lot, you just have to know where to go and what to look for.
One of the best places to shop on a budget is Peacocks
Clothing so why not head on over there to see what they currently
have on offer.
This article was brought to you by Wendy Greer a UK
Catalogue enthusiast.
She looks after UK Catalogue and keeps it
updated with all of the latest online shopping deals from around the
country.
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