Kathryn
Kathryn Finney is the founder and creator of The Budget Fashionista.
ALL POSTS by Kathryn
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Et tu DailyCandy? The Verdict on DC’s New Sample Sale Site
What: Kathryn Reviews Swirl, Daily Candy’s New Online Flash Sample Sale Site, and wonders at what point did one of her favorite online brands became a follower rather than a leader. The Lowdown: Daily Candy is [.....] [...] Read More
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Jumpsuits That You’ll Actually Wear
Last week, we did a big post on Rompers, so it’s fitting that this week do a post on their style sibling, the jumpsuit. Now the Jumpsuit, which has a wider age range than the [.....] [...] Read More
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VaJazzling? Cause Some People Really Love To Accessorize
What: Vajazzling, aka accessorizing/coloring your “womanly parts”, is gaining steam as more and more women look for more ways to spend our money. Who cares if is it still a recession, as long as your [.....] [...] Read More
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50 Great Handbags for Under $50
The hands down, cheapest, most economical way to update your wardrobe is to add a few key accessories- a statement necklace here, a pair of patterned flat there that can take a basic dress from [.....] [...] Read More
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Department Stores Continue to Go Cheap Chic
What: International Research Firm, Colliers International, recently released a report detailing the growth of retail outlets and budget style stores like H&M. Retailers such as Bloomingdales, Nordstrom and Neiman Marcus are joining the “Cheap is [.....] [...] Read More
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Costello Tagliapietra for UNIQLO
What: Brooklyn Duo Costello Tagliapietra teams up with Japanese retailer UNIQLO for a limited edition capsule collection on May 20th. From UNIQLO: This women’s collection will consist of dresses in 14 uniquely designed styles in a [.....] [...] Read More
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New Balance for Nine West Spring 2010 Collection
New Balance and Nine West continue their collaboration with a new spring collection designed for the active modern women. The combination of New Balance’s innovative performance and material technology plus Nine West’s female fashion know-how [.....] [...] Read More
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Donate to the Salvation Army and Receive a $10 Giftcard
What: Phillips-Van Heusen Corporation, owner of Van Heusen, IZOD, Bass and many other outlet brands, has teamed up with The Salvation Army for an interesting promotion that will help you save money as well as [.....] [...] Read More
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African Inspired Fashion on a Budget
While African inspired fashion, namely African printed dresses and accessories, have been on trend for a while, it has been a challenge to find this fashion trend at affordable prices. Except for design oriented budget [.....] [...] Read More
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Rompers: How to Wear the Grown Up Onesie
Rompers is one of those trends that’s hard to pull off if you’re over the age of, well, 22. We’re not saying that you can’t pull it off, just that’s it’s hard because the style [.....] [...] Read More
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Listen: Jenni Pulos of Bravo’s Flipping Out Chats (and Raps) with Kathryn on Shoptalk
We love everything about Jenni Pulos- from the way she keeps her boss Jeff Lewis in check on Bravo’s hit show “Flipping Out”, to the fact that she won Amateur Night at Apollo as a [.....] [...] Read More
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Fashion + Style / Style in Pictures
Eugenia Kim and Cynthia Vincent for Target
We’ve been chatting up Target’s collaboration with accessory designers Eugenia Kim and Cynthia Vincent for a minute on the site. We promised you photos and we’ve got them…. (more…) [.....] [...] Read More
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Great Spring Coats for Under $100
Hallejuah! Spring is finally here and after the winter we just had I think we all can agreed that it is so awesome to see the sun AND 70+ degree weather. But before you break [.....] [...] Read More
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Kathryn’s Favorite Umbrellas for Under $30
Is it just me or is this spring turning out to be crazy wet, like Noah’s Ark, causing all sorts of drama from bad floods to messed up hair days. However, there is a [.....] [...] Read More
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Listen: Kathryn Chats with Soap Star Eileen Fulton
On today’s Shoptalk, I chat with the fabulous Eileen Fulton whose character Lisa Miller on CBS’s “As The World Turns” was television’s first “Bad Girl”. This year, she’s celebrating her 50th year on the show [.....] [...] Read More
