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Vote Carrie Bradshaw
Now here is a candidate you can really support! Vote Carrie! Carrie Bradshaw image courtesy of votecarrie.org [.....] [...] Read More
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P.S. More on Designer Knock-Offs (aka The Fake Debate)
source Even Harper’s Bazaar, a magazine that I love, has a page in September’s issue called “Smart Shopping—Best Buys for Every Budget”. Here are the items listed on the page: DKNY jacket—$425 Kulson Vest—$430 Coach pump—$196 (the cheapest [.....] [...] Read More
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Vogue’s September Issue: Fashion’s War and Peace
I love Vogue, but September’s 1,000 page orgy of ads, editorials, and advertorials (the combination of advertisements and editorials) was just too much. It took me a week to look through the book and 2 [.....] [...] Read More
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The Budget Fashionista’s 10 Year High School Reunion Wrap-up
So I just returned from my 10 year High School reunion. It was good to reconnect with old friends, some of which I had not seen since I boarded a flight East in the summer [.....] [...] Read More
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Surviving Your High School Reunion
This weekend I’m headed to the tropical metropolis of Minneapolis, Minn., for my dreaded 10th year high school reunion. Why do I dread my reunion? Because I went to school with some very evil children. [.....] [...] Read More
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The Budget Fashionista at Fashion Week
Rebecca, one of our new editorial assistants and humble bargain sidekick, learned that communication is the key when it comes to putting together a show’s goodie bag; Liz Lange, the designer of fabulous clothes for [.....] [...] Read More
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Where Has All The Pants Lining Gone?
I refuse to pay $100 bucks for a pair a pants without lining. Lining, the cheap satin-like material that lines your garments giving them additional weight and drape, costs less than $1 per pair including [.....] [...] Read More
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Celebrity Fashion: Airbrushed Models
What you see on the covers of the favorite magazines have been airbrushed, shaped, etc. I betcha you didn’t know that they can even add make-up and can take off several pounds (Queen Latifah on [.....] [...] Read More
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New York City Fashion Week: The Rise of Goodie Bag
source This week is fashion week in NYC and the Budget Fashionista and gang is spread out all over the city—scooping out the latest fashions for Spring/Summer ‘05. As much as I like fashion shows, [.....] [...] Read More
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How NOT to Wear Low-Rise Pants
Plumber’s crack is not sexy—whether it be on a 300 lb. man or a 100 lb. woman. So why is everyone rushing out to buy a pair of low-rise jeans? Yes J.Lo wears them (they [.....] [...] Read More
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Shopping at Chelsea Premium Outlet
Why does it always seem that big fabulous sales happen when you have no money? Then when you have money to burn, er, spend, you can never find anything. That is how I feel right [.....] [...] Read More
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St. John Knits Outlets
Each week we receive tons of e-mails asking where to find St. John Knits Outlet stores. Here is a listing of ALL the St. John Knits Outlet stores we know about. If you can’t find [.....] [...] Read More
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