How to update your wardrobe on a budget




















If only we could afford to go out and buy a whole new set of clothes every weekend. Unless you know a few budget hacks to reduce the cost. Follow these simple tricks and get yourself a whole new wardrobe on the cheap. Jeans, shirts and simple tops are often incredibly expensive in designer stores.

For essentials like these, you can get quality at a low price. Neutral tones can often look much more expensive than they are. The same goes for clothes with buttons. It has the effect of an expensive item, at a lower cost.

However, there are certain things you should never buy cheaply. Anything skin tight, short or shiny with bright colors must be weighed carefully. At low prices these items usually look tacky and ill fitting. There are so many hidden gems in charity shops and thrift stores. Classics never die.

Thrift stores and charity shops are also a great way to create a unique look with vintage items. With the mall full of the same stores, everyone ends up buying the same thing. Shopping elsewhere will help give you a unique edge. Or if you still like a vest or top but it no longer wows you, try adding a new detail to completely transform it. For example, add fringe, tassels, or a pompom fringe to the hem or sleeves to give it a trendy kick.

While it might be tempting to just chuck your whole closet out the window and start from ground zero, that might leave a few of us with eating Ramen for a good portion of the summer. To make sure there is some grocery money left over, try just changing out the shoes and bags in your wardrobe. I was completely dazzled when I saw that you could layer skirts over dresses — and my closet just about doubled with that prospect.

Frocks I was indifferent about turned into fun tops, and I had more to work with in terms of mixing colors and patterns. The same could be done in reverse, too: Pop sweaters on top of dresses to turn them into skirts. Follow blogs that focus on repeating pieces in new ways like capsule wardrobe blogs , or create a Pinterest board that focuses on layering with pieces that you already own.

Seek outfits that have elements you already have handy, and then get to experimenting and recreating! Half of women champion the idea of patiently digging through racks of hand me downs until they find their treasures, while the other half cringe at the thought of moth eaten sweaters and washed out dresses.

I say, if you really want to add a few new pieces into your rotation, do it. First, location is everything. If you want higher quality clothes, go to a more upscale neighborhood and root around through their charity shops. Which means you can have those J.

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