Announcing Real Fashion for Real People! as suggested by Alyson. If you aren’t too busy with vacation, please consider participating. (If you are going on vacation, perhaps it would be good to try on your outfits beforehand anyway.) Ideally I would like to feature an outfit or two from each style personality type for each …
In addition to the usual suspects – hand-me-downs, garage sales, etc. – one sort of unusual technique worked really well for me, back in the day: Shopping the clearance in women’s plus-size stores. Typically when I enter these kind of stores (Lane Bryant was always my favorite), there’s the awkward moment until I assure the …
Oxanna asks: On the topic of buying more expensive/quality basics, as referenced in the Frugal Upstate post, does anyone have tips on how to *keep* those items looking good? I can’t afford even a small wardrobe of expensive clothing (think $70 for pants at Ann Taylor – unless we’re talking for a suit), so my …
