| Do you have trouble putting together an up to | | | | way to get amazing and cheap trendy clothes |
| date and stylish wardrobe without spending a ton | | | | (without spending hundreds per piece) is simply |
| of cash (or worse, credit)? After splitting several | | | | picking the right retailers. These retailers offer high |
| years covering fashion between New York, Paris, | | | | fashion designs made by very talented design |
| London, and Milan, it's become quite easy for me | | | | teams (based in the major fashion cities) |
| to figure out how everyone on the street puts | | | | manufactured in places other than Italy, letting |
| together cheap trendy clothes into stylish outfits. | | | | you buy the same patterns and silhouettes for |
| Putting together several looks currently seen out | | | | literally 1/10th of the price. These stores are |
| and about at any of these fashion meccas is best | | | | H&M, Zara, and Uniqlo (occasionally Urban |
| done cheap, and here are several ways it's pulled | | | | Outfitters). If you don't have any in your city, |
| off: | | | | check them out online. Additionally, American |
| First, you need to know what you're looking for. | | | | Apparel offers a lot of timeless, well-proportioned, |
| Everyone has their own personal style, but the | | | | solid pieces that are by definition cheap trendy |
| fashion sense in all of these places has basic | | | | clothes. |
| things in common - You don't want to look like | | | | Some hazards: |
| you just stepped out of a High School in Kansas. | | | | By all means, avoid the mall. Most mall brand |
| Most of the clothes aren't coated in huge gaudy | | | | clothing is not only tacky, but the fits are several |
| brand labels, as can be seen on fake designer and | | | | sizes too big (unless you're really chunky) and just |
| cheap mall clothing. Go for solid colors or simple | | | | downright unflattering. Not only that, the clothing is |
| patterns in a well-fitting silhouette, and you're | | | | manufactured in the worst places possible and |
| already a step ahead of everyone. Where does | | | | prone to falling apart the fastest. Also, avoid |
| one find such things for cheap? | | | | eBay. Most high fashion clothing and accessories |
| One way is designer clothing sample sales. | | | | are fake - Even if the labels are attached, with |
| Unfortunately, most people don't live near the | | | | hologram and all, they're bound to be fake. If the |
| major cities that host these things. Lucky for you, | | | | place making the stuff can fake the clothing, |
| there are several organizations online that absorb | | | | making a few decent tags is cake. |
| designer's samples before they even get to these | | | | If all else fails, go to the thrift store. Check out |
| frenzied sales, and offer them to you via an | | | | fashion blogs and runway reports and try to |
| online inventory. Simply google "online sample | | | | match up the style with garments found here. |
| sales", you'll find several good results (such as gilt | | | | This method takes some time and patience, but |
| group, based out of NYC) | | | | you'd be surprised at how many people in New |
| Although sample sales offer deep discounts, even | | | | York frequent these to complete looks. |
| this may be too pricey for many. Another great | | | | |