Frugal Fashion Advice
Whenever you read a fashion magazine, they tell you how to go from day into evening by changing all your accessories. Buy a single item of clothing, but accessorize it for different looks!
Sure, ok. Save money buying one thing, and then load up on accessory crap! GREAT! Where’s the savings now?
Try DE-accessorizing. Today I almost put on two necklaces. I try to wear a necklace I got from my boyfriend everyday, but I have a pretty bead necklace I got recently which matches my shirt even better. I exercised some discipline and wore only one. What are you wearing? Earrings? Rings? Necklaces? Belts? Brooches?
I stick with simple and classy. Pearls, single pendants, plain rings with no stones to fall out. (Diamonds do fall out of prong settings. Just ask the lady at work in tears who lost a 1.5 ct solitaire. Luckily someone found it a month later and the janitors hadn’t sucked it up while vacuuming.)
I tend to have a lifestyle that doesn’t lend itself well to jewelry on the hands and wrists. I knit, spin and dye my own yarns. That stuff snags or just gets in the way. I remember lofting my bed in college and smashing up my class ring to the point where it couldn’t be worn. I’m still sad about that.
Simplicity and less conspicuous consumption is the key. Deaccessorizing is probably hard for folks who think they look more ‘together’ with all that extra junk on. I remember reading once in The Official Preppy Handbook, by Lisa Birnbach
Rebecca wrote:
I couldn’t agree with you more! Not to mention that the accessories are the really expensive part of most outfits. Since I get many of my clothes for $1 at the thrift store, my shoes and my belt are usually the most expensive thing I am wearing. (I also stick to good jewelry, mostly gifts or inherited.)
I don’t think I look too scrappy, but you can see a few pictures on my blog and judge for yourself.
Posted on 05-Apr-06 at 7:39 pm | Permalink
Justine Kaley wrote:
I buy all my clothing and accesories (and almost everything else expect food and personal items) at thirft stores so even if I buy a lot it’s cheaper then shopping at regular stores, I wear only one necklace too, since I live in Hawaii most people have the exact same jewlery local style jewelry as most people who live here call it but the one piece I have see a lot of people wearing is a slipper pendant, there are so many different varities of these slipper pendants that it’s like you’re actually wearing one of a kind. If you need to know what I am talking about go to http://www.nahoku.com.
Posted on 08-Apr-06 at 6:05 am | Permalink
Justine Kaley wrote:
I buy all my stuff at thrift stores expect food and personal items that is where I get my clothing, jewelry, shoes, bags, etc… The one piece of jewelry I do wear is a slipper pendant, in Hawaii a lot of people were hawaiian style jewelry (island style) but one piece of jewelry that I have seen a lot of is the newest a longest trend as with the hawaiian style jewelry is the slipper pendant there are so many versions that it’s like we each are wearing one of a kind. I luv mine it’s sterling silver with pink stones that I wear with everything. If you want to know what I am talking about visit http://www.nahoku.com I don’t work for them so I am not trying to sell anything by posting the website I just luv jewlery so I share good websites with people often.
Posted on 08-Apr-06 at 6:11 am | Permalink