Tales of A Recessionista: Steal Style

So the other day while I was at my stylist getting my hair cut & colored I laughingly referred to myself as a recessionista. (I think I saw that on UGLY BETTY or read it in VOGUE.)

Nonetheless, i began to start thinking about it, and it is true. How does a person addicted to beauty and obsessed with food, drinks and general merriment survive when pay is meager and budgets are tight.

I have decided to share my tips & tricks here and welcome the opinions of those of us who are frugal but still like our "stuff."

There ARE always a way to find a cute item for less.


I like to study trends and designers so that when I go to a store that has designer finds like DE JANIERO, MARSHALLS, CENTURY 21, BURLINGTON, etcetera I can know if I am really getting a deal. Often other legitimate yet less costly designers emulate a style or pattern that you can pick up. WARNING: be prepared to spend ALOT of time sifting through CRAP!

I also sign up for tons of e-mail newsletters. All the items in this post are my picks from shopping the Barney's Online Private sale sent to me from Billion Dollar Babes ( i LOVE that name).