a word to describe the efforts of a poor student who desires to let out her inner fashionista despite her financial limitations.
Here are a few methods of getting around the whole-little to no budget thing:
* Plan a clothing swap. What better way to expand or change up your wardrobe than to rustle through the closets of friends. One woman's "old jeans" are another woman's "heck yes! new skinnys." It is a great place to get rid of the old and replace with something (sort of) new.
* Get inspired. There are countless places to find fashinspiration! Magazines, pinterest ( <3) fashion blogs...go and "people watch" in the city and see different ways of wearing a collared shirt and jeans. Or to refer to a previous post, Carrie Bradshaw always seems to have a hint of starving student in her clothing choices in the TV show. Maybe take a page out of her book and put two and two together that normally- well, you just wouldn't.
* Of course digging through the racks of a thrift store is another place to find new addition for you closet... its always a good idea to get some inspiration before hand of what you want and will look for to make the process a bit easier. It can be overwhelming walking into a disorganised - looks like a bomb went off 2nd hand store, but if you are armed with a wish list,and hand sanitiser the process can be really enjoyable.
* Get crafty. I do not possess a single gene that would enable me to craft anything well. I just don't have the skills or mental capabilities for that. But some people do...! and there are resources around to aid in the endeavour of recreating something old to make it new.
Moral of the story is that a lack of funds may mean that the designer duds we really want are a few more weeks, months or years away, but despite that fact fashion can fit any bill, it just takes creativity and maybe a bit of courage.
my thrifted top and on sale bottoms.
maybe cost $25?
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