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How to live elegantly on a budget [Quick Tips Video]

Secrets to living a cheap chic and elegant life.
Secrets to living a cheap chic and elegant life. I’m often asked how to have a sophisticated, upscale lifestyle without spending a fortune. This really resonates with me as it’s how I grew up.  My mom wanted to us to appreciate the aesthetics in life to enjoy art, culture, luxurious living, and designer clothes even when we couldn’t afford it. How we enjoyed the pleasures of an elevated lifestyle within our budget was easy. We didn’t sit home and ruminate about what we could not have but look for ways to live the life we dreamed about on the budget we had. Here are some simple ways to live a cheap chic and elegant life: If you enjoy the theater,

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Cheap Chic: How to look stylish on a budget

How to look stylish on a budget in minutes with expert style advice... Take from black belt shoppers who NEVER pay full price for almost anything when it comes to looking chic while being frugal. Let's be clear, Sharon & I both love something fabulous, at an equally fabulous price when we can. We're here keep you looking more put together and confident, with ease that rings true to your personal style. After all, we get dressed ourselves and no matter how much attention we pay to the runways and gain experience in the fashion industry, we still learn something new for ourselves every week. >> READ Sharon's Secret's:  Discount Designer Style Tips Kate Spade Saturday And as we start to

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Jimmy Choo. H&M. Celebrity Hoopla!

The ultimate in star studded cheap chic Would you ever imagine Paris Hilton, Nicky Hilton, Hayden Panettiere, Kate Walsh, Olivia Wilde, Sheryl Crow, Cat Deeley, Angela Lindvall, Maggie Grace, and Mini Andén on the red carpet all decked out for cheap chic fashion? Well, when it's the Los Angeles launch of the Jimmy Choo for H&M collection, the celebrities hit the red carpet in droves. This is a party collection, arriving just in time for the holidays and a perfect solution to throwaway cheap chic to wear, love, and not worry that you'll never have a place to wear it again. Best bet, it's not just shoes. There are killer clothes and accessories too, all under the Jimmy Choo for

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Spring Fashion Trends Shopping List: What to Wear Now

Spring Fashion Trends Shopping List: What you want, what you already have, and how to wear it What you want, what you already have, and how to wear it Tough times, top styles Dear Sharon: I'm trying to not go overboard with my clothing purchases for spring into summer. I making a positive attempt to only buy what is essential to update my wardrobe and then wait for sales to fill in the rest. I love new things but with the economy being so iffy I feel that it is in my best judgment to try to slowdown my shopping habits. What new looks should I buy now that make both fashion and economic sense.? --Not Quite a Shopaholic, but

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Retail Remedy: Target McQ pop up cheap chic

High fashion, street-smart price they say… The billboards are up for Alexander McQueen McQ market, the Target pop up shop in NYC’s MeatPa district (that’s meatpacking for you out-of-towners) just in time for Fashion Week and as a sweet preview to the budget fashion line’s March 4th online debut. From a fast look at some of the styles online, thankfully this high fashion to the masses extravaganza does NOT appear to have that same aura of… shall we call it, crap? Yes, there I have said it. Sorry to be the naysayer in all this designer down-branding, but on the few times that I have actually seen some of these “designer” retail giant lines in the flesh, they looked like

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Born-Again Vintage, eco chic budget fashion re-do…

How-to recycle your wardrobe with style Born-Again Vintage, book review - eco chic budget fashion re-do. How-to recycle your wardrobe with style. How many times have you looked at something and thought to yourself, "Humm, if that collar was a bit smaller, the waist nipped in more, maybe as a vest and not a dress, or it doesn't really look like it did in its eBay photo?" Well, put a twist where it outta be! Born-Again Vintage: 25 Ways to Deconstruct, Reinvent, and Recycle Your Wardrobe by Bridgett Artise and Jen Karetnick helps you transform your wardrobe and vintage finds into your own unique and timeless look. It's the ultimate eco chic book to rethink fashion on a budget with

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H and M introduces home style collection

Hey Ikea, you may not be the only cheapie home design Swede in town, for long…   No published date is set for the U.S. just yet, but this is something worth waiting for. H&M is launching a gorgeous cheap on the chic home design collection for interiors savvy consumers.   "Simplicity and how easy it is to shop is key," says Evelina Kravaev SA¶derberg, H&M Home's head of design. "We want to show people that it doesn't have to be expensive or dramatic to change your home"   The Good News: The opportunity to transform every room in the house into a stylish, budget-friendly domain with on-trend home textiles and accessories will be exclusively available online and through a

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Oslo Style: How to get new outfits for free

Home Town Style: Oslo, Norway… Get some Oslo stye: Retail remedy tips to shop your closet. I know, going shopping with an empty wallet is not easy. Trust me, I am the kind of person who always finds great things to buy- - no matter what, no matter where, and especially when I cannot afford to buy a thing. However, from time to time many of us do have to rethink before buying that pair of boots that are just a bit too expensive for our empty wallets– even though we try to convince ourselves that the quality justifies its price since they will last forever… yeah right. Sometimes budget overtakes the lust for something new. Since many of us

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All I want for Spring, are a few good looks

Spring fashion trends: Fashion advice to look eternally chic on a budget Update your wardrobe with key fashion trends on a budget. Update your wardrobe with key fashion trends on a budget TOP TRENDS SHOPPING GUIDE Dear Sharon: My wardrobe isn't very in. Last year, I had a major job change and to celebrate I got hooked on looking trendy. Now, my once trendy wardrobe from last season comes across as very dated and out of fashion. My budget won't let me continue to shop around for new fashion trends each year either. Can you give me a few good ideas that will make my existing wardrobe stylishly transition into this spring? Thanks in advance! --Spring Ahead, (Ft. Leonard Wood,

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