So the credit crunch is getting you down and you just want to cheer yourself up?
Well this is sure to make you smile! Fashion high street stores such as Primark and Peacocks, are soaring in profit. Now that the credit crunch is hitting us where it hurts the most, our purses, good value high street stores are the place to go. Just because an item didn't cost a whole months wages, does not mean it won't look good.
Celebrities have started to feel the blow and shopping in local high street stores. Even Victoria Beckham was seen in Peacocks!
Take inspiration from celebrities such as Fearne Cotton, and Alexa Chung. Most of their clothes and fashion inspirations come from small vintage shops and charity shops and they still look like they've just walked off the catwalk. You're donating to chairty as well as looking good, what can be so wrong in that?!
Or if this doesn't take your fancy, then try out London Fashion Week and the Clothes Show Live in Birmingham. Companies sell their clothes at ridiculous discounts at these events and on the last day, you're sure to grab a bargain.
This season is the season to wear your personality on your sleeve and laid back is the new uptown chic. So if you've never looked in a charity shop or you're hooked on your designer obsession, break the habit. You can still achieve your look but at cheaper prices and it won't break the bank.
-Alexa Chung looking effortlessly chic at Glastonbury 2008. Image: www.channel4.com
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ReplyDeleteThis blog did make me smile. The fact that even Victoria Beckham is feeling the credit crunch makes me feel so much better!!
Even though I am a designer handbags and heels girl, I love charity shops and vintage shops and I don't think that people appreciate them as much. I know that there have been times when I have not wanted to be seen dead in a charity shop just because of reputation, and I have known people to be really embarrassed when they have been spotted in one.
To know that Fearne Cotton and Alexa Chung take inspiration from vintage shops and charity shops, shows that people can still look glam even at a low price, and you are doing a good deed by giving to chartiy.
I have to be honest, I don't know that much about fashion, but at the end of the day everyone wants to look good, and if you can do it without spending stupid amounts of money then that sounds great to me!
I love the way that you have given alternate options for your readers, if they really don't fancy shopping in a charity shop. I didn't know that at the fashion shows, companies sell their clothes at discount price, that has actually just made my day!
After reading your blog it has really opened my eyes to fashion and the fact that you don't have to spend stupid amounts on Pauls boutique handbags and Ted Baker jeans to look fab, you can shop in a charity shop and feel good on the inside and look good at the same time.