Budget Fashion

Americans Rich And Poor Pawn More To Pay Bills

Reuters | Posted 01.15.2009 | Style


BEVERLY HILLS, Calif./PHOENIX (Reuters) - Whether it's a Tiffany diamond or a three-year-old lawnmower, more and more Americans from all social classe...

Secondhand Shopping Loses Its Stigma In Poland

nytimes.com | NICHOLAS KULISH | Posted 01.15.2009 | Style


Thrift stores here have become impromptu laboratories of the changing mores and attitudes in a country adjusting to newfound wealth. Young Poles here ...

The Land Of Lost Luggage (Or Where To Buy Other People's Stuff On The Cheap)

Kira Craft | Posted 01.15.2009 | Style


Kira Craft

I've got some heavy baggage that travels along with my luggage. It's not physical, but emotional--each year around this time my anxiety mounts as I pl...

$950 Haircuts Hit The Black Market

nytimes.com | LAUREN LIPTON | Posted 01.11.2009 | Style


Welcome to the stealth world of the underground hair party, an exclusive girls' night that combines the pursuit of beauty with the irresistible appeal...

The Recessionista: Ready For Her Close-Up

Kira Craft | Posted 12.11.2008 | Style


Kira Craft

She's ready for her close up now and poised to become America's new sweetheart, the girl who's super stylish on a dime and wears her tight budget as comfortably as couture.

How To Swap Instead Of Shop

New York | Posted 12.04.2008 | Style


You hate everything in your closet, but you don't want to buy anything. Easy to fix. Hold a clothing-swap meet or, as my friend Jane calls them, "frie...

Luxury For Rent

Kira Craft | Posted 12.04.2008 | Style


Kira Craft

It's always been sage advice to buy what you love, but if you can't afford to buy, should you rent instead? Over the last few years a handful of onlin...

Gown and Out: How to Look Fabulous in the Upcoming Depression

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 11.30.2008 | Style


Lesley M. M. Blume

Just remember: poverty doesn't have to be inconvenient for those accustomed to the best. Weathering tough times in style just takes a little creativity.

20 Ways To Keep Warm For Under $300

Refinery29.com | Christene Barberich & Piera Gelardi | Posted 11.30.2008 | Style


Baby, it's cold outside! So, like clockwork, we've embarked on one of our favorite annual shopping pilgrimages: the search for a cool winter coat. Eve...