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Create The Perfect Winter Wardrobe On A Budget

<p>Looking thoroughly stylish while keeping warm in winter is not always the easiest ask on a small budget – but something that’s perfectly achievable&period; According to The Budget Babe&comma; fashion on a budget was still taboo only a few years ago&comma; but now &&num;8220&semi;fashion bloggers sit front row at Marc Jacobs and Missoni is collaborating with Target&period; Le cheap&comma; c&&num;8217&semi;est chic has never been truer&period;&&num;8221&semi; The secret lies in keeping abreast of the top-end trends before they hit the high street&comma; so you know what to search out in cheaper shops and online&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center"><img class&equals;"aligncenter" alt&equals;"Woman in winter clothes" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;201310&period;s3&period;amazonaws&period;com&sol;29&sol;woman&lowbar;winter&lowbar;clothes&period;jpg" width&equals;"558" height&equals;"374" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>A smart winter wardrobe’s not dependent on the cash you splash&comma; but the time and effort you invest in doing your research&period; Wherever you source your clothing and accessories&comma; choose items that reference up-and-coming trends and styles&period; Through emulating key shapes&comma; colours and fabrics&comma; you can make even the cheapest wardrobe look a million dollars&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Raid your own wardrobe<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center"><img class&equals;"aligncenter" alt&equals;"Wardrobe Full OF Clothes" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;201310&period;s3&period;amazonaws&period;com&sol;29&sol;wardrobe&lowbar;closeup&period;jpg" width&equals;"558" height&equals;"375" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to Glamour Magazine&comma; themes which emerged at London Fashion Week were Tartan&comma; Punk&comma; Masculine Tailoring&comma; Oversized Outerwear and Pink – all of which have been variously in and out of style over the last few years&period; It’s highly likely&comma; then&comma; that you’ll already have several items that tick at least some of the boxes&period; So check out what you already have before you shop&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Dust back-in-style items off and roll them out once again for a fresh new look for free&period; Go shopping for a few plain and inexpensive timeless basics and a handful of cheap&comma; trend-led accessories to mix up with your finds to create a fashion-forward get-up&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Think outside the box<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>You don’t have to buy items ready-to-wear from designer or high-street rails&period; More interesting &lpar;and often cheaper&rpar; places to shop for pieces that fit the trends include jumble sales and the raft of newly-luxe charity shops army surplus stores and school wear shops&period; Time Out lists the &&num;8220&semi;East End Thrift Store&comma; Beyond Retro&comma; Absolute Vintage and Leftovers&&num;8221&semi; amongst London&&num;8217&semi;s ten best places to second hand fashion&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Clue yourself in as to what’s hot and then go somewhere you think you’d never find inspiration if you were browsing aimlessly&semi; you&OpenCurlyQuote;ll be pleasantly surprised what you start to spot once you look purposefully&comma; with firm ideas on colours&comma; fabrics and shapes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Play with scale according to what’s trending &&num;8211&semi; for A&sol;W 2013&comma; buy blazers or overcoats oversized&period; You’ve probably got a fair few pieces that are a little worse for wear&semi; why not distress them further for a punk look&quest; Mine the work wardrobe of a male acquaintance for a sharp androgynous outfit&period; Small&quest; According to Time Out&comma; children&&num;8217&semi;s wear is not only &&num;8220&semi;VAT-free and far cheaper&comma; but still trend-focused and stylish&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Trend spotting<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>These days&comma; trends aren’t always dictated by the catwalks&period; Many designers take inspiration from what’s happening at ground level&comma; creating haute couture from street style&period; Indulge in a little trend-spotting of your own&comma; snapping pictures of noteworthy outfits or items on a tablet or camera phone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Clothes stores and markets are full of fashion-forward folks&comma; so&comma; when shopping&comma; be sure to browse more than just the rails&period; You’ll rapidly find yourself almost instinctively aware of key items before they appear in expensive glossy mags you might have previously bought for insight&comma; enabling you to stay far ahead of the pack for free&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Curate a collection on Pinterest<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>It’s fine to take inspiration from trends&comma; but equally as important to define your own style&period; A Pinterest board is a great way to pin down the direction you should take with your winter wardrobe&period; Surf the net and add anything that takes your fancy &&num;8211&semi; don’t just limit it to clothes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You’ll soon see themes emerging&semi; colours&comma; shapes&comma; countries&comma; eras and the like&period; Bear these in mind when shopping&comma; and use them to inform your clothing and accessory purchases&period; Prefer a lower-tech option&quest; Make a scrapbook or mood board of appealing images from magazines&period; Lifestyled&period;com suggests to make a mood board&comma; &&num;8220&semi;opt for a good quality felt board with a wooden or metal frame&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Neutral white&comma; nude or grey will create the best back drop&period; You can make a chic board by backing an un-glassed vintage picture frame with cork or felt board from the hardware store&period;&&num;8221&semi; The next step is to find a muse and start collecting&comma; &&num;8220&semi;feathers&comma; a great metallic belt&comma; a ridiculously indulgent pair of metallic&comma; spiked heels – You are creating the mood from what you’re drawn to – it’s not something you should over think”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>Designer diffusion<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Can’t afford a designer’s main line&quest; Don’t be a fashion victim and fall foul of buying the cheapest&comma; heavily-branded item in the collection just to own something with the name splashed on it – it’s likely to look pretty tacky&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Instead&comma; find out whether your favourite fashion designers have a cheaper &OpenCurlyQuote;sister’ brand or diffusion line&comma; or curate or create a collection for a high street store&period; Designers at Debenhams features several high-end names&comma; with clothing collections that command realistic prices but still benefit from the designer’s expertise&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2>A bit swish<&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p>Kit out your winter wardrobe and have a great night out&comma; to boot&period; &OpenCurlyQuote;Swishing’ is just a fancy name for a clothes-swapping party&period; You only have to attend one to irrefutably prove the old adage &OpenCurlyQuote;one man’s trash is another man’s treasure’&excl; It’s amazing how many pairs of uncomfortable shoes&comma; ill-fitting items of clothing&comma; and accessories we all have that remain unworn&comma; often with labels still intact&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>You might not like it &lpar;or be able to fit into it&rpar;&comma; but that’s not to say a fellow swisher won’t&excl; If you’re planning an event&comma; it’s wise to set out some stipulations on item value and condition along with guidelines on how exchanges will work&period; Look out for pieces that tie in well with Winter 2013 trends&comma; but also timeless classics which will complement any fashion-led pieces you purchase this season&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h5>Featured images&colon;<&sol;h5>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"license">License&colon; Royalty Free or iStock<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"source">source&colon; http&colon;&sol;&sol;photodune&period;net<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"license">License&colon; Royalty Free or iStock<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span class&equals;"source">source&colon; http&colon;&sol;&sol;photodune&period;net<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Based in Chester&comma; Jessica Bourne is on a mission to look good for less&period; With years of experience in fashion Jessica has shown a flair for combining lifestyle tips while keeping in the realms of the restricted budget&period; Jessica recommends eccount money a leader in the field of companies specialising in helping unbanked people&period; Jessica takes her own advice when it comes to budget-conscious fashion and can often be found rummaging through her local charity shops looking out for her next bargain&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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