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Looking Just like a Million On a Shoestring Budget
Having a great-looking wardrobe doesn't necessarily require spending a fortune. Here are a few principles for looking great when money Can be an object:

(1) Buy quality instead of quantity. And please take note, this does not necessarily translate to, "buy expensive, not cheap." Certainly, quality fabrics fall better, wear better and flatter the figure more. It is better to possess one perfectly-fitting skirt in a superb fabric that spans several seasons (lightweight wool, for instance) when compared to a dozen ill-fitting skirts in an array of colors. Black complements everything, and no one will understand that you wore exactly the same skirt for five days running, because you wore it with another jacket and accessory every day. Start with one great skirt! My wardrobe is based on a few black skirts and pants that opt for a range of jackets and tops in colors that look good on me. Expensive skirts and pants are created with superb fabrics and cut wonderfully, so they make my figure look better. Even if I don't need them yet, I am always on the look for linen, wool gabardine or wool crepe designer skirts and pants at the sales or in consignment shops. You can never have way too many. Some of mine are a size larger, so they are excellent for dining-out comfort and also travel. Some have loops for belts, so they look good with open jackets; while some are slim and beltless to accommodate snug-fitting jackets.

(2) Wear accessories! This is key. Well-dressed women and jet-setting fashion plates always accessorize their garments. Look over fashion magazines and catalogs, and head to fashion shows for ideas and inspiration. Most fashion coordinators have picked up tricks from designers both here and abroad, and you will start to see the results on the runway. Earrings are important fashion accessories. Above all else, the right earring will give you a polished or finished look. Earrings ought to be somewhat bold to check fashionable. Clip earrings, for example, often look too conservative. Belts may also be wonderful accessories. They should have distinctive-looking buckles and become manufactured from leather, not plastic.

(3) Educate yourself to help you shop intelligently. Find out which colors suit you. This will ultimately save both time and money with future purchases. Color actually forms the building blocks for all garments. One of the primary mistakes made is trying to accomplish harmony by matching the superficial appearance with colors: blondes in pastels, redheads in rust, orange, etc. Don't be afraid of bold colors, high-fashion designers are not! And do think contrast. For those who have a moss green suit, team it up with a deep magenta blouse or scarf. Add a cobalt blue, French blue or peacock blue blouse or scarf to your brown suit, rather than beige one. "Safe" looks which are perfectly matched often end up looking boring, no matter who made them or how much they cost. In addition, know your figure so well that you know how exactly to camouflage every flaw. Ill-fitting clothes and those that accent figure flaws undermine a lot more than your figure. They undermine your credibility. Anyone who really had a million to invest on clothes would be sure each and every garment fit just like a glove and flattered to the Nth degree, now wouldn't she?

(4) Shop the sales and check out consignment shops. When you are shopping the sales, it is a good idea to accomplish a bit of homework beforehand. Discover the shops that suit your tastes and preferences and peruse their racks every fourteen days or so. That way you won't waste time trekking around town at sale time. You will go straight to "your" shops. Consignment shops are a great spot to find designer clothes at shoestring prices. Every city has at least one consignment shop that carries designer clothes. Check all of them out. You are certain to find one that has everything your heart could desire. Most of them come in the Yellow Pages, apart from the CHKD clothing shops and the Discovery Shop at Hilltop East, run by the Cancer Society.

(5) Make a set of things that are missing from your own closet and keep it with you in your purse. Unless osha 10 have an excellent black skirt, a minumum of one jacket in a bold color to wear with it, hook them up to your list. In case you have a suit in a "safe" color, put "scarf or blouse in a bold color" (name the color so you won't be sidetracked...or chicken out!) on your list. Then, the next time you run across a fabulous sale or consignment shop, you will end up prepared. Ready to look great!

Sandy Dumont, THE Image Architect is an image consultant and professional speaker based in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, with 30 years of international and national experience helping individuals and Fortune 500 companies enhance their image. She conducts customized Branding for People� workshops on a regular basis.

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