How does Sarah Jessica, Oprah, and Salma do
it? They have a bottomless bank account and an army of stylists.
We’ve got the dish for achieving star quality without
breaking the bank. The key to looking like a million bucks
is not found in a bunch of designer labels, but in how we
wear an item. Here are three tips that celebrities (or should
we say their stylists) use to create their star looks.
Accessories
The key to accessorizing like a star is to
go one step further than you would normally go in adding
this final element to your wardrobe. For example, if you
normally wear one pin/brooch, wear two or three. If you
wear only 2 inches heels, one day kick it up in a pair of
3 inchers. Take Sarah Jessica Parker, who can be seen on
TV every five minutes in her GAP ad campaign. Instead of
pairing the jeans with a standard issue GAP cardigan, the
stylists for the GAP shoot added a couple of brooches, a
fedora, and some stilettos . Add these accessories Accessories-
all of which you can get from Macy'sor Clarie’s for
less than $20 bucks- and you will look like you just can
from a top stylist.
Mix and Match
Please resist the urge to wear a designer
from head to toe. Celebrities mix and match their designers.
Haven’t you seen Jessica Simpson in her Wal-Mart-esque
sweat suit, holding a fabulous Marc Jacobs Handbagand wearing
a great shoes? Be like Jessica and throw on some Old Navy
boot cut jeans, with a La Redoute, top, and elegantly strut
around in your fancy Manolos. Find your Manolos heavily
discounted at eBay. The online “flea market” is
great place to score high fashion items below their retail
price. However, be careful, eBay is a mecca for knock-offs.
Make it Fit
In this “off-the-rack-on-my-back”
shopping culture, the importance of tailored clothing has
been thrown away. The reason why stars like Oprah look fabulous
in their clothes is because they are tailored. However,
you don’t have to be a billionaire in order to have
your clothes tailored, just head to your local dry cleaners.
Most cleaners have a tailor on staff.
About the author:
Kathryn “The Budget Fashionista” Finney is
the founder and Chief Shopping Officer of TheBudgetFashionista.com
(http://www.thebudgetfashionista.com),
a popular website that provides realistic fashion advice,
shopping tips and sale event information to budget conscious
consumers. Known as “the stylist to the cheap,” Kathryn
has been around the world searching for the perfect bargain
on designer goods and is willing to get the bargain by any
(legal) means necessary.
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