subject: Designer Shopping For The Budget Fashionista [print this page] Designer shopping has its place for the budget fashionista. I'm certainly not in the same high income bracket that many glossy magazine starlets inhabit, but that doesn't mean to say that I don't want some of that gorgeous designer style. Years ago budget designer fashion was out of the reach of us mere mortals, but in today's more globalized and internet savvy society there are bargains to be found if you know where to look. Let's take a look at a few of those places.
Firstly, you need to become a stalker of clearance sections. There are so many different online outlets for purchasing designer clothes and pretty much all of them will have some sort of clearance section. Some of the larger online outlets will have graded clearance sections that reflect how old the stock is and how much of it is left. Massive savings of up to eighty percent on stock that they really want to shift can create outrageous bargains for the quick shopper.
Now to become a clearance section trawler you need to accept the fact that you aren't going to get your paws on the latest and greatest bleeding edge styles. But for all those staples that age more gracefully, this tactic is a great way to buy into designer on a budget. Get used to having a regular check through these site's clearance sections. The good ones allow you to filter the remaining stock so that you'll only see items that they have in your size. A slight word of warning on sizes while we're here: most of this stuff will be final sale, so make sure that you accurately know your size before buying as you may not be able to exchange. Check the small print before parting with your cash.
The other fertile ground for bargain designer shopping on the internet is in all these private fashion sale events that keep cropping up. Some sites online specialize in them and will have a number of running each week. This is typically when designers want to offload some overstock that they have accumulated at incredibly discounted prices. Savings of up to eighty percent are fairly common in this arena.
You have no control over what is on sale from day to day but the range of sizes will be much better. The trick here is to register with a few different sites and keep an eye on what is coming up at each site week by week. When you see something that you've been after, then make sure that you jump onto their website at the appropriate time.
