Tag "fashion"
$50 Gift Certificate Giveaway with 365hangers.com
Hello, my Frugalistas! Great news! TheFrugalista.com is partnering with indie fashion site 365hangers.com for a $50 gift certificate giveaway. Yay! I’ve made it a personal vow to support small businesses more and I love the 365hangers.com site. It has a wide range of sizes, the clothes are cute and the prices are perfection. The labels [...]
T.J. Maxx and Marshalls
Hey, Frugs! Last week, I did a quick trip to New York for a holiday blogger event sponsored by T.J. Maxx and Marshalls. In my book, The Frugalista Files: How One Woman Got Out of Debt Without Giving Up the Fabulous Life, I wrote about how I spent every Saturday shopping at T.J. Maxx and [...]
Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum
For the real Frugalistas, high-end fashion designer Valentino will have a virtual museum that you can download on your desktop, starting on Monday, Dec. 5. Yep, you’ll get to celebrate Valentino’s fashion greatness for free in 3D on your computer! The Valentino Garavani Virtual Museum will showcase five decades of the designer’s archives, including more [...]
Is Christine Lagarde a Frugalista?
Yay! So I watched 60 minutes last night and was really intrigued by Christine Lagarde, the first woman to become managing director of the International Montetary Fund. I immediately got some Frugalista vibes from her. She does her own grocery shopping, wears a Birkin bag and is a top money boss! Check out her Vogue [...]
Fashion Hunters’ Guide to Consignment Shopping
Hi, My Frugs! I had an awesome Twitter #dealchat with Jeanne Nicholson, marketing director of Second Time Around consignment shop, last week. Yes, that Second Time Around of Bravo TV’s Fashion Hunter’s fame. I just had such a great conversation with her that I asked her to do a Q&A for the blog. Please enjoy [...]
Frugalista’s Top Fab 4
Hey, Frugs! Here’s a round up of some events and websites that may make your life a little bit more frugal and fun! 1) #dealchat: I’m hosting a Twitter #dealchat on consignment and resale shopping tonight at 8 p.m. est so follow me @frugalista. I have the most fabulous guests! I booked Jeanne Nicholson, director [...]
How to Save on Lingerie
Lingerie is something that I am becoming addicted to more interested in buying, and I am not alone. I’m so excited to have a special Q&A with lingerie expert Treacle of The Lingerie Addict website. She was a guest at last week’s intimate (hehehe) #dealchat I hosted on Twitter on frugal and fabulous lingerie. After [...]
Fashion show celeb pay
Wow! Fashionista.com has a great post dishing on how much celebrities get paid to attend fashion shows. On the alleged A-list: Rihanna gets an alleged $100,000 at least to attend fashion shows. Beyonce gets from $80,000 to $100,000. On the B list:Hillary Duff at $40,000 On the C list: Kim Kardashian at $35,000 to $50,000 [...]
H & M destroys unused clothes? *update*
Here is an official statement from H & M left on its Facebook page: H&M is committed to taking responsibility for how our operations affect both people and the environment. Our policy is to donate any damaged usable garments to charity. We’re currently investigating an incident in a NY store that is not representative of [...]
Do you donate your clothes to friends, thrift stores or the needy?
Donating my clothes and clothing swaps are something that I've done for my entire life. Growing up, my mother and I used to ship my adorable Esprit sweaters and other goods down to Texas for my cousins to wear. Likewise, my cousin's mom would ship up the clothes her daughters no longer could wear to [...]
