Cheapskate Chic: How to Look Good for Less

Fashion is great – if you’re rich and can afford the latest look every season. The problem is not everyone has Nicole’s or Paris’ fortune. However thanks to godsends like J.C. Penney’s , Target and Payless you can have that high end look at low end prices. You can finally join the fashionistas, wear the stars of the season and still have money to spend.

In recent years that mall standard, J.C. Penney’s has added trendy but amazingly affordable lines like Bisou Bisou, Nicole Miller and their recently released a.n.a. line. Bisou Bisou , once only available to rich chicks can now be worn by chicks who can look rich. It has features sexy jeans and tops like their sleeveless cowl top, perfect for clubbing and dinners out. They look like Victoria’s Secret catalog offerings but without the high prices (and shipping costs) The line also has versatile suits that can take you from office to party as well with asymmetrical jackets and flouncy tweed skirts. Check out their pants and skirts. Most range between the thirty to forty dollar range. Their black pencil crepe skirt is a steal at thirty-six bucks and can go everywhere from boardrooms to baptisms. Another steal is the print wrap dress for only $69. 00 and looks like the more expensive three and four hundred dollar ones.

Penney’s snagged another great line, designed by the fashion forward Nicole Miller. Her look can be worn from Sunday to Monday, with outfits being dressed down or up depending upon your need. She has a cowl neck tunic now on sale for $29.99 which works well both for casual Friday or Saturday movies. Her Victorian influenced leather jacket has also been reduced an almost whopping three hundred bucks. It looks great with skinny jeans or this season’s Seventies blast - the maxi skirt. Miller’s line also includes jewelry and watches to finish off the look.