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Does the feeling of a new year coming makes you desire a complete restyling of your wardrobe? Does your money do not allow you that? I’m trying to give you (oh well, us, since I’m dealing with same problems) some tricks & tips to do this.
1. The first thing you have to do is organize and catalog all the things you own, deciding what to keep and what to give away. Is there something in your closet that you’d like to keep? Then keep it and give it a new born with new matching and styling!
2. Do not throw away the things you don’t like anymore. Sell them! You could organize a little market on your blog or a giveaway of a thing you never wore but that someone could fine useful!
3. Google and find all flea markets and quarters markets in your town and schedule to spend at least a whole morning for each one; you obviously have to wake up very early to do this, hey, take it seriously as you’d take a job!! (Some suggestions to find flea markets in your area: Flea Markets Zone - Keys Flea Market - Mercatini d’Italia - Mercatini – The World’s Best Flea Markets )
4. Decide a price limit and stay under it: the risk to spend everything in the first moments is high.
5. Decide how many garment of each kind yu want to buy and you need: maybe some polyvore set will help in this case; think about the remix pledge: how many clothes do you really need?
6. Do you have fabrics stocked in your house? I have tons of it: manage to find tutorials, diy guides, patterns and easy way to use the material you already have, and try hard to use all of it! This will bring money in your pockets and an increase of your self esteem as well: hey, you did sew a skirt al by yourself! ;D Some suggestions:
7. These are my last suggestions: try to have clear in mind the style you want to reach, the risk of failure is high and you could find yourself stuck with things you won’t wear ever!
Lurking around the blogosphere I discovered that some bloggers had a lot to say about this topic! First, I would like to suggest you the “A pair and a spare” wardrobe rehab series: she really said all that has to be said about the topic!
Then I came into this post, too, which has nice tips in it: Minimalist Closet by “Clothed Much”.
I’m gonna add more as soon as I come into them!
- I refashioned an old clutch making it super glamour: price: 10€ of feathers, and i still have tons of them to do whatever i want to!
- I restyled a simple sweater to make it a bit subversive with a studded cross; price: free! I had both things, sweater and studs, and didn’t use them at all.
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Great tips and I remember your DIY feather handbag clutch. It was sensational! Closet edits are a wonderful way to kickstart your wardrobe. (and earn some extra cash by selling old clothes)
I don't! D: I wish I did!
I think the b/w are from listen flavor!
amazing tips. i love the idea of exchange and restyling. you have an interesting blog!
Really great tips! & budget friendly
I would also recommend thrifting! visit your local thrift shop or one of those giant department-store like thrift shops, you'll find at least a couple of things to buy!
xx
sftrend
Twitter: filmofilka
December 19, 2010 at 3:26 pm
thank you for sharing this!
I wish there were any good flea markets in slovenia. maybe i shoul do a little trip to italy?
Ahaha well Masha you could easily do it, you're so near! But I can't believe there aren't any in Slovenia, you should look for them better! I'm sure there are some!
Twitter: filmofilka
December 22, 2010 at 8:50 pm
yes, there is something but so far I haven't find anything useful. once I bought a couple of clothes from one lady but I didn' realize soon enough that they smelled really badly. so when I washed them, everything smelled! I had to throw them away.
keep up the good work!
I would like some day to visit a great flee market where I could really find something for me. our country is too small I guess … I don't know why it is like that. thank god for internet and online stores.
is there anything good in trieste or treviso? wow,I haven't been there for ages! we would go every year when I was younger. I guess the "recession" hit us too hard for trips like that. I love about your blog that it is budget friendly. limits really do create creativity! I think i would not realize that if I hadn't financial problems. it was a valuble lesson.
Mmhh I don't know if there are any in Trieste or Treviso, I've never been there actually! I live some km more south of these towns ahah! Something like 900 km actually XD
So no sale shopping for me this year, I'll have to wait a couple of months to go shopping happy and free ahah!
But I have some friends living in Treviso because they're working at United Colors of Benetton and the factories are all over there! It's a small town though, I could ask them if there are things like clothing markets!
Anyway, I'm in a big recession right now, my salary is outstanding of a month and I'm also in debt with my sister ahahah -_- Very very bad. I feel like having my hands tied!!
Twitter: thefleamarkets
November 8, 2011 at 3:51 am
Why is http://www.thefleamarkets.com not listed under #3?