Where do you find your fashion steals and deals?

Thrift stores, garage sales, big-box retailers or the trendy stores...where do you find your best deals for clothing, accessories and the treasures of your closet?

My personal favorites include the following:

• Target...even without Mr. mizrahi at the helm, they we smart to pay attentio to his designs and have done a great job of continuing to prvide stylish options for reasonable prices including the Merona, Xhilaration, Go International lines and their Design For All capsule collections.
• Wal-Mart...I know it's an odd choice, but the big W has made some smart moves in the past few years with their George, L.E.I. and Norma Kamali offerings.
• Goodwill...a recent addition to my list, but a great place to not only find interesting costume jewelry, but also to find cute seperates or this year's Halloween outfit.

Where do you find your fashion steals and deals? Share below...



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Monday's Outfit

For those of you in the know the SAFSHOPS head honcho, aka Ms. Smiley, has been out of work since February of this year. A lot has happened in the past few months (I've moved like 3 times, was a nanny for 30 whole days, am interning at a non-profit and am now dating again) and I plan on changing the blog around a little. I am still looking for fellow bloggers who would like to join the gang and add content to the blog. The title will remain the same, but we will try to make it a bit more personal including product reviews, shopping adventures and more. I'm actually a bit excited because I have 3 followers (other than myself) and thank them for following me! That's about it, but to end the post, below is a recent outfit I was very proud of because it didn't cost too much and included a Goodwill purchase. Enjoy!

BCBG Grey Jacket on sale at Macy's, Old Navy Black undershirt, Chico's Black skirt via Goodwill, HUE Espresso fishnet hose via TJ Maxx, Mossimo Black pumps at Target

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SAFSHOPS Editor Guest Blogs on Affluent Pauper!

Hi Boys and Girls!

SAFSHOPS has been on yet another hiatus, but will be back up and running with new writers and a redesign over the next few months. New posts will begin next week, so until then check out a Side by Side shop guest post our Editor-In-Chief recently wrote for the Affluent Pauper. Our budgeting ways are not limited to fashion y'all!

As a single gal who tries to feed herself something interesting and healthy-ish on a semi-daily basis, I’m often wondering whether I should head to the gorgeously designed and sensory-overloading Whole Foods for the slightly pricey a la carte dinner trip or skip on over to the more intimate and often times friendlier Trader Joe’s for an easy all-in-one budget-friendly frozen meal. READ MORE

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Newly Added: Private Sale Invitations Links

Have you ever wondered how people in major cities tend to afford high-end clothing, accessories and more without living in the poor house? The secret is sample sales and trunk shows, where designers feature their products to cistomers at a fraction of the original cost.

Well, gone are the days where you have to live in NYC or LA to enjoy these sales...now they are available online via private invitation-only sites.

To get your memberships, links are below and will continue to be added to the new SAFSHOPS private sales link list on the right side of the page.

Billion Dollar Babes
Editor's Closet
The Gilt Groupe
HauteLook
Ideeli
Rue La La {enter seekandfindshoppers at gmail dot com as referral email}
I ShopFem


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Free Underwear from American Eagle

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Following in the footsteps of Victoria's Secret, American Eagle's intimates line Aerie is giving away a free pair of panties when you simply sign up for their aerie list. The aerie list, like most store email lists will provide members with monthly giveawys, e-mail exclusive offers and more! The promo lasts through through this Wednesday, March 18th, so go here to grab and print your coupon for a free pair before before they run out!

Thanks to Affluent Pauper who read it on Northern Cheapskate for the heads up!

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