Figure Out Your Style:
Shopping at brand name stores and brand names alone don’t mean anything when it comes to style. Owning a brand and being fashionable are two different things. Try finding out what kind of style pertains to each personality, instead of just spending money on some article of clothing that seems completely out of place on you. Learn what clothes look good on you. With that information, it’s easy to find affordable, stylish clothes that compliment your style and make you glow. Everyone is different and not everything works for everyone, so ask yourself: what makes me seem like the real me?
Shop With a Single Look in Mind
Shopping with a single look in mind goes along with figuring out your style. When you don’t know what to look for, it’s easy to get distracted by the allure of the labels. In order to see clothes for what they are and to be able to ignore the label, is to have a set image in your mind about what you’re looking for. An adorable brand won’t make you budge when you find what you’re looking for.
Shop Vintage or Secondhand:
While vintage may not always have the best reputation, being called ‘grungy’ or ‘ugly’, there are plenty of shops around that provide clothing that is affordable and cute, as nice as the brand clothing. When shopping vintage, it’s easy to not even notice the labels or the brands and only choose what is good-looking. Instead of labels, look for fabric, quality, fit, color and the ability to even spice it up with accessories.
Realize How Much Money You’re Spending and Set a Budget
Shopping brands is not cheap, trust me. Brands can start as low as fifty dollars and go as high as the sky. Try to calculate how much money you have spent on all your brand based products and don’t let your jaw drop when you have the total. The most practical thing to do is give yourself a budget. When you’re browsing the mall and see a brand named object that costs more than a week’s worth of groceries, remember your set limit of money and turn away. You’ll have money for low-priced clothes and you’ll feel proud of yourself the next day. Plus, your parents won’t kill you when they see the bill.