By Amy Thoma

This year I made a New Years Resolution to spend less money on clothes. Notice I didn’t say shop less, just spend less money. I’m the worst of both worlds: I like really high-quality things but to put it charitably, I have a frugal streak. Enter the world of thrift stores.

I’m not naturally a thrift-er. I find the prospect of digging through old clothes kind of gross and the thought of wearing something used freaks me out. But, this is America in 2013—we have washing machines, dry cleaners and bleach.

In just a few trips to thrift stores I scored a dress from Banana Republic with the tags still on ($8), 2 shirts from JCrew ($4 each). I also saw a handbag  in the store I donated a few months ago (no, I didn’t rebuy it, there’s a reason it went in the donate pile).

Here are some tips I picked up along the way:... Read More

Pretty sure it’s now safe to say we survived the end of the world, AND Christmas. Now to say goodbye to 2012 in style and HELLOOOO 2013!

Just because you made it through doesn’t mean your wallet’s thrilled with you at the moment. And then there’s New Year’s Eve: where it’s all about looking luxe. There’s that party, you’ve got “nothing to wear”, and you just spent more than you should have making sure everyone had a great Christmas. No fear, we’re here to help:

7 Simple NYE fixes for under $20... Read More

By Laura Braden

Love fashion and cocktails? Then buy your tickets for the Holiday Fashion Affair today!

Co-hosted by the California Film Foundation and the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, this is a great opportunity to preview select designers from the 2013 Sacramento Fashion Week lineup.

Launched in 2006, the Sacramento Fashion Week highlights our local fashion industry from designers and models to photographers and make up/hair stylists... Read More