by Veronica Shine

Created on: January 28, 2009

Simple Ways to Add Pizzazz to your Wardrobe and Not on your Pocketbook

Spring fashions are plastered all over magazines and are beginning to trickle in the stores. Gushing over the expensive fashion trends and options, can make you feel like you can not keep up during the economic downturn.

Do you think style stopped during the Great Depression? Parisian couture designers continued to turn out new collections each season even during those dark times. And guess what? Women continued to shop even if they were cheaper knockoffs.

Even in the harshest of economic times. you can remain stylish. The barometer of fashion tends to become conservative and traditional rather than a passing fad. Look into your closet and you may just need to fine tune what you have.

- Go Back to the Basics

There are ways to be fashionable without paying over your allowed budge for 2009. The perfect way is to add a splash of color to give your existing wardrobe staples a whole new look. Regardless what spring fashion dictates, think spring, think bright. Do not dress how you feel; instead dress how you want to feel.

Adaptable and multi-functional pieces are the key element to develop your outfit and style and are the way to success. For both the upper and lover portions of the body, select monochromatic colors. This has an added benefit to slim the body line. Black, beige or white should be your foundation to begin with.

They do not need to be expensive but invest in quality clothing for your key pieces. It's amazing how much mileage you can get out of better quality items. The focal point is to enhance the ordinary with accessories and layering. Big, bright and bold prints can be played upon your base outfit to add that special look.

- Layer It

When you put on a great outfit, it makes your whole day. The best way to stress the tint when designers say otherwise is to layer. Layer in the warmer weather?

Always flattering, a colorful wrap accompanied with a belt brings you instant chic and a positive image.

Change the look utilizing the same slacks and top by adding a sheer blouse or jacket to and a power house piece of jewelry around your neck. This can easily take you from day to night.

- Use T-Shirts

During the day, when you're wearing a jacket, particularly when you're going to keep it buttoned, can get away wearing a T-Shirt. The same step should be taken when you're layering a shirt under a sweater. There's no need to spend as much on the under-layer as you may have in the past.

- Create Something Unique

For casual wear many bohemian type can dress well without spending a fortune by stencilling on T-shirts. Consider this if you are artistic or if you are not, you can download a copy write free image from the internet to give your T some style.

- Remember Appliqus?

If you are good with a needle, you can obtain these posh sew-on patches and customize a piece of clothing, especially jeans.

The truth is there are a great variety of accessories out there, as much for men as for women. It is worth it to become a little creative to produce a well put look by dressing for less with a few simple retrofits and be as stylish whether there is a recession or not.

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