The CheapChica's Guide to Style » Fashion 911 http://cheapchicas.com Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:34:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2642 en hourly 1 GTL: Gym, Train, Lift http://cheapchicas.com/2012/02/02/gtl-gym-train-lift/ http://cheapchicas.com/2012/02/02/gtl-gym-train-lift/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:19:41 +0000 Ann Whitbeck http://cheapchicas.com/?p=24008 If you’re like me, in past years, your New Year’s resolution of getting in tip-top bikini shape has probably already come and gone…but I’m breaking the cycle this year and what better way to incentiveize a trip to the gym than a killer workout outfit? Now we’re talking!

When it comes to workout gear, say goodbye pale racer back tops and feminine detailing, and say hello neon colors and sexy asymmetrical cuts. This season its all about an eighties color palette with a big dose of sleek  (i.e. loose the big bangs, leg warmers and leotards!)…take a hint from this DVF ensemble above and keep the overall look classic with a jolt of color.

Like most women, I am a huge LuLuLemon fan but if spending $100+ on some spandex is not in your budget this year, never fear. The key to action-ready dressing is comfort, fit and COLOR! Take your basic black leggings or tank (get the size that fits YOU well, don’t get hung up on numbers!) which you can find on a dime anywhere, and mix them with a big bang of color…and voila, simple, clean and ready to roll…or kick, or run, or downward dog!!

Finally a gym style I can totally get on board with!

]]> http://cheapchicas.com/2012/02/02/gtl-gym-train-lift/feed/ 1 SoleMates http://cheapchicas.com/2009/03/21/solemates/ http://cheapchicas.com/2009/03/21/solemates/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:00:45 +0000 cheapchica11 http://cheapchicas.com/?p=4176 picture-23When I first came across these little gizmos at Baker’s I had no idea what they were…were they a nifty way to add an extra inch to my too short stilettos or were they some kind of silicon cover to protect my heel from the elements???

Well, neither really.  According to the website, the “High Heeler” helps increase the surface area on the base of the heel, thereby reducing the pressure on this area and preventing the heel of your shoe from sinking in to the  grass or falling into sidewalk cracks.  The inventors, Becca Brown and Monica Murphy came up with this idea after ruining one too many pairs of expensive heels!

As a former resident of NYC, I can’t tell you how many pairs of Louboutins have been ruined by a sidewalk crack and/or subway grates, so anything that helps protect my $700 investment is a winner in my  book!  Good job girls!!

]]> http://cheapchicas.com/2009/03/21/solemates/feed/ 0 Bag 911 + Shop Suey Giveaway http://cheapchicas.com/2009/01/21/bag-911-shop-suey-giveaway/ http://cheapchicas.com/2009/01/21/bag-911-shop-suey-giveaway/#comments Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:59:23 +0000 cheapchica11 http://cheapchicas.com/?p=2981 picture-121PLEASE NOTE: THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW OVER.

As a girl that always prefers to buy color, I don’t own too many black bags…but I know many of you have a hard time getting out of the black bag rut!

One of my best friends recently asked me to find her a fabulous non-black bag that could easily transition from work to weekend and that looked like a true designer buy.  Her only requests were that it had to have some eye-catching details and that it retailed for under $75.

After striking out all weekend, I remembered one of my favorite on-line boutiques for celebrity and designer inspired handbags… Shop Suey!  Their bags are affordable, totally stylish and reflect some of the hottest trends in fashion!  I found this TDF (to die for) Marla Satchel there for only $58 and it comes in Brown, Red and Navy… so there’s plenty of colors to choose from!!

Now for the FREE stuff…

I contacted Heather at Shop Suey to ask about a giveaway for you guys and she very generously offered to sponsor one!  One lucky reader will win this MARLA bag and just in case you don’t totally love this style…if you win, you can pick any bag off the Shop Suey site as your prize!!!  All you have to do is:

1. Go to Shop Suey by clicking here;

2. Look through the handbags on their site and then leave a comment on this post with your favorite Shop Suey style;

3. On Tuesday, January 27th, I will pick a number at random and the author of that corresponding comment will win their favorite Shop Suey bag!

GOOD LUCK!!  Shop Suey also has a special code for all of your CheapChica readers…use discount code cheapchica at check out to receive 20% off (no expiration date) your next purchase!!

NOTE: Winner will be notified by 3pm on 01/27/09 in a separate post and via email.  Contest is only open to US residents.


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So here’s a great example of how fashion can go terribly, terribly wrong when you don’t trust your own instincts. In the picture on the left we have Ms. Simpson, looking ultra-chic in a boyfriend blazer and bad-ass knee high boots, arriving for her “Fancy” fragrance launch at some suburban Macy’s in the Valley. And on the right we have her at the actual launch…um, excuse me?

What happened?

Did she stop into Rave on the way to the store from the parking lot and let the assistant manager style her????

I mean I can’t even begin to list out all of the fashion sins that this dress is responsible for , so I will say is this…she clearly knows how to dress (see picture on the left) but since she won’t stop with the too tight, too ruched, and too much boob I have permanently cast her onto my worst dressed list. Let’s hope she was just using this desperate dress to try and get Tony’s attention!!

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