Ready Made magazine’s Fashion issue is now available. Lots of DIY and style ideas. OutFitKit is an online store with an interesting concept: it sells complete outfits, including accessories, for under $60. How much do clothing retailers mark up their merchandise? The New York Times tells us, using H&M as an example.
I first mentioned the Cost Per Wear metric back in my second post ever. It’s a pretty simple concept: the cost of an item divided by the number of times you’ve worn it. For example, my wedding dress has a really high CPW since I’ve only worn it once. My favorite jeans, which I bought …
I found this old WWII poster via Frugal for Life. I ought to print it out and hang it in my closet. This definitely represents a Wardrobe Miser mindset!
One thing that excites me about blogging is the opportunity to make public prognostications about where fashion is headed. Fashion designers and magazines always dictate what they think next season’s trends ought to be, but they can’t all be right. Ultimately, consumers will pick the trends that succeed. Based on where I see the pop …
Alex is coming to the end of a year-long project in which she attempts to wear a 100% recycled wardrobe. Though there aren’t any recent posts on her project journal, she has some wonderful ideas for recycling items you already own. I particularly like the idea of making underwear out of old t-shirts.
