MY BUDGET WARDROBE

IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE IT YET…….

….Get yourself down to your nearest Gap.

A large Gap is preferred. If it is not in a busy and trendy area….even better! It means that customers do not recognise a bargain and end up leaving the best ones on the rails!

My favourite Gap is the Knightsbridge Gap in London.

Yes it is a busy and trendy area in London, but the average customer….is usually a tourist and never makes it past Harrods….Gap is further away from the station towards the Natural History Museum…..so BINGO!

Gap has been advertising 75% SALE from last week. This week they have got an extra 25% off Sale prices.

You can pick up a pair of women jeans for £9.99, Men jeans at £14.99 or a Nautical double breated coat for your boy at £9.99.

And if this is not enough, they will take another 25% off at the till!

I do not want to hear you will try on Saturday…….at this point Saturday is 2 days to late!!! You will be disappointed to see that stores have chaged over to Spring Summer 2012!

Last week I got a gorgeous black all in one for £9.99. I wore this the day after in the office……everybody commented!

……and NO ….I am not 19, 1.75cm tall and a size 8!!!!

At lunch time 2 collegues went to buy the same outfit at £7.99………I am gutted…but happy for them!

This is what inspired me to start a blog………….so follow me regularly….and you will know what I know as soon as I do!

My mama says………

I have always loved a bargain!

I remember as a teenager I used to come back from my local market with a gorgeous dress bought for a few pennies. My mum would compliment me, but she used to say: “Do not tell your friends how much you paid for it….it isn’t cool! Just pretend it was as expensive as it looks.” I could never keep the secret! Infact I have always thought that if I could find the same things that my friends would buy for a lot of money, at a bargain price….I was definitely the coolest!

Today I work as a Visual Merchandising Manager for a Fashion retailer in London and what I like the most is when I walk in the office with my gorgeous new top and all the girls in the design room want to know where I got it from….and I got it at my local boot sale for 50.

My secret?

I work in fashion, I learn about next season’s trends a little before you so I can spot great Sale pieces that will be “Must haves” next season and I can spot from miles a top brand lipstick for a fraction of the price in a local market.

The good news?

I am not good at keeping secrets……………if I found a great bargain, I will tell you all about it so you can go and get it before it is too late!

Watch this space……………