Outfit Blues

Remember my shopping spree from one post ago? Here's one of the outfits I...er...said I would post. *Shrug* Better late than never!

I didn't actually use the blue pocketbook although my fingers were itching to pick it up, it's so matchy-matchy. Why didn't I use it? Simple: I was afraid the Frum Fashion Police would come bop me over the head with THEIR handbags. I mean, we're talking about a 99¢ vinyl bag from Amazing Savings... So I chose discretion as the better part of valor and went without--sniff--my beloved, bright blue bag. Boo hoo. But I still looked nice. I hope! :)

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1) Blue Sparkle-ish Pullover, $5

1/2 Price Outlet (226 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218)

2) Blue Beaded Necklace, $1.99

U-Need 99¢ Super Store (209 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218) 

3) Black Pleated Skirt, $12

Value Depot (1702 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11229) 

4) Blue Pocketbook, 99¢

Amazing Savings (1080 McDonald Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11230) 

TOTAL OUTFIT COST: $19.98

Catch of the Week: The Colors of Fall

Time to parade my prudently priced purchases of the week! 

I've been noticing a lot of the new fall colors lately (mustard, anyone?) I mean, like, chas v'shalom that we should wear the same colors every fall! How would the hotshots in Paris or wherever they have their dens of gashmiyus (tsk, tsk) make any money, the poor pampered things, if we didn't have to hew to an entirely new spectrum of clothing every few months?

But alas! to Paris's great sorrow, FrugalFrum does not fall for such tactics. Well, okay, she does, but she doesn't singlehandedly sponsor some designer label's mansion on the Champs Elysees. Okay, maybe she does, after a while, when all the weekly $2, $4, $5 & $6 tops start adding up...but we won't discuss such depressing topics on this delightful blog. The important thing is that I buy my new colors cheap, cheap, cheap.

Fall 2012 Colors

According to the folks at Pantone, this season's theme is "the magic of color," supposedly playing on a fantasy theme of princesses and castles, etc, etc. Lah di dah. Well excuse me if I don't see Harry Potter flourishing his wand represented in a few reds, blues and greens. How shamefully unimaginative of me.

Anyway, I brought home some great new stuff after making my shopping rounds, and guess what! I was even yotzei some of the new tones. I got in the blue, the rose, the orange (does that style look familiar?) and the gray.

FrugalFrum's fashion catch of the week

A: Bright Orange Belted Cowl-Neck Sweater, $4

Church Avenue Factory Outlet (217 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218)  

B: Blue Pullover with Sparkly Highlights, $5

1/2 Price Outlet (226 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218) 

C: Sparkly Dark Gray Shell, $5

1/2 Price Outlet 

D: Light Rose Top, $6

Church Avenue Factory Outlet

E: Short-Sleeved Long White Sweater Cardigan with Pockets, $5

1/2 Price Outlet

And I picked up these cute baby boy pants, too. They were $3 each at Church Avenue Factory Outlet.

I would love to hear outfit suggestions from my public, such as they may be. Maybe I'll post some outfit pics another day. My pillow awaits. Ta-ta!

Craving Mustard

That's right, folks. It seems to be the color of the season. It's popping up everywhere, and I don't mean on hot dogs. Though I guess the right description for mustard would be "squirting up," not "popping up," wouldn't it? "Popping up" would work for a nice buttery popcorn color. But I digress.

This striking yellow color was striking terror in my heart not too long ago when I realized that EVERYONE--but me--WAS WEARING IT. Now, I know that has just got to be the dumbest line of the century, and like we tell our kids, "if EVERYONE were to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, would you?" But I gotta admit, the saucy, spicy, sunny yellow sweaters had me craving for some of that color in my own wardrobe.

So I staked out my regular discount haunts, and guess what? I found it! A mustard-colored sweater! To the tune of...drumroll, please...all of $4!

Ha! Take that, you spenders!

I'm still trying to decide what it goes with. I think my standard black long-sleeved shell with my trusty ol' black straight skirt should do nicely. Opinions from the peanut gallery, anyone? Which necklace would you wear with this?

(Hmmm, on the other hand, a mustard sweater would go nicely with a dachschund, doncha think? Hot dawg!)

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Sweater: $4, Church Avenue Factory Outlet (217 Church Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11218)  |  Necklace & bracelet set on left: $1,  Church Avenue Factory Outlet  |  Middle necklace: $3, Value Depot (1702 Kings Highway, Brooklyn, NY 11229)  |  Necklace on right: $3, gift store with a name I can't recall

Get Ready to Save, People!

Hi, and welcome to FrugalFrumFashion!

I can't wait to see how this goes! See, I had this great idea that maybe we could be spending a leetle teeny weeny bit less on clothes, and still look great. We all know how we love to shop (fess up, ladies!) but our husbands DON'T love looking at that long, long itemized list that comes at the end of the month....you know...the credit card bill? 

So since I'm an avowed, acknowledged, and addicted bargain hunter (me big chief Frugal Lady! Me catch great big bargain today!) and I'm always getting complimented on my fresh kills--oops, I mean finds--I figured I'd spread the wealth. Er...I guess that's literal. Wealth. Get it? Haw-haw.

The deals are mostly local to the Brooklyn area so far. Nice frum place to start, eh? I'd welcome local deals from other folks out there, though. Yes, out-of-towners, even you. (No, I'm not a snobby New Yorker! How dare you even insinuate something like that? :D )

Anyway, just a word of caution before you proceed. This blog is not--and I repeat, NOT--for those of you who are looking to save 10% off your $1,000 Prada heels, or the gals who won't touch anything that's not a brand name (even if they scrub furiously with hand sanitizer afterwards). When I say "get ready to save," I mean You. Will. Save. We're talking cheap here. Le Cheape Couture. The cheapest of the cheap. But still totally cute, as long as you guys make sure to whap me over the head if my unique fashion sense runs away with itself. It does that sometimes. I treat it so nicely, but it still insists on running away from me every so often...sigh. So I'd love to get suggestions on outfits and combos.  I also want to hear about your own deals and steals.

Spread the joy! Let every woman save!