SOBBING ON FIFTH: The Look for Us Broke Folks

Thursday, August 23, 2012

The Look for Us Broke Folks

Saw this on The Sartorialist and I want to be wearing it. I'm not usually about these military/utilitarian shirt dresses, but I love how effortless she looks, and how she then instantly added some elegance with those animal-print sandals. I'm willing to bet this entire outfit would set you back so I took to the magical internet to find these pieces on the cheap.

Cute, right? Only $38 at Lulus, and you definitely are getting the look down. Personally, I would recommend getting this a size bigger than you usually are for that loose, laid-back vibe our street style inspiration has going on.

This belt is perfect - its ivory color against the olive green will keep that army vibe going but its bar details lend a little fashion flair - and it's only $18 at Karmaloop.

I did ya good, right? These will perfect the look, give you some glam appeal, and will only set you back $50 at Mango.

Follow the stylish lady's lead and finish the look with a neutral clutch. This one from Bank is only $23.

Outfit total: $129

Handbags and Hugs,

Astor

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Our Story

We are Sutton and Astor Van Brigsby. We were born and raised on Park Avenue, a mere hop, skip and 30-second ride with our driver, Morton, from Fifth Avenue. Oh, yes, there was a time when our daily shopping trips were what chick-flick montages were made of – sales assistants scurried at our beck and call, we did lots of twirling in front of fitting room mirrors without spilling our glasses of champagne, and doormen helped Morton help us into the car with stacks of hatboxes – which had shopping bags of clothing and shoes inside of them, because we’re not really into hats. But our designer RTW-filled reality came crashing to a traumatizing end when our father went ballistic one day – WHY we do not know – and cut up our credit cards. Apparently, it bothered him that we had spent his secretary’s annual salary in one trip to Bergdorf. He completely cut us off, I mean stone cold. With the exception of health insurance, cell phone bills, cable and electricity, we are COMPLETELY on our own. Left to our own devices to stay as well dressed as before but on a salary that doesn’t even compare to our past allowance. So, I, Astor, took a job in fashion and Sutton took a job in beauty. It is all we know and love, after all, and we figured that way we would have our bases covered with discounts – what else is a girl to do? If you’re like us, trying to keep a closet stocked with the kind of stuff Bill Cunningham will notice you in on a less-than-desirable salary, join us, won’t you? We’ll support each other, we’ll have cry fests over things we can’t have – and we’ll come up with ways to make the number of those things less and less by hunting sample sales, scouring the internet for discounts and even DIYing up our own versions. We WILL get through this together.

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

The Look for Us Broke Folks

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