https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 05 May 2026 15:55:32 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685841 Mon, 27 Jun 2016 10:19:21 +0000 Chris987 1685841@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>An LLBean&nbsp;red wool overcoat, classic single button style, with an extra layer of insulation. Found at a thrift store a few summers ago, perfect fit, clearly never worn because there were paper covers on a few buttons. $10. It's not a coat I wear every day in winter (although I could) but it's nice to have a coat in a bright color for our long cold winters and for that price it had my name all over it. </p> <p>Can't get the find to work but here is a link</p> <p><a href="http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/62463?feat=512154-GN3&amp;page=classic-lambswool-polo-coat-three-quarter&amp;attrValue_0=Molten red" rel="nofollow"><a href="http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop/62463?feat=512154-GN3&#038;page=classic-lambswool-polo-coat-three-quarter&#038;attrValue_0=Molten" rel="nofollow">http://www.llbean.com/llb/shop.....e_0=Molten</a> red</a></p> <p>Thrift stores within an hour (or less) of the LLBean "mother ship" in Freeport Maine often have lots of LLbean items because the locals buy and donate them&nbsp;and of course they last forever. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685576 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 18:02:19 +0000 rachylou 1685576@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, one more: My coral/white circus stripe fake scuba full-skirted skirt comes from Rainbow (next to Ross, next to the petstore). I don't think there's anything over $20 at Rainbow. I like to wear this skirt on Sundays. It's frankly more wearable than I really secretly thought it would be. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685445 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 11:36:34 +0000 Brooklyn 1685445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Lyn D, I stopped into H&amp;M today and got a scarf for $3. I never go into Dotti. I am too intimidated by the youthful demographic. I will give it a go! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685442 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 11:11:01 +0000 Sal 1685442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I bought second hand shorts last year (Glassons brand) for $4 which were well worn, along with a new striped Dotti tee for $10. Both held up well for one season, and the tee will last a full second season I believe. The shorts got some paint on them so will become gardening, home shorts.....which sadly means I will need to get some new ones. UGh- I prefer swimsuit shopping! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685440 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 11:01:02 +0000 Deborah 1685440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>CocoCat I will have to check out those jeans!!!</p> <p>I think mine would be the $24 long vest from Temt or the $30 suedette jacket also from Temt. </p> <p>And I have just found this dress at Cotton On for $30.0...could be in the running </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685426 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 08:53:46 +0000 Staysfit 1685426@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>BC, thanks for the tip about umbrellas at Walmart. The closest Walmart is inconveniently far, so I'm rarely there, but if I'm in that direction for something else, I will remember! A back-up would be nice! </p> <p>Cococat, I cut the tags off of everything, high or low. I am not a brand person as much as a quality person. I love my eXilaration PJ's as much as my Jason Wu dress. If they fit and wear well they live in my closet next to each other and are equals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685422 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 07:58:16 +0000 Cococat 1685422@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've only now had a chance to come back to this thread and wow, I'm loving all of the low end treasures!</p> <p><b>Angie</b>, thanks for your high-low blog post. I really enjoyed it and I loved to hear that a lot of us dress this way. One thing I'm going to admit to....I usually cut the tags off my Kmart, Target and similar purchases because I fear that I'm subconsciously influenced by labels. Does anyone else do this?</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685417 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 07:29:47 +0000 rachylou 1685417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I really love my Target purses. They last years for me. My number one all time Target purse is probably the one I use to walk Lilypup daily. I wear it around my waist (it's really a shoulder purse) and hook the leash to it. Admittedly Lilypup is not puller, but still lots of strain.</p> <p>Next on my list is a pair of high waisted fake skinnies. Real cheapies. I parcel out wears on these because I love them so much and they were a one off find.</p> <p>My fave sweaters come from F21. They aren't forever sweaters, haha, pilling up eventually - but they are always soft and warm and fit the bill style wise.</p> <p>Oh, and my fake drugstore crocs really hold up like iron. I wear those at the bakery and Lilypuppo's after work walk. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685411 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 06:48:09 +0000 Lyn D. 1685411@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brooklyn- I will check out H&amp;M next time I am near.<br />Also Dotti- I found a long-sleeved knit dress there recently for $15.<br />Sometimes shopping with my teenaged daughters brings unexpected finds! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685363 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 02:33:51 +0000 Jaime 1685363@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It is confusing to me because some of my most valued and valuable things were thrifted for $2. My best buys from lower end stores have been from the Gap and Zara on sale. I am sure I would find more things at Target or Costco if I lived near either. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685361 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 02:14:40 +0000 sylvie55 1685361@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A grey wool-blend 3/4 length duffle coat from NY&amp;Co. that cost about $35 on sale 6 years or so ago.I I've heard that you're supposed to go with quality on outerwear, but I live in Georgia (where it passed 100 degrees today) and only need a heavy coat a few weeks of the year. I wouldn't spend much on coats or formal wear since I don't wear either very often.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685354 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 01:23:46 +0000 Elle 1685354@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A &nbsp;dressy </p> <p>100%</p> <p>wool jacket from Target that I bought 8 years ago for $40. It's collarless, looks expensive, and has worn like iron., &nbsp;I've also had good luck with black Old Navy pixie pants and a stretchy jersey dress. Both look great on.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685345 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 00:51:46 +0000 JAileen 1685345@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Walmart does sell great umbrellas, Totes. I got one for my son when he lived in Memphis. It rains a lot there!</p> <p>My best low cost items were probably thrifted. I've bought a lot of vintage Coach bags, but this duffle was my first thrifted one, and one of the best. I think I paid around $25. The leather is fab. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end/page/2#post-1685338 Sun, 26 Jun 2016 00:11:29 +0000 Anonymous 1685338@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Staysfit: Our family's umbrellas are all from Walmart. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685331 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 23:52:42 +0000 Brooklyn 1685331@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Two tops I bought at H&amp;M (a long grey asymmetrical top and a long dark green high low top) are my favourite recent low end purchases. Both were 20 AUD. H&amp;M is full of treasures. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685330 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 23:51:34 +0000 Elizabeth P 1685330@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My black ponte pants from.... Costco!&nbsp; Among my most worn 25 items (stylebook stats) and probably cost me $17.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685324 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 23:20:19 +0000 Staysfit 1685324@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Low end for me faves: </p> <p> 1. Three silver toned skinny bangle bracelets made by a local artist. Cost maybe $30 for all three. I wear them every day. I have owned them for two years now. They're strong, don't tarnish or react. They are nicely sized for my small wrists. They mix well with my gold bangles. They don't look cheap. </p> <p>2. Birkenstock Floridas - maybe not true low end, but I use them in the summer as house shoes and I have a pair that is 10 years old, so they last a long time making the CPW minimal. Maybe fractions of a penny?</p> <p>3. A BCBG wrap dress purchased at an outlet store.</p> <p>4. My PJ's and an unbranded umbrella from Target. i haven't seen much talk about umbrellas on the forum, but they are a big part of my life. I carry one every day when the temperature is above freezing. I like the kind with a push button for both unfolding. My current umbrella has lasted an unusually long time, I will be sad when the wind finally bends it out of shape or pulls it apart. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685303 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 22:26:27 +0000 Anonymous 1685303@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A wrap dress I bought on clearance at Stein Mart for about $35. I've worn it several times already, and really like it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685299 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 22:23:10 +0000 Lyn D. 1685299@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>A few things-<br />A Katies patterned pant in viscose I have worn alot.<br />Also Katies sleeveless layered shirt in olive still going strong after more than 3 years, both less than $20.<br />Thanks for the alert to KMart jeans- I will check them out next time! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685289 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 21:40:43 +0000 rabbit 1685289@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I buy pretty much all low cost, but of things that had a very low retail price to begin with...hmmm.</p> <p>I have some cotton underlayer camisoles from F21 that were 1.90$ and have now been worn over 60 times each. &nbsp;I don't wash them a ton as they don't seem to need it, but they are still holding up and look the same as when I bought them.</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685280 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 21:18:39 +0000 jill58 1685280@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>From Target--<br />Mossimo Supply T's&nbsp;<br />Black wool coat, which fits perfectly and will be going into it's fourth season next winter. <br />Recently purchased Merona denim jacket on sale for just over $20.00. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685275 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 20:52:00 +0000 cjh 1685275@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I also like the Kohl's t shirts. Great price and nicely made for casual wear. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685273 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 20:49:36 +0000 cjh 1685273@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Possibly my oldest existing top, a 3/4 sleeve cream and pale orange stripe tshirt, nice thin knit, has always fit me even at weight range ends. It's more than 10 years old? I got it off the clearance rack at American Eagle, if I remember correctly, when my daughters still shopped there in college. They are now in their mid 30's. Since we were pretty broke then (from college tuition), I might have paid $6-8 for it. </p> <p>I wear it every year in spring and fall, several times. It has never shown wear, pit stains, stretched out, or out of style. It matches my old orange fleece jacket (also a keeper) in the fall and olive military jacket in the spring. If it dies, I'll be sad to see it go. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685253 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 18:54:50 +0000 kkards 1685253@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>These printed black &amp; white floral pants from Target-- seen here in 2013 and last week. Hard to believe they've last - both in quality and in the happiness they bring. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685246 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 18:42:49 +0000 Barbara Diane 1685246@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great $5 pants, silk pencil skirt, etc. from a local liquidation store that is no longer using the same business model. $5 shirt from Talbots Outlet.&nbsp;<br />Karen Scott printed shirts from Macys-maybe not stylish for most of the group, but I just bought one for $12 that will work with most of my bottoms. $3 lesportsac crossbody from a thrift store -perfect for my walks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685239 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 18:13:35 +0000 Anna 1685239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I am extremely hard on white t-shirts. My weekend running around outfit is jeans, a white tee, my delicate Catbird silver thorn necklace and a pair of Superga tennis shoes, color optional. I try to be careful but I get home and then "where did that stain come from?" So when I find a nice white tee for a low price that fits well, I buy multiples. Right now I am wearing t-shirts that I bought for $2 each from Meijers, a combo grocery/everything store in Michigan. I bought them right after Christmas last year. I bought 7 of them, 6 white and one black. They were 100% cotton with 3/4 length sleeves. Perfect for all the air conditioning I am usually in. I usually have to buy petite clothing for length but most of the tops I buy are in regular (non petite). If I find tees that are well made and the sleeve length is right, I will try to wait until they go on clearance and then swoop in and buy the lot! Of course sometimes the fabric is too heavy to wear in the summer so I will save for the cooler months. I have done this at Target, K-Mart and Walmart too. I can usually bleach them but eventually they start to look worn. So it's nice to have backups. And when they are beyond repair, they make great cleaning rags! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685220 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 17:29:46 +0000 unfrumped 1685220@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Some modal Tahari T's from TJMaxx, in a&nbsp; few different colors, that similar to Gaylene's post, just seem to have the right neckline, sleeve length, ease of fit--neither too tailored or too fluid. I can't make myself give them away because at times they are just the perfect thing. I tend to keep them more for layering under blazers but it's okay if I need to remove the jacket.<br />A navy thick cotton knit top, ottoman knit, boatneck, slightly boxy, from Gap that looks better than a T but goes well over pencil skirts for a neutral summer look. I keep thinking it ought to have faded from love by now but I've not found anything that works as reliably.<br />Some belts from TJMaxx.</p> <p>Some black suede slightly &nbsp;pointy toe low-heeled pumps that may finally die in the next year if the lining deteriorates--can't remember brand, a common one, not Naturalizer but similar, bought at discount store maybe 15 years ago or more--still look classic and "elevate" skirts and pants to look a bit more dressy, but are comfortable enough for some days at work.</p> <p><u>Reliable</u>--I think that's a key term for me. Something that even if I'm doing a review and making myself think about whether it's dated or not useful, but then I put it on and it works every time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685205 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 16:02:17 +0000 MaryA 1685205@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My Old Navy denim shorts. I got them for around $15 at the beginning of the summer of 2014 and wear them multiple times per week. As I put them on this morning I was thinking that the only way I am ever giving these up is when they are "pried from my cold dead hands." </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685189 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 15:09:09 +0000 Angie 1685189@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just wrote a post about that:&nbsp;</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://youlookfab.com/2016/06/21/celebrating-high-low-style/">http://youlookfab.com/2016/06/.....low-style/</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/your-best-value-low-end#post-1685173 Sat, 25 Jun 2016 14:47:15 +0000 ma 1685173@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Fun thread! My fave low end would be my faux birks from Target. I have about wore them into the ground and I want to replace with real ones soon. I also love Gap tees and Levis </p>