The Budget Stylista: Don’t Be Fooled by the Rocks That I Got

July 31, 2009 - 2:00 pm By Jill - University of Wisconsin

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Jewelry can make or break an outfit. This is fact. It’s a great way to spice up your usual uniform (jeans, black v-neck, black flats – I know it all too well), assuming, of course, that you don’t go overboard and look like you went shopping in your grandma’s closet (tchotchke heaven).

This season there is no better way to reinvent some old pieces in your wardrobe than by adding some bling bling. Right now jewelry is big, it’s bold, it’s bedazzled, jeweled and animal printed. It’s also ridiculously over-priced at so many places. But those aren’t the places you are going to be shopping, because it is so easy to find pieces for cheap that look like they belong in J.Lo’s closet. Read: bling blingin’ on the cheap cheapin’.

So before you go spending $150 on a necklace you claim will give you seasons of love, come to terms with the fact that in 12 months time, you will more likely than not have moved on out – Jeffersons style – to something that’s a lot less animal printed. So why spend $150 when you can get the same bangin look for $15?

Yeah, I thought so.

Rings

banana ring owl ring anthro ring

Necklaces


necklace 1 necklace 2

Bracelets

bracelet 1 bracelet 2 bracelet 3
Earrings

earrings 2 earrings 3earrings 1
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3 Comments on "The Budget Stylista: Don’t Be Fooled by the Rocks That I Got"

  1. Alicia says:
    Fri, 31st Jul 20092:48 pm 

    I love the lock and key <3

  2. Shelly says:
    Mon, 10th Aug 20093:48 am 

    GREAT STUFF! But what to wear those beautiful ginormous necklaces with??? Help a sista out here..

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