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Check Me Out: Safari Spice

Uh, the tea, that is.

No one would want me in an all-girl British pop band, believe you me. I can’t sing or dance, I giggle when I try to look sexy, I’m not British, and I can’t even play a tambourine. Plus I’d have to get drunk before every show to overcome my stage fright, [...]

Painlessly Fixed, Or How I Made My $3 Jeans Look Like They Cost $8

Every time I take an armload of clothing into a thrift store dressing room, I am filled with hope. Hope that the half-price pieces fit perfectly, hope that I haven’t too far miscalculated the size of my own hips and am not about to waste twenty minutes of my life trying on fourteen pairs of pants [...]

Check Me Out: Impersonating Edie (…or attempting to)

Last weekend was… as surreal as it gets. Describable in one made-up word: WARHOLMANIA.

The Tuscon Museum of Art is now showing an amazing collection of original Andy Warhol screenprints so they wanted to do something special for their opening. And special always means dead people impersonation, right? So Friday the museum invited Drew Krewer and [...]

Check Me Out: You Don’t Know Me, But…

Boy is this awkward. Um. Let’s just get it over with.

Hello readers,

My name is Jamaica and I am the fabled third roomate. I’ve been lurking around for a while now, creeping into Amber’s room and whispering “LINK ME IN YOUR BLOG” into her ear while she’s sleeping in hopes of subliminal influence (PLUG: I have [...]

Check Me Out: Transitioning to Spring

“woodland creatures, plaid, houndstooth, zigzags and argyle” by Painfully Hip.

About Budget Style (click for more details!)

About Budget Style – February 15, 2010

Hello kidlings! Woah! How February has been flying by! Here are the latest links for About Budget Style.

Be still my heart! My Top Picks for Zac Posen for Target (and the best bang for your buck).

Vintage Loafer Scoregasm!

Hair Powder – Save Money on the Most Miraculous Hair Product You’ve Never Tried.

Smell Fresh-Baked! – Booth’s Walnut Body [...]

Check Us Out: Kitten McTinykins

Diana put together this lil’ punkin’ of an outfit and instantly, the perfect nickname for my miniscule roomie was born. Here she is…

Kitten McTinykins

Bless her lil’ kitten soul! Pretty sure everything except the tights and headband was thrifted for less than a few Daddy Warbucks.

About Budget Style – 4 February 2010

My new site was launched today. It’s still all About Budget Style, minus the superfluous expletives! Check me out! This is me in my $6 “professional” look with gold button necklace by Emily Elizabeth (Sale! 28% off everything on Emily’s birthday – February 8th -coupon code BIRTHDAY).

My favorite pieces so far:

Budget Style Blog (my voice [...]

Check Us Out: Cigarette Girls From the Future

Recently, art dealer Eric Firestone invited my two roomies and I to attend his latest opening for ’40s pop artist, Andy Burgess. But not to attend as just any guests, because this wasn’t just any party. The day after I returned from my 2 month adventure/ gargantuan workfest, I found myself quite the “working girl” [...]

Painfully Hipster of the Day: Tux Untucked

Bow Tie, Ruffled Dress Shirt from Vv, Burgundy Velvet Blazer from Vv, Dark Paisley Dress Shirt from Vv via LOOKBOOK.nu: “~whisper winds at the break of dawn~” by Bobby Raffin.

Way to make a 70s velvet ruffled tux undeniably wearable by layering with a paisley shirt and baggy trousers. Canadians can pull anything off. Hopefully [...]