It’s January. The purse strings are tight, and we can no longer get away with wearing a Christmas jumper to every social function. Luckily, our Insta-feed seems to be on the same wavelength, and with our fave fashion gurus also feeling frugal, we’ve picked out seven thrifty ways for you to update your winter look using no more than the resources available in your own house. It’s time to put down the debit card, guys.
Man Repeller
Fashion loves nostalgia, so make like Man Repeller and don a vintage-style headband to kick your look back into the seventies. Extra points for locating your mum’s old flares too.
Sonia Rykiel
The sew-on badge is no longer a thing of Brownie guides. Dig out some of these beauties from your childhood and give your favourite denim jacket a shabby-chic update. Word has it that it also works on jeans…
Fashionably Twinning
The line between scarf and blanket is becoming increasingly blurred, and for that we are truly grateful. As close to staying in bed as you’re gonna get this winter, try taking your sofa blanket for a stylish spin. Top marks for cosy chic.
Christina Mue
There is nothing more nineties than a French plait and Christina Mue channels fashion’s favourite era with this grungy do. What watching a YouTube tutorial costs you in time, we promise you will make up for in style.
Ina Becker
We’ve always owned a beanie, and we’ve always owned sunglasses, but until we started following Ina Becker we’d kind of thought the two had to be mutually exclusive. It's only the bloody key to effotless chalet-girl chic. What a discovery.
Laura La Mode
Two words. DENIM MESH. Fishnets are on the way back into fashion, but if the thought of that conjures up memories of junior-school discos, make like Laura and try teaming them with your ripped jeans.
Nylon Mag
Pair of old ankle boots? Check. Nail varnish? Check. Add a little creativity, and you’ll have outsmarted everyone who thought they had to wait until Autumn for the release of these beauties from Tibi.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.