Shoestring Chic 101 Ways To Live The Fashionably Luxe Life For Less [Hardcover]

Shoestring Chic is a charmingly illustrated book of inside information for women who appreciate fashion, beauty, and shoppingbut lack a black Amex account. In todays economy, who isnt living on a budget? Vibrant art complements the books 101 tips on living the luxe life without spending a fortune.Fashion illustrator Kerrie Hess has illustrated displays for US department store chain Neiman Marcus and luxury site Net-a-Porter.com, as well as editorials for Vogue (Australia), Tatler (UK), and Elle (France). Her illustrations have also been featured on t-shirts, book covers, and cosmetic packages. Recently she has illustrated for fashion houses Alexander McQueen and Christian Louboutin, and written for The Independent London. She is also author of GIRL SECRETS (2007) AND GIRLS ONLY (2010), both for Random House Australia. She lives in Melbourne.Do you adore fashion, beauty, and shoppingbut lack a black Amex account? In today's economy, who isn't living on a budet?! Charming, lavishly illustrated, and replete with invaluable advice, Shoestring Chic is the book for you.Author and top fashion illustrator Kerrie Hess provides 101 tips on living the luxe life without spending a fortune.Where can you find a wedding dress in Paris for $100? Or have a Bergdorf Goodman experience for under a twenty? Shoestring Chic shows you this and moreincluding how to shop the European way, and how to take heart in long-lost gems from your own closet. Throughout the book, today's top designers chime in on how they define chic reassuringly doable on a shoestring!Stylish tips on living the luxe life for less, with advice from style makers Lulu Guinness, Collette Dinnigan, Kelly Wearstler, Sass & Bide and many more, Do you suffer with the affliction of Gucci taste on a Gap budget? Do you dream about Temperley but live in Target? With the world economy forcing almost everyone to pull in her Pucci purse strings, there is even more reason to seek out life's little luxuries, reinvent whalƒ2