Further Reading

Check out the following books, magazines, blogs, and shows for more tips on fashion, frugal living, shopping on a budget, and repurposing and recycling.

Books

Magazines

Blogs

Beauty

Through the Looking Glass: a literary-themed beauty blog

Budget-Conscious

» The Budget Fashionista: fashion on a budget since 2003
» See Jack Shop: a "man-friendly" version of The Budget Fashionista
» Centsational Girl: making your home beautiful without breaking the bank
» Fashion of Goodwill: DC Goodwill fashion finds
» Made by Lex: Lex designs and sells scarves, but she also shares her thrift store finds and ways she repurposes items in her closet
» My So-Called Green Life: living green and budget-conscious

Fashion & Style

» Advanced Style: because style isn't just for young people
» Annotated Style: style bloggers telling the stories behind their clothes
» The Cut: the fashion blog of New York magazine
» ELLE Dispatch: the fashion blog of ELLE magazine
» Style Bubble: fashion observations, with a focus on young and unknown talent
» Teen Vogue Fashion Blogger: the fashion blog of Teen Vogue magazine
» Where Did You Get That: a Londoner in NYC shares where she gets what she wears

Fashion with Snark

» Go Fug Yourself: when bad fashion happens to famous people
» Suri's Burn Book: "Suri" comments on the fashion and style decisions of the rich & famous

Daily Fashion

» What I Wore: Jessica Quirk has been photographing her daily outfits since 2007
» What I Wore Today: as part of a 2010 New Year's resolution, Poppy Dinsey began documenting her daily outfits in an effort to wear more of her extensive wardrobe
» What I Wore Today (drawings): a Flickr pool of members' drawings of their daily outfits

Home

» Apartment Therapy: "helping people make their homes more beautiful, organized and healthy"
» Catalog Living: humorous commentary on the "people" who "live" in home decor catalog rooms
» Curbly: bringing out the best in your home, with a lot of DIY
» re-nest: the intersection of home design and the green movement

Shopping

» Mighty Goods: a "hooray for stuff!" shopping and design blog
» Mighty Haus: a "hooray for stuff!" shopping blog of household goods
» Outblush: "for girls who love to shop," with everything from beauty products to quirky household goods

Shows

» American Pickers (History Channel): trekking around America "picking" antiques and relics and restoring them for sale
» Fashion Hunters (Bravo): follows the staff of Second Time Around, a secondhand shop in NY, as they search out great items to sell
» How Do I Look? (Style): style disasters become classy divas with the help of their friends/family and professional stylists
» Pawn Stars (History): a view into the world of a Vegas pawn shop
» Picker Sisters (Lifetime): two women trekking around America "picking" items to repurpose and sell
» What I Hate About Me (Style): women admit their imperfections and get help fixing them from experts
» What Not to Wear (TLC): style-challenged women get ambushed and offered a $5,000 new wardrobe in NYC as long as they give up their current wardrobes and follow their new style rules