7 inexpensive (or free!) style shakeups*

high risk, high return .... let's go

Dad said my last newsletter was something “you have to be really smart to read.” LOL. Message received, Dad. Did I get a little swept away, emotional, poetic? I know my friends here can handle it. But also balance is good. Also the cruelty of the world gives us plenty to want to escape from. So let’s escape.

A while back I wrote somewhere how chewing gum or wearing an anklet can give me a new personality. Like a s spur-of-the-moment page boy haircut but without the repercussions. (And as someone currently growing out my bangs, I am well aware of the repercussions.)

This is simple. It’s fall, so let’s take the fall 2023 runways, with their right-now ideas, for a spin. Here are 7 ways to get that “whole new person feeling” while spending zero, or close to it. I double dog dare you to try them. (And please report back, here or on IG.)

(All images from Vogue.com unless linked to post by another writer.)

(1) Overdose on single color.

Runway: This is very Trinny Woodall-esque. But it also made the Marni and Ferragamo runway looks ebullient and impactful.

Realway: Have a look in your closet and see where you have the most of a single color. Now you can’t half ass it or it won’t work! Layer it all on. Fill in with “close enough” shades. If you have to borrow socks or a polo shirt from your kid or s/o, all the better. Wrong is right.