Double the wearability of your jeans by choosing styles that can be worn with both heels and flats, styles such as skinny, straight and boyfriend fits are the best for this cost cutting scheme. Buy your skinny’s short so they fit perfectly with your flats and when teamed with your killer heels you can still show off those beautiful shoes of yours. Go for the longer leg option with the straight leg and boyfriend cuts so your legs look super-long with your heels on, and for the flat shoes try rocking the turn-ups look by rolling up the hem of your jeans to a length that works best for you.

1. Republic Straight Leg Distressed Jeans £34.99
2. Republic Skinny Panel Jeans £29.00
3. Topshop Straight Leg Smart Jeans £40.00
4. Diesel Slim Fit Jeans £90.00

Don’t just hang on to all your old clothes that don’t fit anymore, clothes that are the wrong size are extremely unflattering and can often make you look bigger than you really are (and I’m sure no one wants that!), so how about logging into that old EBay account or heading down to a local car boot fair and earn yourself a few quid. A great way to get a bit of money rolling in and de-cluttering that jam-packed wardrobe, but for those of you that want to keep your wardrobes well and truly stuffed you’ve still got the option of online swap shops, exchanging your items for similar styles in a more suitable size, or if your really lucky you may even find the exact same garment being offered that’s a perfect fit. You could even get together with a group of friends and have a clothes swapping party, you could get some great new pieces and have a fun girly night in at the same time.

www.ebay.co.uk

www.onlineauction.com

www.swapshop.co.uk

www.swapz.co.uk

www.carbootjunction.co.uk

3. ‘Swap Scruffy for Glam without Spending a Penny’

Now if your wardrobe is anything like mine you’ll find an abundance of casual clothes and slouchy looks which you make the most of on those well deserved days off and ‘dress-down Fridays’ at work. But be careful, this can be dangerous territory; you don’t want to end up looking scruffy. So here are a few hints and tips to help you fully utilise all of those casual pieces, giving you a brand new, dressy look for those ‘own-clothes days’ without an expensive trip to the shops.

Look A – Grab those super-comfy boyfriend fit jeans, but instead of sticking your trainers and a vest top, try wearing them with a nice, well-fitted shirt and a pair of embellished pumps.

Look B – Never underestimate the power of your accessories in completely changing the look of an outfit so pick out your biggest and sparkliest statement necklace and your favourite pair of heels to dress up all those casual t-shirt dresses.

Look C – Smarten up slouchy combats by tightening up the hems to snugly fit your ankles and wear them with glam pair of chunky heeled sandals.

1. New Look £18.00
2. Dorothy Perkins £25.00
3. Topshop £18.00
4. Dune £50.00
5. Dorothy Perkins £40.00
6. Accessorize £15.00
7. Next £45.00
8. ASOS £25.00
9. Barratts £30.00
10. Topshop £70.00
11. New Look £25.00

4.‘Make the Most of Those Pricey Purchases’

Keeping your fabulous but rather expensive Chanel dress hidden away in your wardrobe hardly makes it worth the money you spent on it, just think about it, the more you wear an item makes it cheaper per outing and thus makes splashing that amount of cash much more worthwhile. Just take a look at these examples to get an idea……….

5. ‘Have a Bit of a Mix up’

Experiment with new garment combinations and create new looks with your old clothes, find yourself a free afternoon and just have fun playing around with everything in your wardrobe. Try mixing up styles, trends and colours and see how many amazing new and unique outfits you can create.

6. ‘Re-Work up Those Wardrobe Staples’

There are always those simple, classic looks that will never go out of date, the LBD being the most well known example, that can be jazzed up with a few key accessories, creating a much more modern look for all your wardrobe staples.

1. Topshop £50.00
2. Accessorize £6.00
3. Topshop £22.00
4. River Island £39.99
5. Dorothy Perkins £32.00
6. Miss Selfridge £35.00
7. River Island £12.99
8. Accessorize £5.00
9. River Island £64.99

Accessories can complete a great outfit but, as with many things, accessorizing can easily be over-done, you don’t want to overshadow all those lovely clothes you carefully picked out this morning by piling on a truck load of bling. One or two simple pieces and a maximum of one statement item is generally all you’ll ever need, and always keep what clothes you own in mind when purchasing new accessories because no matter how beautiful that necklace is, it’s no good if it won’t go with anything in your wardrobe.

1. Accessorize £10.00
2. Accessorize £15.00
3. Topshop £9.00
4. Accessorize £10.00
5. ASOS £10.00
6. Topshop £25.00
7. ASOS £4.00
8. ASOS £7.00
9. Dorothy Perkins £15.00
10. Topshop £12.00
11. Dorothy Perkins £18.00

All those on-trend, statement shoes out there can look fantastic, but don’t forget that trends move on and those eye-catching shoes can look old and out-dated very quickly and you can easily end up with hundreds of shoes you’ll never wear again and a very unhappy bank manager. Instead try going for a small selection of key, classic styles and colours that can be mix and matched with most of your clothes.

1. Topshop £25.00
2. Topshop £28.00
3. Barratts £45.00
4. Dorothy Perkins £22.00
5. Moda in Pelle £99.00
6. Topshop £85.00
7. Office £40.00
8. Office £45.00

Big bags can make you look smaller, and this is great, but don’t take it too far and drown out your entire look with a massive hold-all that’s big enough for a weekend away, these fashionable sacks can also be rather pricey. Work on keeping the cost down by opting for a much more versatile, medium sized handbag that fits all your essentials, you’ll be less tempted to stuff it with endless bits and bobs that are just going to weigh you down as well.

1. Paul’s Boutique £80.00
2. Accessorize £60.00
3. Topshop £28.00
4. Dorothy Perkins £35.00
5. ASOS £65.00