Affordable Chic for 30-Somethings

Glinda:

Why isn't there an affordable chic for 30-somethings? I can find the clothes, just can't afford them.

Delia

Delia –

Late 20’s and 30-somethings tend to have to harder. Stuff either feels too young or too old. The trick here is to straddle both worlds to find stuff that works. You have to dig in these years to find the good stuff. There are great stores like Zara and H&M that have some affordable and sophisticated styles that are also budget friendly. Target is a great place for key pieces that look chic but are also affordable. Another place that surprised the poo out of me was Kmart. I went in there looking for a fan with a friend and we both left with adorable wrap dresses, cute capris and a few fun tops. Everything was like 10 bucks we were totally peeing ourselves.

Also Forever 21 has some great stuff for nothing. On the surface it seems like a store with a bunch of clothes for 15 year olds but it has some great stuff for the older crowd. There are some really sophisticated dresses, tops, coats, pants, jackets everything all for under 30 bucks. Their accessories department is also ridiculous. Forever 21 copies a lot of what you see in big name designer shops but for a fraction of the cost.

As to the why – that is something I cannot answer. My best guess is that too many late 20’s and 30’s women just accept what’s out there. They figure they can’t wear the girlie stuff for young girls and since the other option is matron wear they just opt for matron wear. With no one complaining or looking for real solutions nothing gets done. In this age bracket you can’t have any prejudice against any store you just have to look. You may walk out going “kids these days with their low cut blouses, mutter, mutter, mutter” or you may walk out going “did I seriously just get all of this awesome stuff for nothing???”.