Tag Archives: Fashion

lauren lace dress
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 2
  • Posted: April 24, 2012
  • Category: Fashion

20% off Phase Eight dresses this week

Come wedding season, lots of people flock to Phase Eight for smart dresses, and the store has some VERY loyal customers. It’s a wee bit expensive though, and I suspect that this discount is going to go down welll in … Continue reading

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vintage kilo sale
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 1
  • Posted: March 2, 2012
  • Category: Fashion

Europe’s largest vintage kilo sale comes to London

If you are a fan of vintage clothing and you are based in London, here’s a heads up: Europe’s largest vintage kilo fair is taking place in Bethnal Green today and tomorrow. If you are unfamililar with kilo sales, they … Continue reading

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biba
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 2
  • Posted: September 21, 2011
  • Category: Fashion

Barbara Hulanicki at ASDA: new winter collection

Yes, I know this is my second ASDA post in a week, but all the discounted baby stuff keeps me going back. Yesterday I went in to pick up a Moses basket for the bargain basement price of £15 (result!) … Continue reading

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Caring for designer shoes: RESOLE, RESOLE, RESOLE!

The other day, while looking at the Daily Mail website online (while pretending that I am above such things, natch), I raised an eyebrow at a piece about Jimmy Choo shoes. The headline: These Choos are NOT made for walking: … Continue reading

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groupon ipad deal

Groupon deals roundup: £49 iPads and clothes vouchers

I dip in and out of Groupon. Sometimes I like the offers and sometimes I’m not fussed, but some good deals have gone live today so I thought I’d flag up the best ones before they cease to be. Get … Continue reading

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one4all gift card
  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 421
  • Posted: February 4, 2011
  • Category: Competitions

GIFT CARD COMPETITION: win £100 to spend in Argos, Debenhams, Currys or ToysRUs

It’s competition time: who wants to win a £100 gift card to spend on the high street? Miss Thrifty has teamed up with the Post Office to offer readers the chance to win one of the Post Office’s one4all gift … Continue reading

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Miss Thrifty Manifesto, Revised: New Year, New Me?

Don’t worry: this isn’t some New Year’s Resolution-themed baloney about losing weight and finding new hobbies. But with the calendar year flipping and Miss Thrifty having a drastic design makeover at around about the same time, this seems like the … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: November 29, 2010
  • Category: Fashion

Duttons for Buttons: one of my favourite shops

Duttons for Buttons is a shop that sells… well, can you guess? This weekend we braved the blizzards to get to our local TK Maxx, in search of a costume for my husband’s gig next weekend (don’t ask). Anyway, while … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: November 15, 2010
  • Category: Fashion

Miss Thrifty Loves: £15 macs from Tesco!

If you’re in the market for a mac, check out the selection in Tesco. I don’t shop in Tesco very often, partly because there isn’t one near us (unusual, I know) and partly because I’m still moody about the Tesco … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 34
  • Posted: November 9, 2010
  • Category: Competitions

GIVEAWAY: win Threadless freebies!

Longtime readers will know that I’m a big Threadless fan. For the uninitiated: Threadless produces great T-shirts with the best designs, and sends them all over the world. I’m delighted to announce that to mark its 10th anniverary and the … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 0
  • Posted: November 4, 2010
  • Category: Fashion

Balenciaga handbag for £7.99…!

Ha! I thought that would get your attention. Sadly this beautiful Balenciaga handbag (pictured) is a one-off. It’s a fabulous find by Michele Smith: a Miss Thrifty reader and bargainista extraordinaire, who posted about her lucky discovery on the Miss … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 5
  • Posted: September 21, 2010
  • Category: Competitions

COMPETITION WINNER: win a set of gorgeous lingerie

Good luck to everyone who entered the competition to win a set of gorgeous lingeries worth up to £60 from from the hip undies website Lingerie Please. I’m about to draw the winner… Readers could enter via the blog, and … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 227
  • Posted: September 12, 2010
  • Category: Competitions

COMPETITION: win a gorgeous set of lingerie

Another week, another super competition for Miss Thrifty readers! This time we’re giving away superglam matching lingerie from the hip undies website Lingerie Please. Lingerie Please is a one-stop shop for bras, knickers and lingerie sets, with ranges from some … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 531
  • Posted: August 26, 2010
  • Category: Competitions

COMPETITION: win a pair of UGG boots!

Whooga UK – coming your way! Well, I thought that with the weather suddenly turning so rotten, it was time for a nice woolly giveaway… THE PRIZE: a pair of brand new ugg boots worth up to £150, delivered to … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 3
  • Posted: July 13, 2010
  • Category: Eco

Wire hangers? Time to untangle them!

Like lots of people, I keep my clothes away from flimsy wire hangers, which do nothing to help preserve a garment’s shape. I read somewhere that 75 per cent of wire hangers are thrown away, but doesn’t that seem like … Continue reading

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  • By: Miss Thrifty
  • Comments: 19
  • Posted: June 6, 2010
  • Category: Competitions

GIVEAWAY: win a copy of SHOO, Jimmy Choo!

“SHOO, Jimmy Choo! is your ticket to becoming a rich girl once and for all!” SHOO, Jimmy Choo!: The Modern Girl’s Guide to Spending Less and Saving More, is the thinking shoe-lover’s guide to financial security. Author Catey Hill, the … Continue reading

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