SPLURGE & SAVE

I'm back with another blog for Splurge & Save. Fall season has arrived! Well the "dated" fall season on our calendars as California was recently in the 100 temps. Sad that y'all can't get the fall fits off... oh and Vegas & Arizona too. That must suck. DAH WELL!

Same name, same game. I'll cover how to be fly on a budget evading the high end and most sought after brands that are shoved down our throats by popular culture that constitutes what being "fly, fresh, dope, dapper, and whatever other adjectives there are." I got you,

Let's jump in! PEEP THE IMAGES and I'll brief. 

Photos Taken By Zander

Clothing

• PacSun - Chesterfield Coat - $70
• ZARA - Basic Open Front Sweatshirt - $40
• PacSun - Stacked Skinny Active Stretch Light Jeans - $39
• PacSun - All Day Linen Scallop White Tee - $15
• Nike Airmax OG 1 Anniversary - Sneaker - $150
• Privé Revaux - Entrepreneur Glasses - $30 
• Urban Outfitters - Double Knit Essential Beanie - $10

Grand Total

$355

Now this $350 price tag may raise a few eyebrows however this fit is made up of essential pieces which means what exactly? These pieces if done right can seamlessly pair with any other garments further alluding to.. you can wear them with anything. Thus allowing the price tag to span way beyond one day of wear. 

I typically propose alternatives but with these being essential pieces, the alternative is actually in your closet. Go get plane on them! 

You get it? The homonym? Plane/Plain? Plane being fly, plain being regula? Yeah, y'all caught that because y'all graduated elementary school. Y'all tight. I'm done typing. 

Go Be PLANE! SPLURGE & SAVE! ✈️ 

Splurge & Save

SPLURGE & save

Coming back to you with the second edition of Splurge and Save! A little update on what it is exactly... There's a certain stigma that the marvelously flawed social media world has bestowed upon us! Tons of high end fashion brands have flooded our gracious world wide web with the notion that you can only be stylish with big pockets. Well, boys and girls that is in fact, NOT the case. I partnered with my man  @CharlesMaurice  to show otherwise. You can be stylish on a budget.

 Charles has garnered a reputation as Mr Fashionable himself and Urban Outfitters would happen to agree as they're sending him care packages of clothes to market as he flourishes on Instagram! All things aside Charles is a solid character and will be graduating from UNO this December so props to him for that accomplishment. 

On to why you're here... fashion. Let us get to that! 

Clothing

• Eddie Bauer - Jacket - $200
• Urban Outfitters - Button Up - $15
• Urban Outfitters - BDG Denim - $39
• Adidas Yeezy V2 - Sneaker - $220
• Apple Watch - 1st Series - $199 

Grand Total

$673

Now I know there's a raised eyebrow at those prices right? Well you're in the right place because although it seems to be a tad pricey the alternatives for a more reasonable fit with the same aesthetic is achievable. Unfortunately Yeezy's are nearly impossible to capture for retail. Most all who own a pair either paid a resell value of $600+ alone for the sneaker, paid an additional $200 for pre-orders, and some flat out lucked up on pairs. Bizarre right? Let's go ahead an eliminate the Adidas Yeezy V2, Eddie Bauer Bomber Jacket, and the Apple watch! 

Alternatives

$300

Bringing the whole outfit down to an easy $300 with more take that give on the specific sneakers and bombers that range in pricing the outfit could hoover around $175-$200! 

Check the Pinterest board for options!