Budget Fashion

Colorful, old-world embroidery gives these breezy peasant tops the perfect folk-art-meets-fashion aesthetic. With two affordable options to choose from, you can pick the blouse that best suits your taste and your budget.

Cheap: INC Embroidered Peasant Top at Macys.com, $69.00
Cheaper: Mexican-Embroidered Tops at OldNavy.com, $34.50

This is what I would wear to the office if I worked at, say, Vogue: Black Halo's tweed and silk cami dress (left). I'd pair it with a shrunken cashmere cardigan, 5-inch stilettos and dark-rimmed Chanel reading glasses, worn precipitously at the tip of my nose. But seeing as how I don't work at Vogue, I'll forgo the fantasy for the affordable frock on the right. And with the money I save, I'll pick up a copy of My Misspent Youth.

Luxe on left: Black Halo Tweed Cami Dress at PinkMascara.com, $350
Less on right: Chameli Babydoll Dress at Forever21.com, $32.80