The Budget Babe

Nicole Richie wore a white James Perse tank tucked into a leather cross-front tulip skirt by Marc Jacobs, paired with strappy Pierre Hardy zipper-front velvet sandals during New York Fashion Week. She put her stamp on the edgy look by adding a sparkly headband, pale pink lips and perfectly lined eyes. Get her hot look for less with affordable finds from Urban Outfitters, Forever 21, Free People and The Jessica Simpson Collection.

* From now until April 23rd, enter HELLO20 at checkout to receive a 20% discount on the Jessica Simpson Collection "Hello" leather heels (shown above), regularly $89 at jessicasimpsoncollection.com.

Today marks the launch of The Budget Babe's first ever Hot Topic Week! All week long, I'll be devoting one post each day to a controversial or otherwise buzz-worthy topic, so be sure to check back and join the discussion!

What better way to kick off the week than with the ever-controversial t-shirt-and-then-some store known as American Apparel. Warning: Some of the images in this post may not be appropriate for work. Read on at your own risk (although all I did was take product shots from the American Apparel website...)

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