The Budget Babe

Sienna Miller rocks an $8 dollar tank top from Wal-Mart. [via JustJared]

How to transition your summer clothes into fall [via The Culturistas]

Rumor has it Liberty of London is teaming up with Target. [via CollegeFashion]

What to pair with a pair of floral shorts [via Lemondrop]

Sydne Summer gives us the scoop on the clothing swap party trend. [via MyStyle]

Kim Kardashian goes goth for YRB mag. [via Chic Intuition]

Anna Sheffield for Target jewelry launches today! Preview the collection here.

The talented Taylor Swift looks too cute for words in leggings, riding boots, a long tee and leather jacket. Copy her look for back-to-school style or casual weekends with affordable fashions from JCPenney, DSW, Amazon and more.

[1] Jacket [2] Bag [3] Top [4] Leggings [5] Boots

Alexander Wang's highly-coveted black leather moto vest, as seen on the S/S 2009 runway, costs a whopping $1,036 on sale at Satine.



To get the look for yourself this fall, try this faux leather moto vest by Xhilaration, just $19.99 at Target.

For more budget-friendly options, including some non-leather looks, browse my hand-picked options below. I want the one from Express but must wait for a sale…

When I shop at Kohls, I usually hone in on the Simply Vera Vera Wang and ELLE collections, but I received some images from the Mudd Fall Lookbook which I thought I'd share in case there are some Mudd fans out there. This juniors label is a great source for fall plaid, denim, and tees at really low prices. If you're a fan of pricier labels such as Lucky Brand (sold at Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's and Macy's) which has a similar boho, peace-signs-and-seed-beads aesthetic, you might want to check out Mudd for some affordable looks-for-less, too, especially their jewelry, scarves and other graphic tees. Any thoughts on Mudd?

Wal-Mart is rolling out a new line of cosmetics by Hard Candy this September which will range in price from $5 to $10, or $6.40 on average, reports WWD.

"The new line consists of 261 items ranging from shimmer lip glosses (Plexi Gloss, Lip Tattoo), baked eye shadow duos (Kal-eye-descope), glitter liquid eyeliner (Walk the Line), volume mascara (Ginormous Lash) and eyeliner pencils that double as hair sticks (Take Me Out Eyeliner)."

I'm old enough to remember when Hard Candy, in all its glittery glory, was cool (and out of my budget). I'd like to think I'm over it but watch me get all giddy when I see it in stores.

Are you excited to see Hard Candy come to Wal-Mart?

Photo credit: Children of the 90s