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Where to Shop for Cute, Cheap Dresses Under $50

Looking for the perfect dress for Valentine's Day? Here's a round-up of three spots to find cute, cheap dresses that will leave you stylishly smitten—not broke.





From left: ASOS Frill Front Strappy Dress, $30.59; ASOS Shoulder Pad Slash Neck Body Con Dress, $42.49; ASOS Frill Sleeve Fitted Waist Dress, $47.59


With over 600+ styles to choose from, ASOS.com is one of the ultimate online destinations for all your dress needs. Concerned about shopping with a UK-based store? According to their website, standard shipping within 8 days is $6 to America, North and Canada, while express shipping within 4 days is $12.






From left: Home Sweet Home Dress, $45.00; Spring Greens Dress, $30.00; Comings & Goings Dress, $34.00


Lulus.com offers over 400 dresses, with many styles under $50, and very few over $100. Choose from hard-to-find brands like Collective Concepts and Jack by BB Dakota which offer high style at low prices.

Use code budgetbabe to receive 15% off your Lulus.com order, valid until Valentine's Day.






From left: Chiffon Peplum Sweater Dress, $32.00; Color Blocked Dress, $22.80; Sequin Trim Knit Tunic Dress, $27.80


Whether you're looking for couture-inspired masterpieces (Twelve by Twelve), more modest cuts (Love 21) or extended sizes (Faith 21), Forever21.com has dresses to suit many tastes, plus affordable accessories to complete your looks.

Win Cool Stuff: 2 Tolani Scarves from Celebrity Style Guide

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Congratulations to our winner and thanks again to Celebrity Style Guide for making this great giveaway possible!!

Please note: This giveaway has ended.

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The Look for Less: Frye Harness Boot



Frye at ShopStyle


The Harness by Frye is quite possibly the perfect distressed leather boot that you can purchase for $218 at shoptheshoebox.com. For a limited time, use code THANKS at checkout to receive 20% off your order, bringing the price of these bad boys down to $174.40.




Good news if you've wanted this look for less: Target.com has restocked the Mossimo Supply Co. Katherine Leather Engineer Boots in both Dark Tan and Black. I love my pair! A word on sizing: Usually I'm a 9 with Target shoes, but I definitely needed a 9 1/2 with these boots. They are not very wide and require some breaking in, but since they're real leather, this isn't a huge problem.

The Look for Less: Proenza Schouler Open-Toe Boots



Proenza Schouler at ShopStyle


Proenza Schouler takes the open-toe boot trend to a whole 'nother level with this pair of futuristic heels, on sale for $477.98 (down from $1,195) at endless.com.



Michael Antonio at ShopStyle


Daring fashionistas will be happy to know that Michael Antonio offers this look for less. Get the "Miller" ankle boot on sale for $44.53, also at endless.com.