This article is based on an expert interview with Ashley Kahn, conducted by wikiHow Staff Editors. Ashley Kahn is a Wardrobe Stylist based in Houston, Texas. With over 10 years of experience, Ashley styles women both in-person and virtually and is passionate about empowering women through the art of personal style. She believes every woman deserves to feel comfortable, classy, and confident every single day. Ashley holds a business degree from Sam Houston State University. She has been featured on KPRC's Channel 2 Houston Life and ABC 13's Check This Out Houston and in the Houstonia magazine. Ashley has also hosted Macy’s “The Wardrobe Edit” and the “It List” fashion shows.
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Fashion trends are always changing, which means we’re expected to constantly update our wardrobes (a.k.a spend money) if we want to be up-to-date with the latest fashion. But is it possible to keep up with fashion trends without emptying your bank account? In this video, fashion stylist Ashley Kahn shares her best advice on how to be trendy without spending a fortune.
Key Takeaways
- Shop at fast-fashion retailers like Zara and Forever 21 to find trends at an affordable price.
- You can try out different trends on a budget, then decide if you like them and want to invest in higher-quality pieces.
Video Transcript
The most affordable way to keep up with trends is going to be through some fast-fashion retailers. So that's going to look like Zara, one of my favorite ones. There's also Forever 21. Things like that where the trends are, it's going to be what's on trend right now. It's going to be cheap. But what's nice is that even though it's low quality and might not be something that’s going to last that long, at least it will allow you to try the trend out. And then if you really like it and you think it's something like, “Oh I want to wear this for my personal style in years to come,” then you can go invest in something quality.