Cheap(ish) Accessories That'll Help Your Outfit Live Its Best Life
As we pointed out recently when we rounded up some of our favorite, easy-on-the-wallet basics, there are plenty of fashion items on the market that are either cheap or expensive. But most wardrobes consist of pieces with a price point that's somewhere in the middle. We're referring to that cheap(ish) price point filled with high-quality goods that won't break the bank but also won't actually break after a couple of wears. When it comes to accessories, the price point is all relative. While $60 may be considered cheap(ish) for a pair of sunglasses, the term might refer to something closer to, say, $260 for a handbag.
Spring and summer and the warm weather that they bring call for fresh, fun, and functional accessories that will truly help any given outfit live its best life. Accordingly, we found 20 cheap(ish) bags, shoes, jewelry piece, hair accessories, hats, and more. Shop our picks below and let your wallet (and outfits) rejoice.
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Allyson is a senior editor for Who What Wear. She joined the company in 2014 as co-founder Katherine Power's executive assistant and over the years has written hundreds of stories for Who What Wear. Prior to her career in fashion, Allyson worked in the entertainment industry at companies such as Sony Pictures Television. Allyson is now based in Raleigh, North Carolina, and is originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She holds a BFA in theater arts. Her path to fashion may not have been linear, but based on the number of fashion magazines she collected as a child and young adult, it was meant to be.
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