There's nothing wrong with affordable fashion.

Fashion has always been important to me. Well when i say always.. Moreso as i became old enough to appreciate it, afford it and make my own choices, as dodge as they may have been in the beginning.

Funfact: My communion dress was from Arnotts. I was 7. I still remember my protests to shopping. How things have changed.

Growing up, like most people, Penneys/Dunnes Stores were our go to stores. Cheap and cheerful.

Check it out at:

http://www.primark.ie/

https://www.facebook.com/PenneysIreland

http://www.dunnesstores.ie/

https://www.facebook.com/DunnesStores1

Not that we needed to afford more than these stores, both have always been up to date on fashion trends creating and selling wonderful clothing at the lowest prices. Part of the reason i still shop in these stores today.

However i am much more in the mindset that i want my outfits to be different to the person beside, more stand outish, i want to have the outfit where people ask where i bought it.

For that reason, my purchases in these discount stores have become limited to basic staples mostly but this can change depending on the item. However i cannot deny how much these stores are advancing and cannot express my love for them enough.

At the moment Penneys have this adorable dress for €17.

I recommend wearing this cute dress with some brown brogues, you can find the ones below in H&M http://www.hm.com/ie/ for €29.95, a denim jacket with the sleeves rolled up and a cute brown bag to accessorise, the one below is available from Awear at http://www.awear.com/day-bags/saddle-bag/invt/10503243tan/ for €25.

I purchased my own denim jacket from Dunnes Stores for what may have been around €25, i have also seen ones that are well with in a lower budget in stores like Heatons Department Store http://www.heatonsstores.com and New Look http://www.newlook.com . So shop around, you never know what you might find or where you might find it! xo