Cheap and trendy in NYC !!

"Oh myyyyy God! Emma you are just the most influent, talentive person
in the fashion world!! I need your advice. I am moving to NYC next month as
I've got a job in Vogue. Although I love clothes, I don't have the NYC look,
I live in a little town in Arkansas!! I think I need a makeover! Fashion
emergency Emma! I would like to buy new clothes to go to work to Vogue but
until I don't receive the first salary I am sort of bankrupt...Anyway, I've
saved a few bucks and I want to use them to go shopping. Is there any trendy
but cheap store I can go to? Which are the basic clothes a woman definitely
has to have in her closet? What is most appropriate to wear for work? I have
so many questions....so little answers...HELP, HELP, HELP!!"

Rose ( from a little town in Arkansas)


Hi Rose,
Don't panic !!! There are a lot of cheap stores in New York City, the problem is to know which ones and where they are !
Believe it or not, it happened to me too when I first arrived here, coming from a small town in the mountains, I thought I looked like a lumberjack !
So, scrap off the little money you have, and head straight to Conway. There are two stores in NYC. Lots of interesting things there. Do you dream every night of those leopard ballerinas you've seen everywhere since last year ? Well, you can find them here for less than $7 ( over $20 at Prada) ! And the leggings to go with it ? Here too, for less than $5 !! From jeans to blouses, tshirts to underwear (great choice of sexy undies for very little price, check out the sales department !!), you can dress like a real New Yorker ; a whole outfit for less than $30 (including shoes, though not a big selection, and lingerie). You can also find nice handbags. Men and children clothing as well.
Another really good and cheap store is Old Navy. They have three store in the city. A little more expansive than Conway but still very affordable ! Classy or cool, you can find the right clothes for the right thing !
Since you say you are going to work for Vogue, I guess you can find heaven in those stores to dress for work ! Jeans are the basics to have in your closet, because nowadays you can put them on with a nice pair of high heels to look fantastic. A cool tshirt or blouse, a nice jacket and there you go ! Choose clothes not too revealing and not too flashy, that could agress your co-workers' eyes ! Don't forget to accessorize, the secret is here ! You can find nice and cheap jewlery (don't get to attached to them, there are cheap in the real sense of the word !), belts and hats at Accessorize, there are a lot of them in NY.
So throw away your old cowgirl clothes and give you a makeover!You have no more excuses now !

CONWAY : 34th Street, between 8th Avenue and Broadway
1333 Broadway

OLD NAVY :34th Street, between 8th Avenue and Broadway
18th Street and 6th Avenue
Broadway, between Spring and Broome Street