Edited by Retro Chick.

There’s a thrifty feel abound in this week’s Links à la Mode. Maybe we are all saving money for Christmas, or perhaps we’re those recessionistas that I hear so much about. Oranges and Apples spends a week living out of a capsule wardrobe to prove it can be done, Further Ado tells us why “Investment Dressing” is just another way that fashion magazines try and part us from our cash, Style Symmetry shows us three ways to work the same plaid blazer, and Fashion is my Crush saves money by making her own studded vest (that’s a waistcoat, if you’re British …).

As the end of October creeps closer and the night’s draw in, this week’s Links à la Mode also, inevitably, includes some Halloween inspiration from The New Wave and Style Amor, along with the usual amazing mix of giveaways, interviews and reviews that we’ve come to expect.

Of course, if you need more tips and tricks, remember to check out all the submissions for this week in the Links à la Mode thread. (more…)