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"Reader Belinda writes, &amp;quot;I just graduated from college and am starting my first job at a marketing firm next week. I have practically nothing in my closet that&amp;#x27;s appropriate, but I&amp;#x27;m on a VERY tight budget ($150 total). Any suggestions on where I can buy some decent stuff for my new job?&amp;quot; Congrats on the new gig, Belinda...now it&amp;#x27;s time to get dressed! I&amp;#x27;m going to give you the exact breakdown of where I think you should spend your $150. The best place to start is with Norma Kamali&amp;#x27;s incredible line for Walmart. It&amp;#x27;s full of great basics (like the simple jersey dress above, $18) and every single item costs less than $20. I&amp;#x27;d also nab their boyfriend blazer for $20, this chic bow blouse on clearance for an amazing $5, and this totally versatile skirt for the insanely low price of just $6. You&amp;#x27;ve already got four great basics, and there&amp;#x27;s still $100 left in your budget! Let&amp;#x27;s keep shopping, shall we? Get more advice on looking great for less with our Beauty Tip of the Day and Style Tip of the Week newsletters! Your next stop should be Tar-zhay (hey, if it&amp;#x27;s good enough for Michelle Obama...) where you can score these great gray pants for just $30. Then head to one of my old favorite stand-bys, Newport News, for a basic nude pencil skirt that you&amp;#x27;ll wear over and over again (and will cost you just $39). Then buy the classic white button down shirt--and get my three chic ways to wear it!--for less than ten bucks at Forever 21. There&amp;#x27;s still $21 left to splurge on the fabulous accessories that will really turn these pieces into a must-have wardrobe! Here&amp;#x27;s what I&amp;#x27;d buy: And guess what, Belinda? You&amp;#x27;ve still got a dollar remaining for a coffee on your first day of work! How&amp;#x27;s that for being thrifty? If you need some suggestions on how to put all of these cheap and chic new pieces together, check out this post on a week&amp;#x27;s worth of outfits revolving around one simple dress (the black Norma Kamali for Walmart one will work great for that). Best of luck on your new job, and send us some photos of how great you look! Congrats! Got a style problem that need solving? Leave your query here or upload it to the STF contact form , and we&amp;#x27;ll have you looking chic in no time! More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage Follow Slaves to Fashion on Twitter! Photos: Walmart; Target"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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