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Best Budget Fashion Stores

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Trading down doesn't mean you have to give up style. Here are our favorite budget fashion stores.

1. Forever 21

Do you like your fashion trendy? Forever 21 offers fast fashion in all the latest fashion trends for a bargain (blouses usually under $25, dresses under $30, etc.)

2. Target

With its Go International program Target offers some of the hottest contemporary designer labels to the masses and Isaac Mizrahi offers up work and play-ready sportswear with staying power.

3. H & M

There's no online shopping, but H&M's global reach means you can shop for these straight-from-the-runway looks in most major cities.

4. Steve & Barry

Sarah Jessica Parker made fashion history by debuting her Bitten line -- with nothing over $20 -- at Steve & Barry's, the line of discount stores. You'll find amazingly low prices and stores in most many U.S. cities.

5. Bag, Borrow or Steal

Can't afford that designer bag? Rent it from trail-blazing online rental store Bag, Borrow or Steal.

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