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When it comes to fashion, it can be a challenge when you have Prada taste but on a Gap budget. Designer fashion certainly doesn't come cheap, especially when looking at big-ticket items, including shoes, handbags, and coats. 

However, just because your budget doesn't stretch to Gucci, it doesn't mean that you can't have designer brands. With Nike codes and our top tips, you can get designer clothes at affordable prices! 

Shop The Off-Season 

Shopping for your favourite designer in the off-season allows you to get brilliant discounts, as retailers want to make space for new merchandise. 

So, what should you do when shopping off-season? 

• Choose Classic Pieces - Ask yourself, 'will it be in-style when it's in-season again' if you find a deal on an item.
• Check Final Sale Rules - Off-season items are often in the clearance, which means they're probably ineligible for returns. So, you always need to check the shop for return policies and make sure that you're happy with your purchase. 

Buy Secondhand 

Finding designer clothes for less than half the original price is feasible; all you need to do is try your hand at secondhand shopping! 

Believe it or not, you can find some real hidden gems in charity shops - and you don't have to break the bank! In fact, some designer clothes will still even have their tags on and will have never been used. So, essentially you get a brand new outfit for not even half the price of what it would have cost from a branded store! 

Swap With Friends 

You may find that you have clothing items that your friend is keen to try and vise versa, so why not swap? You can arrange for you and your friends to meet and go through some of your designer clothes and exchange them with one another either to keep or to have as a new outfit for a date or exciting event (when those begin again).

For every event, whether it's a wedding, party, or work event, we often like to have a different outfit to wear so that we turn heads! However, this can get quite costly - especially if you attend lots of events every year. Therefore, swapping or borrowing designer clothes from your friends can save you lots of money! 

Shop Other Collections 

You may not realise it, but many fashion brands have several brands beneath the same 'umbrella' company. So, you can have the high-end brand and then under the same name several other brands, including lower-end brands, bridge lines, and capsule collections.

But, what do these terms mean? 

Lower-Cost Brands - these are brand names that resemble your favourite designer and are lower-cost versions of the main brand. So, you can spend less and still look the part! 

Bridge Lines - this describes the collaboration between a high-end designer and a lower-priced retailer. So, the designer will come up with the pieces, and they will then be manufactured and sold by the lower-priced retailer at more affordable prices. 

Capsule Collections - these are made up of only a few staple pieces that best showcase the designer's work. As there are only a few staple pieces, the brand can mass manufacture the same products repeatedly, reducing the prices to make them more accessible. 

Hopefully, these top tips will help you get designer clothes at affordable prices so that you can impress with every outfit and you won't even have to break the bank!