This is true, it is quite expensive to stay in touch with fashion. However, it's not so hard to find things that look good on the cheap. I typically try and bargain hunt at stores such as H&M, tjmax, and the sale section of large department stores. If something is a season or two old - it's good enough to wear around without anybody chastising you for it. It's really not WHAT you wear, but HOW you wear it.