Bargain bracelets: yes please!

Mmm, accessories. What else is there that takes the stuff you already have in your closet and perks it up for this season? Right now I'm all about bracelets, and the pickings are really great right now!

You don't need to spend alot of money to get yourself in with this seasons trends, though I do love Burberry's Wrap-around studded watch...but it's $1175.00. I love to eat and pay my rent even more. So I'll try to soothe my longing by picking up Urban Outfitter's Studded Wrap Bracelet. I may even see if I can string a big pendant on it and wear it as a necklace (hey, it's 34" long, it could work.) Speaking of multi-tasking, Nordstrom's Dogeard Leather Wrap Bracelet is a great basic piece and could double as a choker. Plus, it's fourteen dollars cheaper than their similar peace wrap bracelet, and the basic design of this piece will weather the fashion trends much better while still looking fresh.

As usual, Forever 21 has a ton of fashion-forward bracelets to choose from. Their Chain Trim Fabric Bracelet II works in the chain trend and the bright colors that are popping up everywhere. Plus it has a 80's retro vibe that I'm really liking right now. And I think several of their Mixed Charms String Bracelets would look really great with a maxi-dress or just jeans and a t-shirt.

Bangles are still big, which is great because I have a ton of 'em from the last few seasons. But I've added a few more from Lou Lou in Dupont Circle; they have stretchy silvertone bracelets that look like bangles but stretch to fit for $6.00. That's a steal! They're perfect for gals with smaller wrists who lose their favorite Camden Market bangle because it was too big and now she'll never replace it because the market burned down.... Oh, sorry. Where was I? Lou Lou, right. This is the place that fashion-conscious, bargain-savvy women in D.C. will be talking about and heading to, so get there now and you can say you were there before all the fuss started.

But you're tapped out until next payday? Don't worry, you can still work this trend. Just grab an old chunky chain necklace from your jewelry box and wrap it around your wrist until you can't wrap any more. Voila! Instant chain wrap bracelet! (Tip: don't have the storage space in your jewelry box for old, clunky items? Take an old shoe box and tuck those things away; you can always re-purpose them later. Just remember to mark the box "Old Jewelry" so you know it's not a pair of pumps.)

After I finish drooling over all of these bracelets, I'm hoping to get a little shopping done at the newest consignment kid on the block: Mint Condition in Old Town. According to Daily Candy it's up and running. And who doesn't love a great consignment shop? You take in your old stuff, pick up some new stuff...win-win!