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              <h1>Chic on the Cheap</h1>
              <h4>April 10, 2008</h4>
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          <p>You love a bargain. Your idea of summer fun is a bikini sale at Target. You&#8217;re always up for dollar beer night and you&#8217;ve been known to make a meal out of the free pizza bread at La Griglia.</p>
<p>Quench your thirst for thrift at <a href="http://www.couture-blowout.com/index.html" target="_blank">Couture Blowout</a>, where fashionista Fatou Fall brings ridiculously expensive retail to deal-hunters like you. She buys up extra inventory at high-end boutiques and collects cast-offs from socialites&#8217; closets (most with the tags still on!). This isn&#8217;t resale as you know it &#8211; think brand-new designer label jeans for $80, never-been-worn Gucci pumps for $199 and Louboutins with barely-scratched red soles for $449.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.coutureblowout.com/" style="display:block;float:right;" target="_blank"><img src="/files/images/articles/0000/3026/shoes2.1.jpg" alt="" /></a></p>
<p>You&#8217;ll love searching for vintage Chanel suits and bags, amongst younger lines like Alice + Olivia, Rag &amp; Bone and Zac Posen.</p>
<p>Go on, you&#8217;ve earned it. Every penny pincher deserves a splurge sometimes.</p>
<p><strong>Couture Blowout</strong><br />
1621 Westheimer<br />
Houston, TX 77006<br />
713.574.8506<br />
<a href="http://www.couture-blowout.com/index.html" target="_blank">www.couture-blowout.com</a></p>
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<p>Houstonian <a href="http://www.elaineturner.com/" target="_blank">Elaine Turner</a>&#8216;s handbags are a hit nationwide, and she&#8217;s unveiling her sure-to-be-popular shoe collection at home this week. Tootsie&#8217;s is hosting a <a href="http://gotidbits.com/files/images/articles/0000/3050/elaine_turner_trunk_show.jpg" target="_blank">trunk show</a>, where Elaine will make an appearance today from 12 &#8211; 4. The event, which also showcases the line&#8217;s spring bags and accessories, lasts through Saturday.</p>
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