You love a bargain. Your idea of summer fun is a bikini sale at Target. You’re always up for dollar beer night and you’ve been known to make a meal out of the free pizza bread at La Griglia.

Quench your thirst for thrift at Couture Blowout, 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’ closets (most with the tags still on!). This isn’t resale as you know it – think brand-new designer label jeans for $80, never-been-worn Gucci pumps for $199 and Louboutins with barely-scratched red soles for $449.

You’ll love searching for vintage Chanel suits and bags, amongst younger lines like Alice + Olivia, Rag & Bone and Zac Posen.

Go on, you’ve earned it. Every penny pincher deserves a splurge sometimes.

Couture Blowout
Every Sunday, 12 – 6 p.m.
Peel Gallery (map)
4411 Montrose Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
713.520.8122

Houstonian Elaine Turner’s handbags are a hit nationwide, and she’s unveiling her sure-to-be-popular shoe collection at home this week. Tootsie’s is hosting a trunk show, where Elaine will make an appearance today from 12 – 4. The event, which also showcases the line’s spring bags and accessories, lasts through Saturday.