Gypsy chic returns -- but this time around, Deadhead fringes won't do. A SoHo style-setter unearths import cheapies that'd pass in Saint-Tropez.

Pretty in python: You don't need magic to conjure up this season's hottest skin. For under $300, here's what you might slither into.

Warehouse of style: With creative director Simon Doonan as a guide to the annual sale extravaganza, any shopper can find gems amid Barneys' rubble.

This year, make a resolution to visit one of these Indian-run beauty salons for a cheaper, more effective alternative to eyebrow waxing.

With all of New York on sale, there's no reason to pay full price for holiday gear and gifts this season. Here, the secrets to doing 100 percent of your shopping for at least 60 percent off.

Get 'em while they're hot! If prices for the runways' best have left you frozen out, these stylish stand-ins won't leave you in the cold.

Have snow and sleet left your Blahniks battered? Careful craftsmen can render them almost immortal. A visitation with the city's saviors of the sole.

Would you lava massage? If checking into Oasis for a day isn't in your budget, check out these ways to find bliss in your own bathroom.

Get those seedy CDs back into circulation -- and bring your music collection up to date -- at these independent-minded swap shops.

Metalheads unite! The brushed-steel kitchen fixtures you see in every design magazine, custom-built in Chinatown at Home Depot prices.