We asked and you answered. In honor of Cheap Week, we asked how Lemondroppers are pinching their pennies, and OMG, your moms would be so proud! Over 2,200 people responded to our survey and the majority of you told us you're cutting back in very responsible ways. Only 18 percent say they haven't cut back on spending at all. The first thing to go? Fun. More than one-third of respondents said they're skimping on after-hours activities like restaurants, movies and concerts in order to save cash. Another 29 percent have hung up or slowed the shopping habit, at least for now. Only 6 percent have sacrificed beauty treatments like manicures and massages, and even fewer found ways to reduce monthly expenses like car payments and groceries.
What's It Worth?
We also asked what you'd be willing to give up in order to have an unlimited clothes budget. You told us you'd rather sacrifice chocolate (55 percent), TV (23 percent) and sex (17 percent) -- in that order. Five percent volunteered to give up their best friends -- kudos to the rest of you for having your priorities in check.
Labels Mean Less
To gauge how much fashion cuts into your budget we asked a telling question: What's the most you've ever spent on shoes? A third of you say between $100 and $200. Twenty-nine percent have blown between $50 and $100, and only 26 percent of people have ever spent more than $200 on shoes.
With that in mind, we wondered how people actually felt about Fashion Week. Close to 45 percent of those polled feel that New York Fashion Week is more an industry event than something related to their everyday lives; a quarter of people barely know what it is and about one in five only follow it for the celebrities in the audience.
Need proof that real women aren't slaves to the runway? We asked readers if they'd go shopping with "The September Issue" tastemaker Anna Wintour if given the opportunity. Um, probably not. More than half of you (53 percent) wondered, "Anna who?"
Style Cents
Fashion matters to you guys, but we're proud to report that you're realistic about it. Target (39 percent) reigns supreme as your favorite discount retailer. (Duh, given their habit of rolling out exclusive yet totally affordable collections from top designers like Anna Sui and Alexander McQueen.) TJ Maxx comes in second with 29 percent of people finding steals.
The Look You Love
When it comes to personal style, readers would rather emulate realistic stars like Anne Hathaway, natch. More than half of you cited the brunette bombshell as the star whose style you'd steal if given an unlimited budget. In second place was free spirit Drew Barrymore with 20 percent of votes. (No one wants to look like indie queen Chlöe Sevigny, by the way. We blame her excellent portrayal as arch second wife Nikki on "Big Love" for the paltry 4 percent she received.)














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