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Bargainista.co.uk is your one stop guide to riding out the credit crunch in style. Hosted by online fashion discount boutique koodos.com, it’s dedicated to fashion bargains, featuring the best fashion deals, plus advice and guides to discount shopping.

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Susannah

A former Guardian fashion journalist, Susannah has been blogging for years, and was launch editor for the popular lingerie blog on figleaves.com.

Miriam

Miriam relocated from the US to set up koodos. There she spent over 20 years in buying and ecommerce for the giant fashion discounter TJ Maxx – known here as TK.

Nicola

A recent graduate from Edinburgh University, Nicola worked in Harvey Nichols in the long student holidays and interned at Cosmo, Vanity Fair and Glamour magazine.

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Steals, deals and sales

The summer sales are still with us, but we have rounded up a few discount codes this week for all you voucher vultures.

  • Dive in: save 25 per cent on designer swimwear at Sandinmytoes.com with code GM09 until 13 July.
  • Take 10 per cent off men’s and women’s streetwear at Bench with code Mayday10 until 31 July.
  • Get 10 per cent off shoes by the likes of Dr Marten, Ted Baker and Birkenstock at Sole Trader with code RETURN10 until 3 July.
  • Festival fever? Save 15 per cent on camping essentials and wet weather wear from Millets with code hurry15 until 7 July.
  • Just in time for your holiday packing, save 20 per cent on make-up bags by e.l.f. with code baganelf.
  • Get 10 per cent off mineral make-up by Lily Lolo with code NOW10 until 27 July.
  • There’s a Secret Sample Sale coming up: 9 to 12 July at the Old Truman Brewery in London.
  • Now and next at koodos: up to 60 per cent off Looking Glass; up to 60 per cent off Juicy girls; and up to 40 per cent off Juicy Couture womenswear.

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Best of the blogs

  • stila“Last chance for a lip glaze”: British Beauty Blogger is still distraught about Stila withdrawing from the UK but cheered at the prospect of one last Stila sample sale, Tuesday 30 June.
  • A conceptual credit crunch: Comme embraces frugal fashion, reports Wallpaper.
  • Here’s a question: Could you wear the same dress every day for a year, asks Frugal Style Examiner.
  • Fancy dipping a toe into the vintage market? Vintage Fashion News has the scoop on the designers worth investing in.
  • Never mind Jimmy Choo for H&M; is Geri Halliwell about to create a range for TopShop, asks FabSugar.
  • The Snarkstress is not impressed with Cameron Diaz’s patched jeans, but we must admit it is a tempting bargainista solution for breathing life back into denims that are a little bit too ripped…

 

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Online Exclusives

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This week, for all you bargain lovers, we have organised some online exclusive deals.

Get 20 per cent off onceuponabelt.com with code BINISTA until 6 July.

Enjoy 10 per cent off destinationfashion.com with code BARGAINISTA until 3 July.

Save 25 per cent on the Scandinavian Jewellery designer Ros Mari with code RM09 until 1 July.

Accessorise for less with 10 per cent off poshaccessories.co.uk with code BAR1O until 10 July.

Free delivery at koodos.com valid until 2pm on Monday 29 June.

 

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Steals and deals

  • Save 20 per cent on clothes and accessories at Joy with code Instylejoy01 until 18 July.
  • moneyGet 25 per cent off at Warehouse with code ELLE09 until 1 July.
  • Enjoy 10 per cent of mens and womenswear at Fat Face with code HS9GSJ until 30 June.
  • Save 10 per cent at Kays Catalogue with code XX961 until 30 June.
  • There’s 10 per cent off men’s, women’s and children’s shoes, plus handbags, at Shoes Direct with code sun77 until 30 June.
  • Sexy savings: take 20 per cent off Janet Reger’s Lucille collection with code Lucille until 1 July.
  • Now and next at koodos: up to 60 per cent off Boxfresh; men’s casualwear by Money, right (from tomorrow).

 

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The Online Fashion 100

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We popped open the bubbly today to celebrate koodos CEO Miriam Lahage being named the Online Fashion Star at the Online Fashion 100 event, sponsered by fashshot.com.

The Independent’s Online Fashion 100 was put together by none other than Leon Bailey-Green, the top online fashion retail & content consultant and the prize was voted for by those named in the Online Fashion 100.

We don’t want to boast but we do want to say we are very pleased and really proud of Miriam.

Photo by fashshot.com

 

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