Fashion, your cure for the recession...

  

If you're in the NY this weekend, and willing to brave the weather, Housing Works annual Spring Previews just may be the fashionista's cure for the recession. The organization has just re-stocked their thrift shops on the heels of Fashion Week, so if you're anything like me, you're probably thinking about the deficiencies in your spring wardrobe.

The group gets donations from a-list designers and then sale the items in their thrift stores for up to 80% off retail with the proceeds going to help the homeless. In addition, the group even has humanitarian efforts in Haiti. Details on the click.

By the way... did I mention that lines usually stretch around the block for this event, so we suggest fashionably early will be a good look! After all... life is good, but living is better!