Growing up in Orange County, where the cost of living is always exceedingly high, looking good on a college-kid budget is certainly no easy task. But that's where we come in. We grew up on the cast offs of the clearance racks, having to learn through experience how to find the diamonds in the rough that look just as fabulous as their designer counterparts. Melanie is a recent graduate of FIDM, and Alexis currently attends CSULB. We created this blog to show that you don't have to spend the big bucks to look amazing.