The Best Pieces You Could (Should) Buy for Under £50 Right Now

January is brassic, bleak, full of broken promises and resolutions… Okay, okay, we know it's only, like, day six of the new year but we are looking for a way to cheer up and here is the news that will do it: 2016's first in-store deliveries aren't only full of the big price tags and designer brands but also some seriously affordable, seriously good stuff you'll wear all year round and tick off an early spring trend or two in the process. This used to be a dire retail period in which only the dregs of the sales fell limply off the hangers, but January is now a great time to pick up a fresh piece or two—and we've found the items that pack a punch without doing the same to your bank account.
So don't thank us, just scroll down, shop our top under £50 buys, and forget what month/day/hour it is…
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Which of these pieces are you into? If you've got a slightly bigger budget try shopping these killer buys under £150.
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Hannah Almassi is the Editor in Chief of Who What Wear UK. She joined in 2015 when she launched the UK sister site following a seven-year tenure at Grazia magazine as fashion news and features editor. With experience in print and digital across fashion and beauty, Hannah has over 18 years of experience as a journalist, editor and content strategist. Her opinion has been sought by the likes of CNBC, BBC, The Sunday Times Style, The Times, The Telegraph and MatchesFashion.com and she is often called upon for her take on trends, becoming known as a person with their finger of the pulse of what’s happening in the fashion space for stylish Brits.
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