46 Cheap Items to Buy If You Want to Look Posh in 2020

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As you’re probably well aware by now, you in no way need to buy expensive items to have an expensive-looking outfit. In fact, many of your favorite retailers—from Nordstrom to H&M—are filled to the brim with those high-end-feeling staples that won’t actually make a massive dent in your bank account. But rather than send you on a day-long hunt scrolling through the pages and pages of merchandise out there to uncover said fanciful items, I narrowed down the best of the best affordable fashion pieces right here so you can start building your posh 2020 wardrobe.

Below, I curated a sampling of the chicest, cheapest must-haves (separated by category from dresses to sweaters to footwear)—all under $75. Keep scrolling to find your new elevated treasures, and upgrade your closet.

Sweaters and Turtlenecks

Dresses

Shoes

Outerwear

Denim

Accessories

Next, check out 25 cheap Nordstrom staples bound to sell out by 2020.

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Bobby Schuessler is a fashion editor with over a decade of editorial experience covering shopping, style, and beauty. He's spent over seven years at Who What Wear, currently leading the market team to deliver highly covetable and convertible content. He creates data-driven shopping guides featuring top retailers like Nordstrom, Shopbop, and Net-a-Porter and is at the forefront of Who What Wear's shopping tentpole strategies, including Amazon Prime Day. He also works on branded content initiatives and appears on camera in video and shopping livestream franchises. He has also worked across a variety of other media brands and fashion retailers like Refinery29, PureWow, Men's Health, and Gilt covering commerce, trend reporting, women's and men's fashion, home, and lifestyle.