by POPSUGAR Fashion 16

Resale shops are the best; especially those based out of LA, where there are plenty of women who cast off their high-fashion pieces after one wear (wouldn't want to be caught in the same outfit twice!). Take Decadestwo, which just recently reopened in LA. It focuses on upscale designer clothing from the mid-nineties to the present - and it has an online Ebay boutique, which stocks 100 great options to bid on at any given time.

Take this violet Chanel suit - it's from the Fall/Winter '98 season and is a size 38 (US size 6). You can't really go wrong with a Chanel suit - it's a classic! The vibrant color prevents it from being too buttoned-up and with a Buy-it-Now price of $490, who's to argue a great lifelong investment? Not I...