You might best know Maggie's Functional Organics for its organic socks and tights, available at Whole Foods and many eco clothing stores. But this green company makes more than just footwear. In fact, you could dress yourself up entirely in Maggie's, thanks to Maggie's organic cami-and-shorts set (left).

After spending part of last week updating my wardrobe for summer (what will I wear to Blogher next month?), I ended up with a pile of clothing to be refitted, refashioned and repurposed.  I still need "items" to make this a stylin' summer, but my free-time is almost as limited as my budget.  No Fear.  I found a handful of great How-Tos to make all our summer looks special.  None of these appear that they will take much in the way of time or money.

Flip through Vogue, and you'll think money buys beauty. Look at the real-life women who wear stuff pictured in Vogue, and you'll know money often buys something akin to a strange ugliness. Perhaps, living in Los Angeles, I see this good-gal-turned-fashion-victim -- at a v. expensive cost to her -- more often than others. But you don't have to live in LA to hear complaints from women 'bout a closet full of clothes with nothing to wear.