Hopefully it doesn’t take a knock to the head with a gas pump to realize that our economy is in a pot of poo. And as much as we consider fashion an absolutely vital part of life, it shouldn’t take a finance guru to know that in tight times it’s often the clothing budget that gets clamped the quickest. But before you go slitting your hems, you should know that while the fashionista may have locked herself in the vault with her tiaras, her younger, hipper sister—recessonista—is at the mall finding designer threads (or diffusion designer threads) at discount prices. Look for her at Target, Uniqlo, Payless, or Kohl’s, all of whom have inked deals with designers recently. That’s because recessionistas aren’t letting a little thing like falling stock prices and rising gas bills get in the way of their wardrobe.