This outfit is mostly thrifted*. I love it when that happens. It gives me warm-fuzzies to find these pieces that came from different times and places and makers and pull them into something that looks like it was made to be together. * I really think of my shirt as thrifted even though I bought it because it has been in my wardrobe so long and there was a time when I couldn’t wear it. Plus the belt, necklace and bracelets are technically thrifted vintage.
The shoes aren’t thrifted but they were purchased for an amazing $10.88 at a wholesale fashion shoe store my friend has been telling me about for months. I finally got a chance to check it out. Admittedly the quality may not be there, but for $10 who cares… I have already worn them twice and that’s probably put them through the roof for value. This pair is actually amazingly comfortable and cute. I almost missed them too… I had already checked out and was walking to the door when I saw them on a display I had missed. I had to go back and get them. I am such a sucker for anything $15 or under.
The skirt I got from a consignment store that is right across the parking lot from where I work. I had never been in there before but my normal get-out-for-lunch crew somehow forgot about me one day last week and I decided to check them out instead. Now that I know there is cool stuff there, it’s not necessarily a great thing for my wallet!!
Speaking of which, I think I am going to put myself on a buying freeze shortly. I have managed to curb my daily visits to the fashion discount sites and I think I am finally “done” with Etsy now that most of the “Christmas in July” sales are winding down. I have reached a closet limit and it’s time to evaluate and get serious on remixing. I think I am going to do a 30×30 for August. We’ll see!
Other outfits with black
Other outfits with red
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