Showing posts with label a day in the life of a thrifter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label a day in the life of a thrifter. Show all posts

A Thrifting Fairy Tale

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Once again, the thrift gods have smiled upon me!!  My local favorite thrift haunt had a Groupon a couple of weeks ago and I snagged it within seconds of receiving my email from Groupon.  So like most things with cash value, it was burning a hole in my pocket, so on Sunday I trotted my way down to Thrift Store USA to see what I could find and I found so many wonderful things.  Including these super comfy, never worn a day in their life, Cole Haan loafers.  I seriously giggled like an evil villian when I discovered my find and then threw them into my basket before anyone could notice.  Oh and they were only $6!!  So that's my thrift story of the week;)

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Alrighty, so the rest of my outfit is a menagerie of different thrift finds.  This pretty french terry dress felt like a million bucks when I was riffling through the racks at another thrift store.  To my complete surprise it was actually from Charlotte Russe.  Usually I avoid that store like the plague because I always find the construction and quality to be crap, but this dress was a completely different story.  To add a vintage flair to it, I added my 1950s floral cardigan.

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Oh and never in my life have I received more compliments on a piece of jewellery!!  This necklace from In Pink came to me a few weeks ago and I was waiting to find the perfect outfit for it.  The scoop neck from the dress seemed fitting so I threw it on.  It is quite the eye catching piece seeing as it's beads are very large, but its eye catching in a good way.  Plus the older ladies who came to visit me at work were mesmerized by the fact that it wasn't vintage.  If you're in the market for a good piece of costume jewellery I definitely suggest looking into In Pink

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Dress and Shoes, Thrifted
Cardigan, Vintage
Belt and Tights, H&M
Necklace, In Pink via a Gift Certificate from Adored Austin

The Candy Bar Factor

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I didn't believe that 75 cents could look so good.  I mean this dress cost me less than a candy bar!!  A candy bar!!  And when the hell did candy bars become so expensive?  I looked yesterday just to make sure my reference was correct, and in fact a plain ole regular sized Hershey bar is 88 cents at the moment.  So think about that.  That is just ludicrous.

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Anyways, I found this dress on Wednesday while thrifting with some friends and luckily none of them noticed it:)  I think it's from the 80s, but the shape is remincient to the cuts of the 50s.  It was a tad too long so I chopped it (like all my other thrifted skirts and dresses) and it turned into something I'll wear all summer.  It's so light and comfy and the print is darling.  Plus it received quite a few compliments, so I think it was a well worth the 75 cents I paid for it.

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As for the other things I thrifted on my ritual Wednesdays, I found a gorgeous 60s floral print table cloth, an awesome 60s tunic, a couple of blouses, and a fantastic avocado green skillet.  I'm beginning to hoard collect vintage cookware.  I figure that since teflon is illegal in nearly every other country due to its carcinogenic properties, I best be cooking with stainless steel cookware from the 70s. 


Vintage Dress, Thrifted
Sunnies, Forever21