THRIFT CHIC

 

The day I wore this outfit I got a lot of compliments. I do not mean to brag but merely to prove that clothes do not have to have designer labels with matching hefty price tags to look chic.

You see, that day my clothes came from the thrift shop. There are many merits to vintage or thrift shopping which I'll talk about more on another post. 

You can find very nice clothes and accessories at thrift stores. There is just a secret to wearing them without making them look their price. It is all in the styling. And some rules to be followed and broken.

 Pick out pieces that suit and fit you well, unless you have a seamstress you can trust to alter them for you. I'm lucky both my top and skirt fit me perfectly.

Ideally you should limit it to one piece of thrifted item in the whole ensemble but my blouse complemented the floral prints on the skirt and subdued the otherwise heavy brown of it. So in this case, it's a rule broken.

 

Do not forget to accessorize to help pull the look together. Preferably not from the thrift store. But if you have pieces that would go with your outfit, go ahead and break this rule!

 

See, it's really all about mixing and matching and styling and no one will ever know where you got them from, unless you tell them.

 

People who turn their noses at thrift stores don't know what they're missing. Why else do fashionistas and stylists even visit these places? I've just shared the secret with you.  

 

Now go and try your luck. Don't forget to share your finds with me. 

 

 

Happy shopping!

 

Photo Credits

Jerry Manus

Marinel Dehoux

 

top and skirt thrifted

DIY earrings by me

VNC belt

SM Dept Store bangle

Burberry Prorsum bag

Vince Camuto wedges 

 

 

Sandee