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Chocolate Brown with the Ageless Style Link Up
Amy from Amy’s Creative Pursuit chose chocolate brown as the theme for our November Ageless Style Link Up as it is a trending color this fall. I’ve been sorely lacking in browns the past few years, so with that in mind I stopped by my new favorite thrift stop (Park Ave Thrift) to see what I could find! The only 2 other chocolate brown pieces in my closet were a bodysuit which I am wearing under this little jacket and a faux leather mini skirt which I will be sharing again on the blog next month. While keeping my eyes peeled for something brown and looking for a black blazer,…
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Inspired by Nancy: Vest, Leopard and Denim
I cannot believe how many inspired by looks I’ve been able to recreate lately! While this one is only loosely based on Nancy’s look (some are closer to the inspiration), it was definitely an outfit that I want to create and wear after bookmarking her blog post. Here is the original post for you to visit! In her outfits, Nancy is wearing a leopard tee and black strappy sandals, but since I had neither, I choose a pair of black booties and this long leopard sleeve tee. The top feels like a light sweatshirt, and was thrifted a few years ago. Now that I think about it the White House,…
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Athleisure Wear for Fall
I have visited Arizona twice in the last 4 years and have loved that state. I love the cacti, the dry heat (vs the humid heat) and the different fauna and flora you see. So when I came across this sweatshirt when I was in Uptown Cheapskate here in Atlanta this summer, I had to pick it up. It wasn’t inexpensive by thrifting standards, but I love it enough to pay $10-12 it was. I don’t wear athletic outfits much unless I am running or walking for exercise, but I do enjoy wearing a pair of joggers with a graphic tee or a sweatshirt. I bought this pair of joggers…
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Inspired by Jill: Cargo Skirt and Black
One of the ways that inspires me to shop my closet is to find inspiration for outfits from others, typically bloggers I have followed for a while. I have gotten a little particular about some of the accounts I follow on IG because I do get tired of the mentality of buy buy buy. One of the things I like about Jill from Doused in Pink is that she often shares post where she shares several ways to wear an item or shares a collection of outfits she has worn following a theme (for example how to wear leopard print over 50). In a recent post, she shared 3 ways…
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Restyle Style: Another Lace Halftee Outfit
If you have been reading my blog for a while or seen my outfits on IG, you know that I like to use the hashtag #restylestyle. While I do shop (and sometimes more than I should), I also like to wear what I have over and over, and there are some things in my closet that are definitely favorites. Case in point, all of the pieces in this outfit. There is only one pair of denim that gets put away during the cold months, and this one isn’t it! We have warmer days throughout the year, so some cropped pants are wearable in the fall here! When I decided to…
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Dress and Kimono with White Western Boots
White cowboots outfit inspiration, again? Yes, please! I am hope you are not tired of these boots because they are yet again making an appearance, this time in a completely thrifted outfit! I originally shared this pink bubblegum dress here back in June and have worn it several times since then. It’s a great simple fit and the little textured polka dots give it some interest. To create a fall outfit, I decide to add a kimono, the idea having been inspired by an outfit I saw on IG last month. I do not wear my kimonos much lately, but I still love them! I decided not to add any…
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7 Days Of Skirt Challenge Fall 2024
When Gail from Is this Mutton reached out again to ask me to participate in her 7 Days of Skirt Challenge, I of course said yes! I love having the opportunity to wear my skirts and to wear them in new ways. I didn’t want to share the same ones as last year (the denim one does make its reappearance) and it turns out that most of these outfits were inspired by others so I share the inspiration pictures too! Leopard Maxi I have had this leopard maxi for years and of course had paired it with a black top before, but never had added a cream topper to it:…
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Favorite Early Fall Outfits
I post most of my daily outfits on Instagram and occasionally like to share some favorites here on the blog. Most times I manage to find a new way to wear each pieces so they are few repeated outfits. You might see the same shoes chosen to be worn with pants (I love that snakeskin sneaker with the camo pants for example), but I then try to chose a different top. Of course, there is nothing wrong with repeating an exact outfit, but I love to challenge of changing it up a little. Olive One of my favorites from fall is olive and the camo skinnies have been a favorite…
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Impractical, but Oh so Fun: Boho Whimsical Sweater
When I am thrifting, my eyes are always drawn to items that have a bohemian element to them. I recently shared a fun tee with crochet sleeves I thrifted this summer and a week or two after that I found this pretty top in an antique booth in a shop downtown. I had already seen it on a previous visit, but as that lady was closing her booth, it was discounted even more and I just had to try it on! The brand is Gimmicks and as I looked at their website, I saw that they have many items that would appeal to me! While I know the sleeves are…
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Bright Dress with Blazer Inspired by Laura (IdoDeclaire)
At the beginning of September, Laura shared a floral dress and how she would transition it for fall in this post. The fuschia and pink colors in her dress made me think of this thrifted dress of mine and her liquid leather jacket from Clara Sunwoo made me think of my thrifted blazer. So that is how this outfit was born! I didn’t really think about how both pieces were thrifted until I wrote this post. That is the beauty of buying versatile pieces and of taking notes when you see someone wear a combo that looks fun. I quite often take screen shots of an outfit while browsing my…