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More Holiday Outfit Inspiration
I am having so much fun shopping my closet and coming up with outfits that are festive that I decided to share a few more daily outfits today. These were worn in the past 2 weeks. I thrifted this fun dress a couple of years ago and I had forgotten about it until I switched out the rest of my dresses for winter. It’s fun and comfortable and because the belt didn’t come with it, I use mine with it. I love the contrast with this white one from Amazon and my thrifted boots. As an aside, nothing keeps you humble as your child asking you why you have so…
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My Beach Outfits: A Warm Thanksgiving
Most years, there is a need for layers at the beach, at least early mornings and for a cold day or two. Well, this year, I packed a variety of tees, sweatshirts, joggers and shorts and even though I expected a mild week, it was definitely warmer than I had planned. It was great for enjoying the outdoors, but I sure wore my shorts and tees much more than anything else. Here is a recap of what I wore! Thrifted almost head to toe At first, I didn’t realize that my outfit was all thrifted apart from my shoes! This denim skort was really fun to wear as you wouldn’t…
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Winter Outfits with Red Tulle Skirt
Today, I am sharing more outfits ideas with my red tulle skirt. My most recent post with red tulle fall outfits here links my other posts with it too. If you have a red skirt of any kind, you may want to visit that post for more inspiration. It is so fun to see how versatile a statement piece like this can be! With a Pink Sweater It is always fun to hear my family’s comments when they see an outfit that I put together that is a little out of the ordinary. When I came downstairs with this pink sweater and pink combat boots paired with my tulle skirt,…
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White Dress for Fall with Blazer
The problem with taking blog pictures to much in advance (think a month and a half) is that sometimes, I am not sure which date would be more appropriate for the post. I took these pictures before taking the pictures of my pink dress and white cowboy boots in the fields, but thought the more muted colors of this outfit fit the later date better. Then I didn’t want both similar outfits to be posted too close together so here is an early fall outfit for late fall! If you live somewhere unlike Georgia and Florida where we still get mild days in December, you may want to winterize this…
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Western Outfit with Crochet Vest
I thrifted this vest early in October and I searched Pinterest for some ideas on how to style it. I thought that this would be the perfect outfit for the West Fest in town. What I didn’t take into account was that it was going to be pretty warm (85 degrees), and that most of the activities were outdoors. We watched a birds of prey show, the OK corral shootout reenactment and the Native American dance presentation. All of these were outdoors and while we tried to sit in the shade, I think I was a little dehydrated after running a 10K that morning. So while I am smiling in…
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Denim Dress as a Jacket
I took the pictures for this post a while back and had it planned on my calendar, but it turned out I forgot to write the post! So here it is finally! I shared this thrifted denim dress in this post last month. Because it is a tight fit and the zipper is a full zipper, I knew I could wear it also as a jacket. Because the pieces under the jacket are plain (grey tank, black skinny faux leather), I decided to step it up with my accessories. I wore a pendant from my grandmother combined with a necklace from a friend, embroidered earrings and fun shoes. It is…
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Fall Denim Days
A couple of weeks ago, I decided to wear my lightweight sweater like tops and pair each with a pair of denim and different shoes. It’s an exercise in wearing what I have and finding new combinations that I like. I was very pleased with each outfit and it was fun to realize that a lot of my denim was thrifted. I usually do not even look at jeans when thrifting because I get overwhelmed with the quantities and having to look through sizes puts me off. But if my attention is drawn by a particular detail, I do get drawn in. I am always drawn to fun sleeves when…
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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…