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Styling Thrifted Items for Spring

April 4, 2019

Did you guys know I’ve been thrifting a lot lately? Like, A LOT. Like, every Saturday for the past 4 weeks. I happened to find a really great thrift store (it’s called arc if you’re in Colorado, and their proceeds go towards helping those with disabilities) that does 50% off most of their tags on Saturdays. I love a deal, and I love a deal on a deal, and I think they happen to have a lot of great stuff. Like this lace sleeve blouse.

It’s from the brand philosophy and you can actually still find it available in petites (and under $17)! And do you want to know how much I paid for it? $4.

I was drawn to this top because I feel like it can work for so many different occasions. I styled it casually here with mom-ish style jeans, heels, and statement earrings, but you could tuck it into a pencil skirt for work, or style it with a floral midi skirt for Easter, or wear it with leggings to work out. Okay, obviously I’m joking about the last part, but it’s true that this top is so versatile!

I wish I applied that line of versatile thinking to all of my purchases, but I don’t always have so much self control! But the point of thrifting isn’t just to find cheap stuff, it’s to find super affordable stuff I actually like and fits into my lifestyle. And I feel like I’ve been pretty good at keeping that in mind so far. I can only think of 3 items out of the 10 or so I’ve purchased so far that I haven’t worn yet.

So far I’ve only bought tops at the thrift store, but I’m going to try and branch out into the skirts, dresses, pants, and jewelry areas as well. If you want to see more of my thrifting excursions follow me on Instagram and check out my Saturday stories. You can see my previous finds in my thrifting highlight, too.

I’d love to hear if you guys thrift and what some of your great finds are! I’ve seen a lot of nice cashmere sweaters and even a Gucci purse, but nothing luxury has made it home with me yet. Maybe one day!

  • Top – exact (in petites, under $17), similar

  • Jeans – exact (under $30)

  • Trench – similar

  • Shoes – similar (under $25)

  • Purse – similar

  • Sunglasses – similar

  • Earrings – similar (under $10)

 

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9 years ago we were on our honeymoon in Iceland ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ I just had to download this image off of Facebook (hence the low quality!) to post because this coat is thrifted ๐Ÿ˜‚ I still have this coat and need to wear it more! It's a simple, long houndstooth coat. I found it at a big flea market in Florence when I was studying abroad for 25 euro. Once a thrifter, always a thrifter ๐Ÿ˜ #secondhandstyle #countdowntofriday
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#fleamarketfinds #fleamarketstyle #thriftunder100k #thrifted #theviewfromhere #icelandtravel #icelandadventure #reykjavikiceland #honeymoontrip #secondhandfirst
Serving up this silk blend cardigan sweater with f Serving up this silk blend cardigan sweater with fringe detail that I got for $2.50 at the thrift ๐Ÿค‘ Definitely needs a good lint roll but when you're WFH who cares ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ if you could see my whole outfit there would be straight leg high rise jeans and super cozy wool socks ๐Ÿงฆ #wfhootd #countdowntofriday
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#secondhandstyle #secondhandfind #secondhandfirst #thriftunder100k #thriftedthis #thriftedstyle #secondhandfirstchoice #thriftstorestyle
I couldn't do a great job of 'styling' this cart b I couldn't do a great job of 'styling' this cart because it was so full of stuff for me and to sell ๐Ÿ™ˆ But there's Athleta, Hunter, Melanzana (a Colorado based outdoor brand), Patagonia, Eileen Fisher, Brooks Brothers, vintage, and more ๐Ÿ›’ the thrift haul is still live in my stories for a few more hours if you'd like to see it all ๐Ÿ›๏ธ #thriftshopping #countdowntofriday
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#secondhandstyle #secondhandfashion #melanzana #thriftunder100k #thriftstorescore #thriftstorefinds #fullcartclub #thriftingislife #thriftstorehaul #secondhandfirst
Packing up this Gucci baby today ๐Ÿ‘œ Found at the Packing up this Gucci baby today ๐Ÿ‘œ Found at the Goodwill bins and sold in one day for $120 ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿป I really put off listing it because it has some wear, even though it's still functional and overall great condition for vintage. I hope I don't jinx the sale with a case now that I posted about it ๐Ÿ˜ฌ #secondhandluxury #countdowntofriday
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.
#binsfind #goodwilloutletfinds #goodwillbins #goodwilloutlet #guccipurse #vintagegucci #vintageluxury
We tempted fate by staying at The Stanley for NYE, We tempted fate by staying at The Stanley for NYE, the hotel where Stephen King got the inspiration for The Shining and where the TV mini series (not the movie) was filmed ๐Ÿ˜ฑ๐Ÿ‘ป We spent the night drinking champagne, eating takeout, and watching The Shining movie for the first time in the room ๐Ÿช“A NYE to remember and kind of fitting to close out this weird year ๐Ÿคท๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ #bye2020 #countdowntofriday
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