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WAYW #40

What Are You Wearing

Here are my favorite looks of the week:OOTD mustard floral

Mustard blazer, floral long-sleeve top (clothes swap), and plum slacks (thrifted)

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Red blazer (gift from my brother), striped turtleneck (thrifted), black slacks, and loafers (Target)

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White floral blazer (thrifted), White lace peplum shirt

Thrift Haul #2

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Today I took advantage of my day off and stayed in, watched the Inauguration coverage, and went thrifting. I went to Family Thrift Outlet where everything was 75cents today. I bought about 12 items, all of which came to about $9.50! Yes, just under the budget! *fist pumps*

Here are some of my items:

I needed a few work pants, so I went searching. I found four pairs from brands GAP, The Limited, Issac Mizrahi and another random brand I hadn’t heard of. I was glad to find solid brands at such a low price. The only problem now is that I will have to hem most of the pants due to the fact that I’m short and I wear mostly flats.
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I liked the pattern on this shirt.thrifthaul4a

Oversized mens sweater!
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Something about this shirt screams retro bowling league to me, but I like it!thrifthaul6a

Found a mini-skirt to go with my bright tights!

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My sister has a super comfy movie sweater that I’ve been jealous of. This XL sweater does the trick.

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Not pictured are a silk floral skirt, a blue and white trim blazer (for my mom), and a tan blazer (for my sister).

Total price: 12 items for $0.75 = $9 (plus $0.50ish in tax)

A day and money well-spent, wouldn’t you say?

I made a deal with myself and my closet that for every 2 new items I bought, I needed to donate one thing. It looks like I’m going to have to toss out 4 old things. Yikes. I’m going to comb through my closet. I’m sure there’s a pair of daisy dukes crying out for a new home.

Sunday Best #19

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SUNDAY

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This grey baby doll dress was from my last clothes swap. I paired it with a lace removable peter pan collar. I’m actually wearing two pairs of tights for a double layered look. I got the burnt orange tights from Target and wore some sheer polka dot tights on top. I’ve been loving this layered tights look. It makes colored tights look a little more sophisticated. I wore my Mary Janes to complete the look.

 SATURDAY

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I did the layering tights trick again. This time with my Apple-Red pair plus sheer hearts pair. The result is a wine color. I wore a long-sleeve tee that I got from Naturallycurly.com a few years ago with a grey skirt and wine snake-print loafers.

Screen shot 2013-01-20 at 4.47.01 PM^ This was my outfit for when I hosted a Natural Hair Conference over the weekend.

Last Clothes Swap of 2012

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Here’s Event #2 that I hosted: Last Clothes Swap of 2012

Around these parts, I am the Clothes Swap guru. Ok, so what I gave myself the title…I love hosting clothes swaps. At this point, I rarely find anything for myself. I love helping people find new items and try new styles they never thought they could pull off. I feel like Stacie Clinton on “What Not to Wear.”

This last clothes swap of the year was about starting afresh. There were so many ill-sized articles of clothing in my closet that I had to get rid of. I realized that I couldn’t continue shopping and bringing new items into my closet without doing a clean sweep first. For a while, I thought I had a hoarding problem. I have way too many clothes in my closet; clothes I had no use for anymore. After I saw an episode of “TrueLife: I’m a HOARDER,” I realized that I gradually want to move towards a more minimalist lifestyle. It’s a slow process, but little by little, I can see more carpet in my closet. Don’t ask lol.

I’m also “reinventing” myself like I do every Spring, so some of my old digs have gotta go.

Here is the preliminary stage of the swap. My own (and my sister’s) donations waiting for my guests to add to the pile.
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Friends came by. We shopped, swapped, ate, and tried on clothes. As always, a blast :).

Guests:

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The left over clothes went to a local thrift store that I frequent. It’s funny going thrifting and seeing things that I donated. It feels good to know I finally let them go. Now to attack the trash bags of clothes in the garage. Another day perhaps.

Thanks to all who came!

Thrift Haul #1

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I’ve been really into vintage-looking styles lately. A few people have asked me why I dress like I’m from another decade. Honestly, I like reinventing myself. At this point in my style, I am into mini dresses paired with tights and peter pan collars.

I recently went thrifting. Everything was an additional 50% off. Nothing I bought was over $5, due to the sale!

Here are a few of my finds:

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My Life through Instagram 11.8.12

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Life has been a little busy but I’ve had time to snap some pictures. Enjoy!

1. Limo ride with @MalibuMara (of MalibuMara.com) to #GirlsNightOut at Bebe’s in the Galleria.

2. Pipe cleaner curls

3. Me & Bunmi at Bebe’s #GirlsNightOut event. Blazer was on sale at F-21.

4. Dressing up at work, Lenithia’s a school girl and I’m a French/British stewardess

5. Trying out a new style, a pompadour for short hair, thanks to Fauryn78‘s tutorial! The snazzy yellow blazer was a gift from Lenithia. It’s one of my favorite pieces in my closet.

6. Outfit for church. The pants were thrifted and only about $4! Yesss!

 

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