Three piece white skirt copycat

The look I chose for today couldn't be more simple, only three pieces! I am telling you folks, anyone can do this.

 

The inspiration to finally use my white skirt came from my Mom, she bought one at a thrift store in her area lately and asked for a little advice from her blogger daughter.  She is my biggest fan!  I told her how I would wear it, with a basic t-shirt tucked in, that is classic and comfy for me. She went with a t-shirt un-tucked with a belt, I love it!  

She certainly has better scenery for a background, I will have to do a blog there next time I visit to get some of those flowers in.  I tried to make her picture bigger, but since it came through text, this is the best I could do...sorry Mom!

In the look that I copied, I love the black button up top, it is very chic, great for fall (I don't follow the no white after labor day rule, I am a rebel) and would be very office appropriate.  I had considered throwing a belt into my look, (I have a strange obsession for them) but decided to keep this one very simple and straight forward.  Here is a second picture just in case you hadn't seen enough yet...

The cost for my look today was, $14!  The shirt is actually an old work shirt I had, but I did get it at a thrift store for $4. 

As always thank you for reading, I appreciate all of you! 

On another note, if you live in the El Paso TX area and would like to volunteer your time and body to me I would be very thankful!  I am starting a portfolio of thrift outfits, to display my talents, and I am in need of models of all shapes and sizes.  Please contact me through email or leave a comment with your email address and I will send you a short survey to get your sizes and preferences.  As always, don't forget to share me with your friends through Facebook, Google+ or Pinterest!

~Mon

I heart shorts!

Here in El Paso, we hold on to summer weather until nearly October.  So, thankfully we get to wear shorts quite a bit later than I was able to in Colorado.  No need to fear Colorado girls, you can still wear shorts year round by throwing some tights on under, one of my favorite evening out looks for winter!  Todays look comes to you without tights, and is more of a summer look due to the bright colors. 

Please excuse my strange facial expression, I am not sure what I was chatting about, but I'm sure it was something awesome and humorous.  I was going to cut my head off while editing the photo, but decided my readers must love me enough since they continue to return, so I left it! 

The shorts I am wearing are not from a thrift store *gasp*, I got them at Marshalls for $10!  Now, because I am the Thrifting Fashionista, I try to get the majority of my clothes at thrift stores, but I also LOVE getting great sales on new items.  I rarely buy anything that isn't clearance or sale priced, and I mean dirt cheap sale priced.  The only thing I will buy full priced is jeans, it is really hard to find tall sizes on sale or clearance and since they are staples that I will have for a long time, I can splurge on a couple great pairs.  Marshalls and Ross are great for finding cute, very low priced items, but Targets' clearance can't be beat! 

Ok, enough of my clearance rant, lets get down to my outfit price.  In total, including necklace, I spent $21!  Have I mentioned lately that I love thrifting?!  Not only is it fun, like a mini treasure hunt, but it is also inexpensive and great for the community and environment.  If you are still not convinced, and you live in my area, email me and I will meet up with you for a thrifting extravaganza! 

As always, I want to thank my readers for being so great!  Don't forget to share me by facebook, pinterest, or anyway you can!

~Monica

My J. Crew copy cat look

I know it has been a couple weeks since my last blog, but I have been SICK!  I mean sick like, I haven't gotten out of the house or bothered to get dressed sick.  So sadly, I have been clothed in sweat shorts and t-shirts, and I doubt any of you want pictures of that.  But my lovelies, I am back and ready to be fashionable once again! 

Todays look comes straight from the J. Crew catalog.  I loved the feel of this dress as soon as I saw it, and was thrilled to find a similar one for $6 at my local Goodwill! 

I also LOVE argyle, but lo and behold, I do not have an argyle sweater, but I do have a cute striped one!  You have to work with what you have, and if stripes is what you have, then stripes is what you use.  I lucked out and found these great yellow/grey shoes for $8, they were brand new!  The Target stores in our area donate their shoes that they can't sell, to Goodwill, yay me!  As you can see I took my look more into a 50's housewife direction with the hair and make-up, just goes to show how a little hairspray and red lipstick can change a look completely.  My total cost for this look is, $19!  I never found a price on the J. Crew outfit, I am betting it's a couple more dollars...wink wink.  If you are heading out to the thrift stores, yard sales, or estate sales soon, happy thrifting friends!

As always, please feel free to share my blog or pin me, I love new readers!

~Mon