31 Days of Thrift: Day 2

For Day 2 of my 31 Days of Thrift, using all 31 pieces I scored at Housing Works, I decided to go with one of my dresses! DAY 2/31:

#22 – Forever 21 navy silk dress

I didn't notice when I picked up the dress, but...

...the dress had POCKETS!!  I was so happily surprised, as you can see from the face below.

This will be awesome to wear in the fall with a neutral cardigan or sweater, boots, and some stockings, however I styled this with metallic shoes to match the buckle on the vintage belt I put around the waist.  I wanted to bring in a lighter palette to keep it summerized.

Dress: Forever 21 // Camisole: Velvet // Clutch: Vintage // Heels: Seychelles // Belt: Vintage // Sunglasses: Urban Outfitters // Braided Bracelet: Forever 21

How much do I love the back!!  I put a navy cami on under the dress so the same shade would peek through, however this could be fabulous with a something neon or a lighter pastel too.  Yep, I was doing the Charleston on the street, like you do...

For your TGIF viewing pleasure :)

Day 2, total success!!  Stay tuned this month for 29 more looks!

31 Days of Thrift: Day 1

Today starts my 31 days of garments pulled from my Housing Works Thrift Store "buy the bag" stash!!

Thanks for all your input in deciding how to showcase all the garments!  (Click here to see the original post for a little refresher.)  I snatched up so many incredible pieces from my haul that I'm going to create a new outfit with the goods for each day of August.  My original count was 30 pieces, however there was one that I didn't include because I had dropped it off to get dry cleaned, so 31 days, 31 pieces.  FYI, the outfits are going to cross seasons and everything won't be August appropriate because I do have some sweaters and velvet that need to make appearances.  I'm just gonna get you rull, rull ready for fall and winter too.  (I know, I know...I don't want summer to end either!)

DAY 1/31:

#11 - Paper Denim & Cloth jeans

#13 - Gap polka dotted top

I paired my jeans and top with some bold accessories to give this caszh look a little pop!

Top: Gap // Jeans: Paper Denim & Cloth // Clutch: Forever 21 // Heels: Guess // Sunglasses: Urban Outfitters // Bangles: Vintage

This is totally something I'd wear on a low-key date night or to meet up with girlfriends for Happy Hour!

I played around with the shirt a bit and ended up tucking in the front portion and letting the back portion hang a little lower.

Day 1, total success!!  Stay tuned this month for 30 more looks!

Wednesday Remake: Oversized White Blazer

I really couldn't wait to get this piece home with me when I saw it!

I had big plans to work on some bold color-blocking from the pockets down...

...however I was inspired by some other things that helped me change my mind.

Color-blocking will have to be put on hold for the moment, but check out what I did instead!

I still decided to do some blazer painting, however it's going to stay in one area;  the collar!!  I began with Duck Brand duct tape in hot pink, just because I'm obsessed with that color, and I outlined the areas around the collar that I didn't want the paint to bleed onto.

For the fabric paint, I used some Simply Spray in the black stencil variety...

...and started to spray away.  I covered my workspace (my outdoor patio table that I have yet to begin making awesome) with some paper towels to avoid getting paint on the ground.

The best part was the rad collary stencil design that was leftover after I painted!!

I let the paint dry...

...and then peeled off the tape!

The jacket was still needing help, so I cut the bottom portion of the jacket off right at the faux pockets.

I got rid of the shoulder pads...

...and then pinned the bottom of the coat to create a new hem.

I took in the sleeves and body of the jacket just a smidge and then sewed everything in place.

After a little sprucing up, my new jacket was ready to wear.

I LOVED how this turned out.

Yep, loved it so much that I had a little "jump in place" party on the sidewalk.  If I only had confetti to throw, then it would have been a real party.

From oversized blazer to new tux jacket, who woulda thunk it?

So let's be honest, I was using Justin Timberlake as my inspiration and I put my best JT face forward on during my shoot.

I couldn't resist wearing my new piece to his show too.

I think he'd be proud!