Old School Sparkle
By lizzie_jeanne. Filed in Daily Outfit |Tags: blue, color, consignment, custard, Daily Outfit, flats, sequin, thrift, Thursday, Vintage
Daily Outfit: October 8, 2009
When:
October 8, 2009
What
White Sleeveless Tank: Hot Bod (not kidding that’s the name of the brand… can’t find a website)
Skirt: Kersh via Custard
Vintage Belt: Market Publique
Sequin Cardigan: Vertigo via Second Time Around
Vintage Oxfords: Trotters via Olga’s Boutique (They make them in gold now! Not vintage but just as awesome)
Pearl Drop Necklace: Mom?
Lacquer and Rhinestone Bangle: Mom
Where:
Work, where else would I be on a Thursday?
Why:
Wearing all kinds of goodies today. This outfit makes me feel good. And that’s good because I needed to get out of my funk. I’m working on it!
I almost feel like a 1950’s cheerleader in this outfit. It’s weird to wear flats and a skirt (so not me), but this blog is all about shaking things up and breaking the boundaries of my comfort zones. My hair is still a bit wet in the mornings (it takes forever to dry without the summer heat) so it looks a lot curlier than the loose waves I have once I get to the office, but I’m liking how my “curly hair experiment” is going. I’ve been naturally drying my hair for more than four months now, and my hair has grown about 2 inches! That’s insane! I love it.
This skirt is absolutely perfect! How could you not love a flared skirt with pockets? I had a professor in college that gave you extra credit if you put pockets in your garments, so I was always sticking secret pockets into EVERYTHING; shirts, skirts, vests, jackets, dresses, evening gowns… you name it! Plus models look better on the runway when they can put their hands in a pocket or play with something on the garment (at least in my opinion).
I bought this cardigan last Christmas from Second Time Around (in the Atrium Mall), which is a consignment store so the items are nicer and higher priced. I don’t feel right calling it a “thrifted sweater” since it’s not thrifted. To me thrift stores are Salvation Army, Saver’s, Morgan Memorial / Good Will. Then there are boutique thrift stores that are a bit more trendy, a bit more upscale like Beacon’s Closet, The Garment District, and Buffalo Exchange. Then there are consignment shops, both franchises and independent boutique, flea market sellers, and online merchants. ‘
It get’s confusing! How do you define “thrifted”? Is it the price? The store it came from?
How do you credit the item in your blog, or when you talk about it to your friends? Seriously comment! I’m curious!
Thursday, October 8th 2009 at 1:04 pm |
first off, i am in love with this outfit. it is all kinds of adorable and am glad you stepped out of your comfort zone because it ROCKS.
in terms of crediting…i think of ‘thrifted’ as something not purchased new, ‘vintage’ as something 80s or older (i.e. older than me haha) but if i purchased at a consignment store i usually say ‘banana republic via ____ consignment store’. hope that helps!
Friday, October 9th 2009 at 11:24 pm |
I too consider it thrifted if I purchased it second hand. If it is not NEW from the store. I like to put the brand if I know it and thrifted via if i remember or care.