Outfit of the day... Vintage rust vest and twill pants

Over the weekend I treated myself to a thifting/yardsale day. It was an all-day affair and I picked up a few great pieces! Among those were this silk top and vintage knit pull-over vest that I wore today.

For some reason the yardsales in my area were few and far between. In fact I only got out of my car once. Even so, it was a great day for it if you recall how beautiful the weather was. 

Whelp, maybe next weekend! 

 

Silk button down- Max Studio, Goodwill

Rust colored knit vest- vintage, Fodac thrift store

Brown twill pants- Body by Victoria, Goodwill 

Scarf- Gift

Pearl earrings-Angies

What I like about this outfit is how the orangey-rust vest and light-blue belt play off of eachother. The scarf plays with the patterned shirt, but helps balance the dark brown of the pants. I admire someone who can put a good and shirt tie combination together; this is my version I suppose. Lol. Maybe I'll figure out how to tie a tie and wear one of the ones I have... who knows.

I'm excited to dress up this week! More pics and posts to come.

Hopefully I will be able to keep up the enthusiasm as 6am rolls around. 

That said, I'm off to get my clothes ready for tomorrow.

Monday thrifting adventure.... Retro.

Monday's thrifting adventure at Goodwill was not a miss but definitely not a hit.  Most of the things that landed in the honorable mentions pile weren't anything to write home about.  The honorable mentions pile (that I was going to have a few photos of) was re-shopped before I could even try them on.... ::exasperated freakin sigh::   That's okay, so here were the stats.... ::smile::

UPDATE: you can see how I finally wore these pants here

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Retro corduroy, denim striped flare pants $5. Super excited about this find (my only purchase of the trip) because I've been wanting some seriously retro pants for a second, especially since I've been watching Soul Train reruns lately.  While I'm ecstatic about my new striped ones, the pants I've been really hunting for lately.... look more like these.

...so more high-waisted bell bottom, than "flare" denim.

So on to the honorable mentions.... I really liked this $4 cotton fringe tank top, but for some reason I had to deny myself the pleasure of adding it to my wardrobe. I just couldn't buy it... I think part of it is because I realized how easily I could make it. The fringe is just t-shirt stretched, and sewn on. This can be a deal breaker for me on many items... especially in "regular stores".  

::Can I make that?::

I tried it on and everything. It could be worn as a dress too as it stops mid-thigh on me....

This was a cute little purse. I would rock it if it were a gift, but it wasn't my first choice.   I thought it was definitely cute though, and worth mentioning. =) The gold bows as well as the size made me like it and the mirror inside (so handy) made me like it even more, but still not enough to purchase.

I did purchase a pair of earrings from my favorite place to buy earrings. I bought these across the street at Angie's. 

 

I'm okay with my purchases. I wonder if I'm going to be sad about the tank later? Lol. Nah, if so there is always tomorrow. Things at this GW don't move that fast surprisingly, which definitely defies the laws of thrifting right?

Sugga's Thrift Boutique Makeover

One of my favorite thrift stores in Atlanta, Sugga's Thrift Boutique, is allowing me to give it a new look for the new year! ::Excited:: So far I've painted some cool stripes and the logo on a 14 foot tall wall in the front of the boutique. I've also painted the ventilation system to help carry the color throughout the boutique. I'll post some pics later!

Here's a sneak peek....

side view...