workwear wednesday – lovely birds

As I’ve said before, I enjoy animal prints on just about everything. And with my obsession with ThredUp, when I find something cute with a bird or cat or whatever, I have a hard time resisting. Enter this new Banana Republic bird print blouse:

Well that’s it friends! I hope you like my new shirt and if you’re not already a customer, you should check out ThredUp, it’s an online resale store. Get $10 off your order now!

And don’t forget to check out Justine’s #WorkwearWednesday post at The Thrifty Girl’s Guide!

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Outfit Details:
Top: Banana Republic ruffle bird print blouse, ThredUP for $9.70
Skirt: Old Navy midi skirt, thrifted for $2
Shoes: Etienne Aigner mary jane pumps, thrifted
Necklace: Melinda Maria moon star necklace, gift from hubby

workwear wednesday: neutrals

Hi friends. Today I wanted to share with you my newly thrifted Halogen blouse and Old Navy polka dot cardigan that I picked up at Salvation Army over the weekend. Obviously one of my favorite things about thrift shopping is finding NEW clothes for a fraction of the price. This blouse, for example, was new with the tags still attacked – from Nordstrom – where this shirt cost a whopping $69. I only paid $5 for it. Win.

And a bit about neutrals. For the longest time I was dead set against neutral colors for clothes. Why? Because I thought they were a) boring and b) did not work with my skin color and clashed terribly. Recently, I found out how pairing neutrals with a pop of color (or not) can actually enhance my appearance instead of detracting from it. Now I love neutrals.

And another thing: These new styles of blouses that have a longer butt flap to cover your bottom – I am kinda liking it.

 

Do you like to wear neutrals to work or for whatever activity? Or do you prefer brighter colors?

I’m linking up with Justine – don’t forget to check out The Two Cent Chick‘s awesome Workwear Wednesday outfit!

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Outfit Deets:
Top: Halogen grey tie neck blouse (NWT), thrifted $5
Cardigan: Old Navy beige polka dot cardigan, thrifted $5
Pants: NYDJ grey leggings, ThredUP for about $12 (you should join…it’s an online consignment shop!)
Shoes: Bernie Mev from Nordsrom

back to basics {a thrift style thursday post}

Hi friends!

I am so happy about this week’s TST post: back to basics. My favorite wardrobe basics are color-based or article-based. I wore my favorite khaki skinnies, black tank top, kimono type jacket, coach crossbody, and birkenstocks.

What are your favorite wardrobe basics?

Don’t forget to check out the rest of the Thrift Style Thursday Crew:

Zhenya at Being Zhenya
Kristi at Alligator Toe
Miche at Buttons and Birdcages
Jackline at Sincerely Miss J
Justine at The Two Cent Chic
Meg at Eclecticity
Sheri  at Confessions of a Refashionista
Martyna at Spoolish
Alex at Snippets with Alex
Lesli & Jacki at sistasfromcali
Erika at Erika’s Style Diary
Beth at BethieTheBoo
Rachel at Rachel’s Lookbook
Brittany from Lipstick+Yarn

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Top: Caslon (Nordstrom), thrifted $2-3?
Pants: Gap khaki skinnies, ThredUp ~$12
Jacket: Forever21+, Buffalo Exchange ~$8
Shoes: Birkenstock, old
Bag: Vintage coach, thrifted ~$5
Necklace: Jewelmint

army chic + another ThredUp order!

Hey friends, I wanted to share with you my new lovely Gap ‘army’ jacket and my lovely ThredUp pants. I found this lovely jacket at Goodwill last weekend. Yeah, it was $10, which is more than I like to spend at Goodwill on jackets but I’m so glad I did. I’m not sure how old or new it is but it’s in perfect condition with a really cool interior.

Now onto the pants. I needed some pants that were more summer-y and I looked to ThredUp for great prices. I cannot get enough of ThredUp. I order 3 pairs of pants from them a few weeks ago and the prices just can’t be beat. I got 2 pairs of NYDJ grey khakis/jeggings and 1 pair of Gap khakis for summer. They were on average $15 each! I’d appreciate you using my referral code if you’re thinking of ordering from ThredUp – you get $10 off your first order!

I hope you liked my outfit!

xo,
Nout
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Outfit Details:
Jacket: Gap (RED) army-style jacket, thrifted $10
Top: Banana Republic, thrifted $3.39
Pants: NYDJ grey jeggings, ThredUp ~$15
Shoes: Lands End ballet flats, thrifted $5
Jewelry: Gifted from my mom

March 2014 fashion budget

It’s that time of the month again…time to come clean about what I’ve spent on clothes, shoes, etc 🙂 For the first time this year, I feel confident that I stayed around my budget and didn’t completely blow it. Let’s see how I did this month:

1. vintage Coach crossbody purse, Goodwill $1.99
2. Old Navy military-inspired jacket, Goodwill $6
3. BCBG flowy tee, Goodwill $3.39
4. Peter Pilloto for Target tank in red iris print, Target clearance $12.48

thred up box

I also made my first purchase with ThredUp and I can say that I am quite pleased. Although I did shop with a 40% off your entire order coupon, which made the prices much more digestible. Here’s what I got from ThredUp:

5. Eileen Fisher Dress Pants, $25.99 (plus 40% off)
6. Classiques Entier yellow tweed blazer, $14.99 (plus 40% off)
7. Karen Kane black tank, $4.99 (plus 40% off)
8. Chaus jacquard jacket, $8.99 (plus 40% off)
9. Sunny Leigh polka dot flowy blouse, $15.49 (plus 40% off)

Try ThredUp too and get $10 off your order! Please use my referral link!

And of course my new polka dot rain boots, which are super comfortable!
10. Sloggers polka dot rain boots, Amazon $37.44

TOTAL spent in March =$103.57 … not too bad I guess;)

How did you do this month?

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Don’t forget to check out the Budgeting Bloggers linkup brought to you by Franish.