Thrift Store Finds II

Again with the thrifting! This time, I bought four items, each costing less than $8 apiece. The first is a plaid flannel that fits loosely, but the sleeves are the perfect length when they're unrolled. The second is a Lauren by Ralph Lauren beige button-up with rolled sleeves. The neutral color is fantastic and I wore it the night I bought it to my mom's birthday dinner (click here to see the WIWT post from my tumblr). The third piece was a simple, colorful Gap tank top that I plan on tossing on with brightly colored bottoms for a fun color-block effect during the Spring/Summer. Lastly is a Simply Vera by Vera Wang (aka Kohl's brand) t-shirt featuring faux-leather paneled sleeves. I LOVE this top because I wear tons of gray anyways, so I may as well make it interesting with the leather!

Thrift Store Finds

Today, after dropping off a few bags of donations before Christmas at my local thrift store, I decided to sneak a peek and see if there were any hidden jewels waiting to be scavenged by professional shoppers (or so I'd like to think) like myself. And I did indeed find a few items that were very much worth the money (but seriously... they were an extra 30% off of whatever price I listed below... majah score right der)!

Dior skinny belt - $2

This belt is such a basic staple that will go with literally everything... I can wear it with both dresses and jeans and it will look equally great with both

Aztec-beaded skinny leather belt - $2

This one is more "for fun" but I couldn't resist it considering it was only $2. The colors are wonderful and will bring so much to my mostly-neutral wardrobe

Zara dress - $7

The photos of this dress do it absolutely no justice whatsoever. It is now probably the most flattering dress I own. It features a boat-neck, elastic waist, and pristine draping... p.e.r.f.e.ct.

Forever 21 t-shirt dress - $5
I will wear this one to death. It's so simple and can be easily dressed up or down with the right amount of jewelry. Gray is one of my favorite colors in the world, too, since it goes with everything. I'm not sure how I'll go about wearing it this time of the year, but when Spring rolls around it will be worn at least 8 days a week.

L. L. Bean flannel-lined jacket - $7

When I saw this jacket hanging I actually gasped out loud. It fits my style SO WELL and I immediately thought about how cohesive it was with my Tumblr. The olive green color is to die for, and I'm a sucker for the corduroy detail. Also, since it's lined in flannel, it will be a wonderfully warm layer.

Marc by Marc Jacobs cotton coat - $25

This jacket is such a classic piece. It has more of a tent shape, which is rather contradictory to say because a "tent shape" really has no shape at all. It isn't baggy, but it's loose - in a cute way of course. The khaki color allows it to be tossed on over any outfit thrown its way, and the details are adorable.

IT'S FINALLY WINTER BREAK!!!

The first semester of Junior year, "hell year" if you will, is officially donezo, and I went out with a bang! I feel like I did well on all of my finals (even AP World and PreCalc) and am so glad to have school in the back of my mind for the first time in what seems like forever. 

The afternoon following my math (last) final, I did some last-minute Christmas shopping for my cousins... and may or may not have picked up a few items for myself! 

From Gap (NOT including the additional 40% off):

Two long/sleeved loose and simple black tops - $9 each

Red chunky knit scarf - $15

Knit vest - $30

From Urban Outfitters:

Black floral body-con skirt - $10

AKA it was a successful trip... everything adding up to sub-$50. Later that night, I went out for sushi with my best friend and her family, spending the night at her house after (which was last night). We stayed up until around 4AM sipping home-made peppermint hot chocolate, watching Paranormal Activity 3, and just talking about random but pretty deep topics that you can really only cover with the people closest to you. This morning we made berry smoothies, had a mini photoshoot in her front yard (photos will be up decently soon), watched Vampire Diaries (my first time), and then made tofu/salad for lunch. It was nom-tastic. 

Later this afternoon, Andon and I went on a date to a park close to his house where we walked around this huge pond/small lake, taking pictures, exchanging Christmas presents (photo posted below), and talking. Afterwards we got Chinese and then Pinkberry to top it all off. That guy makes me so happy... I feel like the label "boyfriend" covers only a fraction of what he is to me.

This was Andon's Christmas present to me: 

A much-needed classy watch for my regularly running-watch-clad wrist.

Overall, Winter Break = so far, so good

Today's shopping excursion

Marshalls
Jaloux sleeveless button-up blouse in taupe - $12
Sperry sheepskin lace-up ankle boots in cognac - $40
Seven charcoal raincoat with black zipper accents - $50
Boot socks (6 pair) - $13.98 altogether

Nordstrom Rack
Dolce Vita magenta/teal sandals - $20
Kut from the Kloth faux leather jacket - $40


There have been an uncountable amount of times where someone asks where I bought something, I tell them and rattle off the price, and they just stare at me in disbelief saying "how do you do that..?" Today wasn't exactly one of those days considering the majority of items purchased were not found on sale, which is out of the ordinary for me. But I decided to make an exception for necessary winter shopping purposes. I'll post thrift store finds later on =)