STYLE ME FOR LESS...

Hi darling readers, this is the second installation of my new feature for this blog called "Style Me For Less".   It sounds like it should be a TV show, maybe it is and they stole my name.  Well, I never know when I am going find my next magazine page that makes me stop what I am doing and run to my closet.  It happened today as I was going through some bins in the garage getting ready for my yard sale this weekend.  I found this random page from "In Style" mag.  It was wrinkled and just lying there in a bin.  I snatched it up and went straight to my closet,  here's what I came up with.  Darn, now I need a celery scarf but this one did the trick because the idea is to use what you already have in your own closet. 

Thrifted jeans, shoes, purse, belt, shirt. Scarf and sunglasses bought at regular retail stores.

Their cost:  don't faint, $1,857.00
My cost:  Even with 2 Coach items which includes the bag and sunglasses plus a new pair of shoes, my outfit was significantly less at  $166.00.  Now, if you really want to applaud me, take away the Coach sunglasses and throw in a pair of my vintage thrifted ones and make it $30.00 total for everything.  It really pays to thrift.  Have a great day, thanks for entertaining me....ha!  dawn xo  I can't wear this to work but I am definitely wearing it tomorrow. 

 

INSPIRATION MONDAY...unzipped



Jessica Alba...inspiration outfit



 Cache jeans, Ann Taylor button down, vintage faux fur wrap with pockets, and vintage bag ALL THRIFTED!!

Redzo my redheaded cat....personified he would be my gay son...I love him.



My new shoes by Naturalizer from Macy's are bumming me out.  They just happen to hit a nerve on the top of my foot where I had surgery years ago. 

 

All vintage details...thrifted



 Hello and happy Monday.  I hope you enjoyed the holiday weekend.  I was off for 4 days and enjoyed all of it.  I finally got around to dying my roots which were about 2 inches long.  I saw my natural color...mousy brown, and remembered why I originally began dying it red.  What's that? You thought I was a natural redhead?  I am, it's our secret.  I finally went thrifting after 2 weeks and only spent $28.00 bucks.  I scored some nice things but tried to stick to items that I will wear now.  You have to check out http://www.twobirdsboutique.blogspot.com/ today for Inspiration Monday with Jessica Alba as our inspiration.  It is a laid back, cool, casual, look which is what I am all about, usually.  I did the entire shoot with my zipper down.   I got a good chuckle when I came inside and walked past the mirror in my room.  Yep, unzipped!!!  Glad I changed my mind about going somewhere else for the shoot.  I got some good belly hurting, deep, silent, eyes tearing, laughs out of  this post by Nita over at Mod Vintage Life...go there now and read but also give her some woman to woman blogger love for the tough times she has been having lately.  We love you Nita, I can't  stop laughing when I think about your incident.  Wishing you the best girl.   A shout out goes to Patti of Not Dead Yet Style as I will be linking up to her Visible Monday. Stop by and join the fun.   Dawn xoxo