Fashion

[MacDUFF]

Thanks @Jtdmum   Love it that you got some nice deals!  New/NWT are the best.  That Joan Boyce was gorgeous.   I almost bought it...I mean $12.50 for pete's sake!...but it was too glitzy/glam/fancy for my lifestyle.  ***Sigh***

Hi @itsmagic    That LOGO set was in excellent condition.  I didn't like the length (too long) or the asymmetrical hemline. 

[tends2dogs]

@MacDUFF  First I have to say that I love your fashion threads.  The thrift thread was great because as I stated before, I love thrifting.  I have come across many great "finds"....not just clothes. 

Anyway, in answer to your question about my jean length preference, I wear only boot cut or a slight flare.  I never wear straight leg, crop, or ankle pants.  I like them longer covering the top of my shoe, which for me is most likely wedge sandals or a bootie.  I have tried on leggings, skinny, and straight leg and I couldn't get them off fast enough.  LOL  Just personal preference.  

OT you look like you have lost weight......not that you needed to!  

Anywho, you always look great and so pulled together. 

[MacDUFF]

Thanks @tends2dogs :  I love the look of a boot or flare jean with a wedge. 

Personal preferences make the fashion world go 'round. I had the complete opposite feeling about jeans...I wore skinnies for so long that when I started trying wider legs, I couldn't get them off fast enough hahaha!  I now have a wider variety of jean shapes, inseams, and hem widths. 

I lost about 10-12 pounds in the first 6 weeks of lockdown (anxiety thru the roof until I remembered in Whom I trust), so I dropped a size, but have gained some back.  I used to be between med-lrg, now I'm between small-med.  I still wear my older clothes, but they fit me better now haha.

[MacDUFF]

Well, I made it 9 weeks without purchasing any clothes online or in B&M stores.  (I did buy a pair of espadrilles and a Laura Mercier translucent powder...those two and the thrifted items seen here, that's it.)

And, then...it happened. 

I couldn't pass up a white Ted Baker cashmere sweater at the Rack for an insanely good price during a flash event. 

So, technically, I failed the Challenge, but I'm happy with myself and my purchases...pictures of the rest of my thrifts to follow in separate posts. 

[MacDUFF]

But first, some bloopers.  All three bloopers have already been re-donated.  In and out faster than a New York minute...

Blooper #1:   This linen jacket/blouse/whatever did the usual linen thang...stretch/bagged out and wrinkled like crazy.  It was well-made...beautiful details, finished inside seams...but I think the quality of the linen was inferior (if that's such a thing).  Too bad, so sad.  That's what I get for breaking my rule to "buy no-iron linen from Chico's only!"  Loss = $3

[MacDUFF]

Blooper #2    It's true that a bonus of thrifting is finding a fun, unusual piece that you'd never pay big bucks for in a boutique, but this ain't it!  Too artsy for me.  Loss = $2.50   

@tends2dogs The pink wedge sandals, however, were perfect...new $2 (50% off day)...keepers!

[Drythe]

@MacDUFF 

Really enjoying your thrifting finds.  Our nicest store is still closed.

One reason I enjoy thrifting is looking for natural fibers.  Thumbs up on the B & W silk!

Thanks for sharing.

[MacDUFF]

Blooper #3    Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!   In my defense, I thought they'd be fine for work day around the house...maybe cheer me up while scrubbing the floor.  But, I can't/won't even wear them for drudgery!  Actually a very nice, substantial cotton, NWT...shrunk at least three inches in the wash/dry.  Loss = $1.75. 

[MacDUFF]

One of my favorite Challenge thrifts...Brighton handbag...also one of the most expensive thrifts ever ($25 in case you can't see it).  I bought it specifically to wear with black in summer and with my caramel colored sandals.   A bonus is I can wear some of my (few) gold jewelry pieces.

AG crops...relaxed tomboy cut...soooooo comfy!  Hello?  AG for $5...didn't need, but could not pass up.

[MacDUFF]

I love this Coldwater Creek cotton jacket, and I'm not even a big fan of jackets (but they're necessary in transition).  It's a great steel blue that goes well with black...I like it better with black than denim, go figure.  (This is the Tiana B jumpsuit I thrifted earlier this year.)  I probably would have stumbled on this black/blue comb eventually, but hat tip to @KaySD  for the idea.  Jacket looks great with black t-neck and black jeans, too (no brainer).  $6 - 50% off = $3

Small, square Echo silk scarf  ($5 - $1 coupon = $4).  Looks so good with most of the blues in my closet as well as light grey.