Adventures in Thrifting Part 28: Mint and Brown Floral Kimono & Spread the Kindness Link Up On the Edge #816









Lately, I have been going on a lot of thrifting adventures. I definitely don’t need any more clothes in my closet, but sometimes I get bored and enjoy a little hunt in the thrift store. Plus, most of my favorite retailers no longer have physical stores in my area and I really don’t enjoy online shopping as much as in-person shopping. I like to try on clothing and touch and feel the fabrics before purchasing. And I really hate returning things. I don’t know why but the whole process of returning items to stores makes me really uncomfortable. It always has. So I try to avoid it if possible. Most of my in-store returns are things that I purchased for my husband or children. Since they all hate in-person shopping, I get to be their personal shopper which requires returns more often than not. It’s very frustrating and annoying, but if I didn’t do it this way, my family would never have new clothes. They would just keep wearing rags until they disintegrate right off their bodies!
Anyway, on one of my recent thrifty excursions, I found this beautiful mint and brown floral kimono robe. It’s another LulaRoe Shirley Kimono, the same style as the pink tribal print kimono that I shared a few weeks ago. Actually, I bought this one back in April when my in-laws were visiting for Easter. My mother-in-law loves a good thrifting adventure as much as I do so it has become our tradition to spend a girls only day shopping and lunching whenever they visit. She loved this beautiful minty green floral print as much as I did. If she wore kimonos, I would have let her have this one because we all know that I have quite enough kimono robes. But she doesn’t dress like I do so all the robes we find are mine!






I don’t know if you remember my mentioning that I had bought myself a pair of chocolate brown crinkle crepe harem pants that I wished I had for my Mori Girl outfit. Well, these are it and I love them. They are basically just super comfortable lightweight joggers that are great for the summer humidity. I also bought them in black. They are currently on sale for $25 and in my opinion, they are totally worth it!
To allow my new thrifted kimono to be the focal point of this outfit, I created a dark brown column by pairing my joggers with a brown tee shirt and my brown Furkenstocks. My necklace stack consists of all preloved necklaces in shades of brown and teal/mint. My brown wooden earrings were also a thrift store find. Finally, my minty felt Panama hat coordinated perfectly with the colors of the kimono.
I styled this casual outfit just for a regular day of doing all the things that a busy stay-at-home mom does. In the afternoon, Jeff and I went out for a little walk around the neighborhood and used the opportunity to take a few photos along the way.








Other than the synthetic fabric composition, this floral kimono gives me all the Bridgerton vibes. So I intend to restyle it at some point with Regency era inspiration in mind. Perhaps it needs a full skirted maxi dress for the perfect coupling or maybe a swooshy midi dress over a pair of frilly bloomers. (I first would need to get myself a pair of frilly bloomers.)
Oh, the options are basically endless when it comes to my wardrobe. I have enough stuff in that old magical closet room that I could very easily never repeat the same exact outfit for the rest of my life and I’d probably still have clothes leftover that have never been worn. And that’s after my big closet clean out over the weekend.
My obsession with and over-consumption of sartorial things runs deep. Since I was a very young child, my most precious belongings have always been wearable. It used to embarrass me but never enough for me to change my ways. And now at 52, I’ve decided to embrace it. I have the means and I have the space but I no longer have the guilt. And that’s a really wonderful thing!











Have you discovered any fabulous thrift shop finds lately? Maybe thrifting isn’t your game. It’s not for everyone. But it is one of my very favorite things to do! Thrifting brings me joy threefold…there is joy in the hunt, joy in the discovery, and joy in the styling of my secondhand treasures. You know what they say about another person’s junk…it very likely could be my treasure. Or yours. I guess it depends on who finds it first!
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Shelbee



14 Comments
Joanne
So I know the focus of your post is your lovely kimono and I do like it but oh my goodness I just love those gauze harem pants so much! One of my all time favorite fabrics in one of my all time favorite styles.
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Thanks, Joanne! These pants are soooo comfortable. If they had more colors, I’d probably buy them! I got them at Old Navy and they are currently on sale.
xoxo
Shelbee
Amy Johnson
Thank you so much for featuring my card! I so appreciate it. I love the colors in your kimono and I hate returning things too.
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Thanks, Amy! Your card is so beautiful. Some people return things all the time and I just can’t bring myself to do it!
xoxo
Shelbee
Nancy
I just had my heart thing in the hospital and to comfort myself I ordered the same trousers! We can do twinning! Fabulous look!
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Gahhhh, I love this! These pants are so comfortable. You’re going to love them! I’ll twin with you any day!
xoxo
Shelbee
Laura
What a fabulous thrift find! The mint and brown floral kimono has such a beautiful color palette, and I love how you styled it to let all of those earthy tones shine. You always have such a talent for spotting unique pieces and turning them into outfits full of personality.
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Aww, thanks so much, Laura! I definitely have an eye for finding the unique pieces in the thrift store racks. I kind of scan down the racks and look for the eye catching colors, unique prints and patterns, and interesting silhouettes. I never pay attention to brands or sizes either. If something catches my eye, I take to the fitting room and see what happens! You also have a knack for creating very interesting and super fun outfits, my friend!
xoxo
Shelbee
Sally in St Paul
Brown with any kind of mint/teal color is a favorite combo of mine, so this outfit made me happy! The harem pants are so cute – I think they’ll be a versatile addition to your wardrobe.
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Thanks, Sally! I am really enjoying browns right now. It is such a great neutral to pair with so many different colors. These harem pants are great and they have already proven themselves a versatile closet item. I’m glad I bought them!
xoxo
Shelbee
Di
Love that you have a thrifting buddy when your mother-in-law comes to visit! This is a beautiful kimono-you find so many wonderful goodies at the thrift shops. Our area is suffering from the same lack of brick and mortar stores. Online shopping is becoming more and more the only option, unless I travel quite a bit out of my way. I prefer shopping in person and like you, hate to return things. I see so many people showing their fabulous thrift finds, and wish a really good resale shop would magically appear in my area! Thanks for sharing and hope you have a good weekend.
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Thanks so much, Di! I love having my mil as a thrifting buddy, too. We really enjoy our shopping and lunching days together! We have lived in this area for 13 years and the brick and mortar situation has always been bad but it keeps getting worse. But there is an Amazon distribution center being built in town so now we can get Amazon deliveries quicker. Ha. I don’t really enjoy Amazon shopping. I do buy some stuff from them, like vanilla beans in bulk to make my own extract and coffee creamer, and other household items that are hard to find elsewhere. My area is known in thrifting circles to be a great place for secondhand shopping though. I think it has a lot to do with it being a military community. People move a lot more frequently and the thrift stores get all the stuff people clean out when they move. Also, because it’s a military community, you find a lot of diversity in the thrift stores, too. I hope a good resale shops near you, too! Have a lovely weekend, my friend.
xoxo
Shelbee
Marsha Banks
I remember those robes/kimonos but never bought one. I don’t think I mentioned this the last time you featured a Lularoe piece. I used to follow this couple who would do live sales on Facebook. The guy would get dressed up in unicorn outfits, rabbit outfits (maybe he was a furry). I wonder if they really made enough money to sustain themselves and what they’re doing now.
Anyway, I absolutely adore this look! The brown column (those pants are delicious) really accentuates the minty kimono and is just fabulous! How lucky to have your mother-in-law to thrift with! I think your hat is just the mint candy on top (couldn’t be a cherry, right)!
Thanks for the link up, Shelbee, and have a fantastic weekend! I hope your air quality is ok.
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Thanks so much, Marsha! Oh my gosh, I remember those Facebook live sales all the LLR reps would do. I thought all the hype was a bit ridiculous. I used to have a little pop up clothing shop that I would take to vendor events and the LLR people would literally fight with each other. There was always more than one at each event because apparently the demand was too high for just one vendor to handle. And then most of the LLR reps were like super duper snooty, too. I did not like that at all! These brown harem pants really are so comfortable! Joanne and Nancy both bought them after reading this post! My minty hat is such a fabulous color, but I do have a cherry colored one, too! The air quality here keeps shifting with the winds. It’s bad one day than good the next then back to bad again. Has the smoke plume drifted over you yet?
xoxo
Shelbee