Reminder: The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book-Formal Wear & #SpreadTheKindness Link Up #175

June 2, 2020 / 56 Comments

Last month’s Good Buy/Good-Bye Book was so much fun featuring pre-loved items. I want to thank all of the amazing ladies who joined us! Keep in mind that you are always welcome to share your pre-loved items for any theme that we feature here. But we are shifting gears in a very dramatic fashion for June’s theme. Formal wear is what we are looking for this month.

You can submit any outfit or outfit pieces that would be appropriate for any type of formal, semi-formal, or dressy event. You absolutely do not have to get all dressed up and take new photos to submit, just send us pictures of your favorite or least favorite formal wear pieces with a brief description. However, if you do want to get all dolled up just to take some pictures, go for it! I just did that last week to introduce my inner child for my Fab 40’s collaboration.

What is The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book?

It is a monthly series that Nancy and I both publish on our blogs on the 15th of each month. Anyone who would like to participate and be featured can send us their photos with a short description explaining if the item was a Good Buy or one that you will be saying Good-Bye to. We will give you the theme for the next month in each post. Photos will be due to us by the 10th of the month. So please join us for June by sending us some photos of your favorite (or least favorite) Formal Wear with a brief description as to why you love or hate them!

The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book, Shelbee on the Edge

You can choose yourself whether you want to show a Good Buy (which is an item you are really exited about) or a Good-Bye (which is an item you are going to say good-bye to). We will keep purchasing Bad Buys every now and then for a variety of reasons…it was so cheap, you were in a hurry and really wanted (needed) to buy something, it fit almost quite right. But, of course, we also have those purchases that can make us so very happy. A piece of clothing or accessory that you have had for years and that you also wear a lot. Or something you bought on a holiday and every time you wear it you get that nostalgic holiday feeling back. Every month you can choose which item you want to submit. A Good Buy or a Good-Bye. We will provide the theme for each month. Photos should be submitted to us by the 10th of the month with a few sentences explaining why it is a Good Buy or Good-Bye.

So to get you all motivated to find some photos of you donning your best formal wear and maybe take a trip down memory lane and revisit some fabulous events from your past when you got all dressed up, I am going to share some of my fanciest clothes that have appeared on the blog over the years. I may throw in a few that are not necessarily formal, but more on the dressy side. Hopefully, it will inspire you to join us this month!

Original Post: The Fab 40’s Meet My Inner Child (May 25, 2020)
Original Post: What to Wear to a Spring Birthday Party (May 21, 2020)
Original Post: Breaking Patterns to Heal the Cosmos (April 6, 2020)
Original Post: Inspired by Nancy’s Fashion Style: What to Wear to Winter Parties (March 5, 2020)
Original Post: Oscar-Worthy Outfits (February 20, 2020)
Original Post: The Magnificent 8 Style Heirlooms (January 29, 2020)
Original Post: Inspired by Little Blonde Book: Haute Holiday (December 20, 2019)
Original Post: Restyling My Wedding Dress for Thanksgiving Day (November 28, 2019)
Original Post: Hidden Facebook Gems (October 4, 2019)
Original Post: The Wicked “S” Word (August 16, 2019)
Original Post: Guest Posting for Jersey Girl, Texan Heart (June 10, 2019)
Original Post: Celebrate With Me (May 30, 2019)
Original Post: Little Red Dress Event (March 5, 2019)
Original Post: Wednesday’s Quote of the Week: Happy Anniversary to Us (January 23, 2019)
Original Post: The Holiday Series 2018-Holiday Wedding Outfit Inspiration (November 29, 2018)
Original Post: Inspired by One Mother Hen: Making My Momma Proud (July 30, 2018)
Original Post: The Wedding Weekend (June 1, 2018)
Original Post: Shelbee Says…Recognizing the Dangers of Spring Mania (May 13, 2018)
Original Post: The Holiday Series: What to Wear for New Year’s Eve (December 27, 2017)
Original Post: The Holiday Series: What to Wear to a Winter Wedding with Zan.Style (December 13, 2017)
Original Post: What to Wear to a Fall Wedding with Rosegal (Take 2) (September 29, 2017)
Original Post: The September Issue: What to Wear to a Fall Wedding with Rosegal (September 26, 2017)
Original Post: Feeling Like a Movie Star with JJ’s House (September 5, 2017)
Original Post: How To Feel Like a Million Bucks in an Eleven Dollar Dress (September 4, 2017)
Original Post: Shelbee on the Edge Turns Two with Happiness Boutique (August 24, 2017)
Original Post: My Photo Reveal with Sarissa Marissa Photography (August 1, 2017)
Original Post: What to Wear to a Summer Wedding with DressLily (July 13, 2017)
Original Post: Something Borrowed, Something Blue (June 21, 2017)
Original Post: Sometimes It’s All About the Shoes… (May 29, 2017)
Original Post: Dressing Up for Easter with Rosegal (April 13, 2017)
Original Post: What to Wear to a Vintage Wedding with Zaful (February 27, 2017)
Original Post: A Rainbow Kind of Day: Little Green Dress (October 3, 2016)
Original Post: Army Banquet (August 18, 2016)

I hope this little look back at some of my fancier outfits is enough to inspire you to join us this month. Send us some of your fanciest outfits!

And now your featured favorites from last week.

Reader Favorite (Most Clicked)

Meinhilde of Kiku Corner shared her post, DIY: Beeswax Lotion Bars. I really love the idea of a lotion bar for proper skin hydration and moisturizing. Plus, aren’t these bars so pretty?

Kiku Corner

My Favorite Fashion Post

Michelle of My Bijou Life shared her post, Wear All the Dresses, featuring a super fun bold striped dress in black and white. Her red accessories are totally on point, too. One of my favorite color combinations ever. I love this outfit head to toe!

Michelle of My Bijou Life

My Favorite Non-Fashion Post

Art & Home shared a really fascinating post, Abandoned Cars & Trucks-The Unusual Beauty of Decay. This post really caught my attention because I have this exact topic on my list of creative ideas to write about…the beauty in ruin. Plus, there are some really fabulous photos here and lots of content to get you thinking!

Art & Home

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If you would like to participate in this month’s Good Buy/Good-Bye Book and be featured on our blogs, just email photos of your fancy formal or semi-formal wear with a brief description to shelbeeontheedge@gmail.com or to nancy@nancysfashionstyle.com by June 10. You are welcome to submit more than one item if you would like. 

*By joining The Good Buy/Good-Bye Book, you agree to receive a monthly email reminder.

Keeping it on the edge,

Shelbee

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I am a midlife woman, wife, and stay-at-home mother of 2 boys and 2 cats. I have a passion for helping other women feel fabulous in the midst of this crazy, beautiful life.

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