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The Thrifty Six are Blooming in Spring Florals
This month Jane has chosen florals for our Thrifty Six prompt. Florals are a classic print that I am fairly certain will remain an infinitely timeless classic in fashion. But the fun thing about floral prints is that they come in literally every color palette as well as a limitless variety of different sized prints from ditsy florals to giant oversized psychedelic floral prints. And when it comes to preloved floral pieces, I have a lot in my closet. The real challenge was choosing a starting point. I opted to begin with this beautiful indigo ditsy floral printed shirt dress that I had purchased at my local consignment shop two…
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The Thrifty Six Step Back in Time
“All that makes earlier times seem simpler is our ignorance of their complexities.” Thomas Sowell When Emma announced this month’s Thrifty Six theme, Back in Time, my mind went immediately to this vintage houndstooth sheath dress that I found on a thrifting adventure a few months back in time. I am not certain of the era of this specific dress. It may not actually be vintage at all. Although, according to the industry definition of vintage clothing, any garments from 2001 and earlier would be considered vintage. The brand is Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit Designs which is a contemporary brand carried by JCPenney. I did some internet digging to see what…
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The Thrifty Six: The Trail “Blazers” of Preloved Fashion
“Don’t follow in my footsteps. Be original, and create your own path. Be a trailblazer! Do you! Be better than me. Do you! Be happy and have joy in your life.” Tracy Morgan The Thrifty Six is back for Women’s History Month and I want to celebrate and honor all the women who blazed the trail for us to wear what we like, how we like, when we like. As a female member of society, I appreciate those women who came before me and dared to be different, had the courage to push the boundaries and break the rules, and possessed the confidence to forge ahead into a world that…
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The Thrifty Six in Whatever “Suits” Us
The Thrifty Six is back in Whatever “Suits” Us. This month’s theme was chosen by Nancy and I have to be honest, suits are a huge challenge for me. But I will get into that in a moment. But first let me tell you a bit more about this lovely group of thrifty fashionistas. The Thrifty Six is a group of six international fashion and lifestyle bloggers and influencers coming to you from all around the world. We span at least three different decades of life and we each have our own unique and individual style with a shared passion for preloved clothing and second hand shopping. Our goal is to share…
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The Thrifty Six in Leather
The Thrifty Six is back and heading into the new year all dressed in various forms of leather…genuine leather, vegan leather, faux leather, pleather…whichever it is, it suits this month’s theme that was chosen by Lucy. The Thrifty Six is a group of six international fashion and lifestyle bloggers and influencers coming to you from all around the world. We span at least three different decades of life and we each have our own unique and individual style with a shared passion for preloved clothing and second hand shopping. Our goal is to share a variety of ways to be stylish while doing a little something good for the environment. With…
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The Thrifty Six are Red-y for the Holidays
With only four days left until Christmas, The Thrifty Six are bringing you some festive holiday styles all focused on the color red. We are a group of six international fashion and lifestyle bloggers and influencers coming to you from all around the world. We span at least three different decades of life and we each have our own unique and individual style with a shared passion for preloved clothing and second hand shopping. Our goal is to share a variety of ways to be stylish while doing a little something good for the environment. With our focus on preloved and second hand items, we want to share ways that you…
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The Thrifty Six are Sparkling in Sequins and Such
The Thrifty Six are back for our third month of sharing our fabulous preloved fashions with you all. We are a group of six international fashion and lifestyle bloggers and influencers coming to you from all over the world. We span at least three different decades of life and we each have our own unique and individual style with a shared passion for preloved clothing and second hand shopping. Our goal is to share a variety of ways to be stylish while doing a little something good for the environment. With the fashion and textile industry being a major contributor to landfills and other environmental pollution, we decided to make…
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The Thrifty Six: “Check” Out Our Preloved Styles in Heritage Prints
My thrifty fashionista friends and I are back at it again with the second installment of our monthly collaboration sharing our preloved styles with you. We are a group of six international fashion and lifestyle bloggers and influencers called The Thrifty Six! We come from all over the world and span at least three different decades of life. We each have our own unique and individual style but share a passion for preloved clothing and second hand shopping. Our goal is to share a variety of ways to be stylish while doing a little something good for the environment. With the fashion and textile industry being a major contributor to landfills…
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Kickin’ Off the Thrifty Six in PreLoved Shoes
I am so excited to introduce you all to a new collaboration among 6 international fashion and lifestyle bloggers and influencers called The Thrifty Six! We come from all over the world and span at least three different decades of life with our own unique and individual styles. The six of us are all fans of second hand shopping and we wanted to share a variety of ways to be stylish while doing a little something good for the environment. With the fashion and textile industry being a major contributor to landfills and other environmental pollution, we decided to make it the mission of this little group to focus on…
