The Joy of Secondhand

Remember a few days (or, okay, weeks) ago when I mentioned that I got some new things that aren't actually new--specifically, boots for my birthday from eBay and a bunch of vintage clothes? Well, here they are, most of them worked into outfits!

I wore this badass outfit to church. That's right. My mom didn't even do a double take and simply said, "Oh, you look nice. Ready to go?" I only wore this to mess with her, and then I had to go to church looking like this. In 90 degree heat.

It turned out to be fun.
Red nails that I'm in love with:
The necklace I made a while ago, and my sister's bangles:
A ton of belts, most of which I got for a dollar at my church's summer festival, which is also where I got most of the vintage clothing, including the black dress I'm wearing under my old button-up.

The bag is from Modcloth and the boots were 10 bucks on eBay. I got my dad to nab them for me for my birthday. I figured I needed some sensible winter boots. That does not explain why I thought it'd be a good idea to wear them in July. Oh well.


This outfit features a $1 belt and $1 sunglasses from the aforementioned festival, an old corset-style top I've had for a while, and cutoffs I made myself from old jeans. And, of course, my new boots, and once again, the necklace I made.

This one was a bit more casual and easy, just a throw-on black tee I've had forever, the same cutoffs and shades, and my new boots that I just seem determined to wear no matter what the weather.

Here's what I wore for one of my birthday parties (I had two because I'm spoiled like that). I'm wearing an old black tee, a vintage skirt I just got for $5, and Vera Wang strappy heels.


And, apparently, metallic nail polish.

I really love the stripes and colors of the skirt.
Here's a vintage jacket that I got for $5. I can't wait to wear it in the fall. I'm only wearing it for the picture, don't worry-- I didn't actually walk around in it in this heat.

And this is my other birthday outfit. The same old black tee (can you tell how much I love it?) and a vintage skirt that I bought as a children's dress for $3 and then hacked up.


The heels are from Maurice's.

I also bought this vintage slip/nightgown for $3 and adjusted it a bit to make it shorter, I'll get a picture on here as soon as I find where I put the darn thing...


And here's a bunch of blouses that I also bought at the festival for $1 each:


The grey blouse in particular is really nice, and the mustard colored one is just insane--ruffles everywhere. I'll put up pictures of these being worn soon.

And I think that's it! I'm sorry to say that I failed my driver's test today (stupid parallel parking) so I'm off to make myself feel better with copies of Elle and Glamour that I splurged on. I don't normally buy magazines, and I just subscribed to Vogue and Glamour. I'm excited. Oh, and of course I also bought two shirts from Old Navy's clearance section. What's retail therapy without some cheap clothes thrown in? So I'll post outfit pictures of those too. Check back soon!