Wednesday, January 18, 2012

until death





thrifted skirt, necklace and doc martens, h&m t-shirt, joe fresh cardigan

I liberated this cardigan from my pile of clothes waiting to be donated. In the whirlwind of emptying my dresser drawers I thought I could live with just one leopard cardigan. What a fool I was! the longer one I own wouldn't have looked nearly as good with this outfit.

I also have a little tip today. It should be obvious by now that I thrift a lot, and we all know that you can't just find something you like at a thrift store and dig up your size. I actually can button this skirt, and walked around like that for a while, until I sneezed and thought I was going to die. Anyway. When you have a button closure like this that won't QUITE fit, all you need is an elastic. just loop it through the buttonhole as so and fasten the end to the button. Easy!



Now it doesn't look GREAT but button closures on the sides of skirts like this are usually going to be covered up by a cardigan or belt. You can do this with pants too, of course, and similarly cover it up with a belt or shirt. And the important thing here is that you can wear the clothes you want to wear and still be able to breathe properly.

12 comments:

  1. Good idea! I really like that skirt.

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  2. Hey! what thrifts stores are you hitting up on PEI? Are they just in Charlottetown?

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    1. yes! unfortunately i don't have a car so i'm stuck with value village and the salvation army (rip froggies) for now since they're within walking distance. i always do the 70 mile yard sale in september and get some really good finds that way. if you're ever on your way to halifax though i recommend stopping at louis' in truro and sharon's closet in amherst.

      and thanks for commenting! i'm always pumped to see another blog from pei.

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    2. yea, Im so excited to have found your blog! How many of us are there?

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    3. me, you, and http://www.lotsixtyfive.com/ LOL.

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    4. yes! I've seen hers too, but I wasn't sure if she was on PEI or not! Cool! Ill be keeping an eye on yours for sure! Talk to you soon via comments, Im sure!

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  3. OMG YES! this is favorite trick for being able to wear my favorite slightly too tight skirts, or even skirts that fit but I want to go eat a huge burrito.

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  4. I wouldn't have wanted to part with this leopard print cardigan either. It is so cute!

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  5. That is an amazing tip, I have never seen that elastic trick! That skirt looks amazing on your slim frame.

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  6. Flaw free, as usual. I have done the elastic trick way more often than I'd like to admit.

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  7. lovely outfit. i really love your style :D
    do you know "The like" ? i think you should listen to it, that's so good ! it's a women group of rock-pop. let me know your opinion ! :)
    Anais

    thankstotheother.blogspot.fr

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    1. i've heard OF them but haven't listened! i'll check em out, thanks!

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