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Let me explain that this is not yer usual fashion post: I am not a fashion blogger. I am not very into fashion at all. I am not cool; I am blisteringly uncool. I also have a very capsule wardrobe since emigrating: I own one pair of jeans. I own one mascara, one lipstick, one eyeshadow. Getting my Green Card was expensive, so I'm very careful with what I spend!
A lot of what I own is thrifted or vintage or altered in some way. I'm very good at scouting out designer second hand goods on a tight budget. It's that make-do and mend mentality I learned from my East London born grandparents, my fine art graduate mother … and from spending a huge chunk of money this year on emigrating!
These are some of my favorite finds that I brought over from the UK, where vintage/thrift/charity shops are big business. Finding a bargain in a cool neighborhood in Glasgow, Edinburgh, or London is tricky, but not impossible.
Jacket: Armani from Rokit (London, UK)
Got this online a few years ago and love it.
It wasn't cheap but I wear it to death.
It wasn't cheap but I wear it to death.
Shirt: Ted Baker from Oxfam online
Ted Baker design is fab, but the construction is sometimes less robust.
Scarf: Knitted gift from Little Theorem
One of my old girlfriends back in Scotland. She's much cooler than me.
She hand-dyes her own wool and writes her own knitting patterns.
Skirt: Miu Miu from Oxfam online
This was in really bad shape, but I took it to an elder
Portuguese seamstress here in PA and she fixed it right up for me.
Tights and shoes are not thrifted.
Heaven knows where the tights come from.
The shoes were from New Look UK about five years ago.
I was inspired to do this after some interactions with other bloggers on BBN. Over the next few weeks I'm going to experiment with some new regular features on the blog, all loosely related to expat life and wotnot. Please do let me know what you think!
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| Thanks, Mark for taking shots. As usual I did the manual settings and Mark did his best ;) |
