Category: Edgy Style

Winter Blues

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It’s time for another Thrifty Six collaboration! The theme for February is “Wearing Summer Colors in Winter” and I have to admit that I struggled with this one… I don’t have a particularly colorful wardrobe to begin with, and most of the brighter pieces I own aren’t secondhand. I stood in my closet for several minutes and contemplated the possibilities before remembering I have this cobalt blue dress… Continue reading “Winter Blues”

My Style in Five Words

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One of my blogger friends Mireille, of Chez Mireille, recently shared a blog post featuring the top five words that come to mind when describing her style. I thought it was such a fun idea, so today I’m brainstorming five words to describe my own sense of fashion and sharing examples of each! I’ve always considered my style to be very eclectic—I dress in all sorts of outfits rather than sticking to one theme or type of clothing—yet I still had a hard time coming up with words that best describe my mixed bag of a closet. I’ve decided that my taste in clothes is similar to my taste in movies—there’s no rhyme or reason to what pieces I like and dislike. Continue reading “My Style in Five Words”

A Tribute to Vivienne Westwood

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Today’s Thrifty Six collaboration is in remembrance of Vivienne Westwood. I have to admit, when Emma announced this month’s theme, I had never heard of Westwood before… After a little research, I learned that she was an English fashion designer who passed away in December and was known for her punk and edgy styles. I went straight to Pinterest and started searching for something I could recreate with the secondhand pieces in my closet! Continue reading “A Tribute to Vivienne Westwood”