The third Monday of the month means Thrifty Six time! If you’re new, the Thrifty Six is a collaboration of six bloggers who share a love of secondhand fashion. Once a month, one of us picks a theme and we all create outfits around that prompt, with a thrifted item being the centerpiece of the look. March’s theme was “It’s Raining Cats and Dogs”—very fun and unique, but also challenging! Continue reading “It’s Raining Cats and Dogs”
I’m back at it today with another Thrifty Six collaboration, where five other bloggers and I showcase our secondhand style. This month’s theme was chosen by Lucy and is ‘autumn outerwear’. While I have a handful of thrifted blazers and the teal fur coat I wore for January’s Thrifty Six post, I wanted to challenge myself to style a piece I haven’t worn for a collaboration yet. I landed on this funky knitted jacket! Continue reading “The Thrifty Six Style Autumn Outerwear”
In celebration of Earth Day today, I wanted to share a blog post centered on sustainability in fashion. I imagined this post featuring photos taken in the beautiful Rocky Mountains to celebrate the wonder and awe of Mother Nature, but of course, the rainy and snowy weather of the past few weeks had different plans for me. I do have to admit, though, that I am a little apprehensive to publish this blog post… Why? Because talking about sustainability in fashion seems like an oxymoron. After all, we all know that the fashion industry is a major polluter to the environment and a huge emitter of greenhouse gases. Fashion blogging itself, something that I am so passionate about, is often inherently contradictory to the goals of sustainability and ‘green living’. So as fashion lovers, how can we reconcile this? Continue reading “A Few Simple Tips to Make Your Wardrobe More Sustainable”
