Chaos

I've been busy lately, which is both good and bad. The weekends especially have been extra crazy, leaving me no time to blog. To make up for it, this week will be full of picture-heavy posts!

Friday night I went to a formal dinner at a friend's house, which gave me the perfect excuse to wear my long-sleeve sequin shirt. I know I posted it a while back, but here is the shirt in full effect:


It is more silver in person. I also considered another outfit, but rejected it due to the cold weather:


The skirt is the vintage item. I just picked it up recently. I can barely move in it, but I love it! Here is a close-up:


It looks almost plastic-y, but feels like crushed velvet. I also got an amazing leather skirt yesterday that I will post soon!

Saturday night Mat and I did a Rock and Rummage event in Wyandotte, where I wore another recent purchase--a Christmas sweater:


This normally isn't my style but I really love this cute little sweater. I think it's because the fit is nice and slim, not like most Christmas sweaters you find at a thrift store.

Lastly, here is an item I picked up recently to be put in our Etsy shop:


I apologize for the crappy quality--I need a new digital camera (hear that, Santa?). This is a black blazer with gold stripes and gold buttons. It's perfect for the holidays!

I dropped about $40 yesterday at thrift stores (when I should be Christmas shopping), which got me a ton of new things, both for the shop and for my closet. I'll be posting all the new items on my blog this week before they go up for sale. Mat and I are also doing another Rock and Rummage event this Friday, and I'll post all the details for that tomorrow, so be sure and check back!

Well, that was my weekend! How was yours?

Introductory Post

Welcome to my blog!

Even though the purpose of this blog can be found in my "About Me" section, I still feel obliged to make a post introducing myself and my blog.

I am a 22 year old with a passion--more like an obsession, really--for vintage and thrift store shopping.

My collection is such that I have started selling vintage clothing to help purge it. It doesn't help that my boyfriend is as vintage-crazy as I am; in fact, he got me into the whole business, not to mention that he actually has more clothes than I do.

All the same, I love going to thrift stores, and hope to use this blog to share my vintage collection. Though the majority of the posts will feature vintage items, there will be the occasional new item, too. However, at least one aspect of my outfit will have been thrifted, new or old!

I will also be posting items I've bought to sell through my vintage business, Thrifty Outfitters.
Check us out at Etsy or MySpace for more info.

Alright, my purpose isn't to plug my shop or to ramble on.
So, onto the vintage!

The shirt I'm wearing today isn't vintage, but it was thrifted, and for $0.50, who can resist a Volkswagen t-shirt?

Another element of my outfit today is this amazing plaid jacket:

Words cannot express my love for this jacket. It's a wool Pendleton and is from the 1970s. One of the buttons fell off, and I have been too lazy to sew it back on, but it doesn't matter,
I still love this jacket.

Lastly, I found two dresses yesterday that will be up for sale in my Etsy shop.

Dress One:

This dress is so cute! It's from the '70s and is 100% polyester.
I love the bell sleeves.

Dress Two:

This dress fits me so well I am almost sad to let it go. It is most likely from the early '80s, judging by the union tag. I love the sheer sleeves and detail on the front:

It's actually the dark navy in the first picture, not the lighter blue that shows up here. I'm a bit overdue for a new digital camera!

That's all for today, but there is much more to come. My collection never stops growing.

Thanks for reading, and feel free to share all your favorite finds with me! I'd love to hear about them!