Pin It and Thrift It -- Anthropologie Lookalike

I love Anthropologie--they have such an eclectic mix of styles, and a lot of it is vintage inspired. But, I will admit I don't own much from there (as in…nothing). It's a great store, but unfortunately there isn't one near where I live aaaaand of course the whole out of my budget thing (story of my life it seems). Anyway, I came across their "ruffled sweater vest"--which looks a lot better than it sounds--on Pinterest and thought it was cute, but maybe not $118 cute (plus they've been sold out online/out of stock ever since I first discovered it). Luckily for me, I came across a pretty close match at my local Goodwill a week or two ago.

Left: Anthropologie ruffled sweater vest, $118. Right: ChaudryKC sweater vest, Goodwill $3.49.

The one I found at Goodwill is by a brand called "ChaudryKC" which I've never heard of before, and only cost me $3.49. While the color and pattern isn't quite the same, it's definitely got the same look and feel to it. The back of mine has a beautiful (knitted? crocheted?) flower detail on the back that I actually prefer over the Anthropologie version. If my hair wasn't in the way, you'd be able to see it better but I may or may not have been wearing it inside out when I took the pictures and didn't notice until I had them uploaded to my computer. So, naturally, I chose the picture where my hair hides the tag to avoid embarrassment (but still embarrass myself my admitting to it…?). 

I'm super excited to have found such a close match to the Anthropolgie version, and definitely want to try wearing it with a button down like they had their model in. I probably won't get too much more use out of it this season, since it is a heavier knit, but know I'll get a lot of use out of it once next winter comes around! 

Let me know which version you like better, and as always, Happy Thrifting!! 

Thrift OOTD

I'm a sucker for black and white. It's classy, easy to find matching accessories (in this case I used my roommates cat, but you could also use something more practical like a purse), and never goes out of style. Last week I found this Banana Republic chiffon shirt at Goodwill for $3 and I absolutely love it! It's hard to see in the pictures, but it has a few delicate ruffles in the front along with some unique "petal" action happening with the sleeves. Today, I chose to wear it with leggings (because I'm short and most normal sized shirts end up being long enough for me to do so), but I also think it'd be cute paired under a blazer with dress pants for a business professional look or tucked into a skirt. Since it's cold out today, I left it untucked and wore it with a longer black cardigan to make it more suitable for the whole winter thing. I probably have at least five more black and white thrifted chiffon shirts stowed away somewhere in my closet, but who knows when you might need that sixth one…! :)

Shirt: Banana Republic (Goodwill, $3)

I have to admit that I'm new to this whole blogging thing and was at a loss on how to display clothes on here! I'm not a huge fan of selfies and spent forever trying to make my clothing look exciting hanging on a wall (top right picture) but after looking at the results, I decided it wasn't going to cut it. You know when you're shopping and find something that doesn't look too exciting hanging on a hanger but know it has potential to look better once you try it on? I'm running into that problem a lot here. I finally gave in to the dreaded selfies…we'll see if they stick around. Let me know which display you like better, or if you have an entirely different idea. I'm up for anything!!