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!!