Thursday, January 12, 2012

downtown thrifting

google maps says portland has 4 thrift stores on congress street.  ...i found 3.  the 4th i think may have been replaced by a ski shop.  regardless... it was 30 degrees and blustery.  last dry day before the snow that started at 5am and has just begun to let up.  thus... i wore jeans, a leather jacket, and flipflops.  even the homeless people were giving me weird looks.  back off.  i hate wearing shoes.
rather gaudy sweater clips.  i hope to wear them soon
and who doesnt need a silver-tone kitty brooch?  complete with weird hangy crystal thing. 

purple wool skirt that i may leave at its original length?  below knee?  can i do it??
another longish wool skirt [plaid not blurry] that is a wee bit tight but im not fully sold on hacking the waistband off like i usually do.  its very 40's all high waisted like that.
and everyones favorite... secret pants!  these were in the $1.99 bin and i thought "ooh paisley skirt".  negative.  paisley palazzo pants.  gee.  wonder why they got donated.. 
but this great pleated print couldnt go ignored, and thus far i have unpicked the entire elastic [size small..] waistband and am cutting apart the legs in order to make it a maxi skirt. 
frank snuggled, frank approved

linking up to spunky chateau's thursdays are for thrifters

4 comments:

  1. That sweater clip is adorable! I love the idea of it, and have been keeping an eye out for a similar one at thrift stores. It seems very Emma Pillsbury (in Glee) to me.

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  2. love emma's wardrobe! but its a just a bit too girly, even for me. i can do halves... like a sweater and pants, or a floofy skirt with a plain top.

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  3. I definitely think you can keep the wool skirts below knee length. They're really classic and you can't go wrong with them! Thanks for linking up at Thursdays are for Thrifters!
    -Meagan
    www.spunkychateau.com

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  4. i already cut off the smaller print plaid. its just at knee-cap length now. before it was midi-length. i'll prob keep the other one as is!

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