I can never seem to pass up thrifted J. Crew (or Anthro) pieces, so of course I bought this $10 Fabiola dress even though it’s 2-3 sizes too big. I had originally thought of asking if one of my friends wanted it (I missed my true vocation in life – personal shopper), but I kept looking at the dress, and thinking about how much I liked it. I blame the mix of colours – chartreuse yellow with hints of cobalt blue – which is right up my alley.

Eventually, I had the bright idea to put a belt on it and add a cardigan – it looks fine, no (expensive) alterations needed. Obviously, it’s not a perfect fit, but it works for me. And score another win for this Anthro belt, a $20 find from their clearance section. Stretchy, embellished belts can be such great outfit-makers paired with dresses.

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Another weekend casual look, made up of pieces you’re probably terminally sick of seeing on the olde blog. Mostly, this is an excuse to show you my first attempt at a Gibson roll (tuck?) …

… which, in all honesty, I probably should have kept to myself. It looked ok from the front, but the back was a wee bit tragic. (I think you can see a rogue bobby pin in there if you were to zoom in. Please don’t.) But I like the idea of it, so I’m going to keep trying. If anyone has tips for mastering this ‘do, hit me up in the comments.