Category: style

Famous Thrifted Manolos

Dress, eci; shoes, Manolo Blahnik (thrifted!); bag, Ferragamo (via eBay)
Dress, eci; shoes, Manolo Blahnik (thrifted!); bag, Ferragamo (via eBay)

Hey, remember this dress? Yeah, I almost didn’t either. The funny thing is that I love wearing dresses, and own my fair share of them, but they don’t turn up in my outfit rotation nearly enough these days. Nope, don’t know what that’s about. With summer just around the corner, it’s time to rectify the situation. This dress still nets me lots of compliments, which is pretty good incentive.

red, white & black
red, white & black

The stars of this show, however, are my white Manolos. They’ve become a sort of running joke on my Instagram, which is amusing and oddly appropriate: upstaged by my footwear. Hashtag: Should Have Seen That Coming. Coincidentally (or not?!), my boss told me that these are his favourite pair of my shoes. And they say that men don’t pay attention to details.

Moral of the story? I would never have thought that a pair of white pumps would turn out to be the superstars of my footwear collection, but life (and style) takes funny turns sometimes.

matchy everything!
matchy everything!

Christmas in May

no really, it's May
no really, it’s May

No, this isn’t one from the archives. This was 2 weeks ago, in Edmonton.

picturesque and depressing at the same time
picturesque and depressing at the same time

I would love to tell you it was a freak weather event, but the reality is that it wasn’t. And, around here, it probably wouldn’t be even in June. *quiet sobbing*

Ahem. Here is what I happened to be wearing that day. It’s far less dramatic.

Loft windowpane pants
Pants, Loft; sweater & necklace, J. Crew Factory; shoes, Nine West; bag, Marc Jacobs (via eBay)
Loft windowpane pants
black and white all over

My husband endlessly mocks me when I wear these pants, but I still like them. They’re holding their shape pretty well, save for some slight bagging around the knees, which seems inevitable at this point – all my skinny ankle pants succumb, to greater or lesser degrees. So, well done, LOFT! Will buy your Marisa pants again.

Loft windowpane pants
turquoise bag is where it’s at

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Sweet Chemise dress
Dress, Sweet Chemise (thrifted); shoes, Nine West; bag, MbMJ

This dress was one of my all time best thrift store finds. I think I paid $12 for it. It may not be apparent in photos, but the construction of it is superb. It fits like a glove, without looking like sausage casing. Seriously, there is some magical thing happening around the stomach area, because this dress practically gives me the washboard abs of my dreams – AFTER lunch, no less. Magic, I tell you!

brooch, thrifted; earrings, old enough that I don't remember / some mall store
brooch, thrifted; earrings, old enough that I don’t remember / some mall store

The neckline is tricky. I prefer wearing a brooch, rather than a necklace or big earrings, with this dress, and this thrifted number always struck me as a perfect fit. It’s a real cheapie, but somehow looks way chic.

Sweet Chemise dress
Total cost (not including bag): $76 / Retail: $235 (approx.) / CPW: $12.40