If you are somewhat resourceful, you can get what you want. Just don’t be afraid of a little work.
All right…..sometimes more than a little.
It’s worth it to get what you really want.
Maybe you don’t care if your underwear matches. Maybe you do.
If you do, “underwear” becomes “Funderwear”. Once I wanted funderwear in aqua. Good grief, forget finding a week’s worth in
that color! So I bought everything in
white and dyed it aqua.
Problem solved. (I got what I wanted)
I have been a lover of berets for a long time. Once I wanted one with a leopard print (once
again, Hey I’m from New Jersey) I
looked everywhere but eventually found a newsboy cap in leopard. (In a thrift shop of course), so I got it and
cut the newsboy peak off of it and VOILA:
I seem to have inordinately long arms. As a kid, I remember my Mom trying coats on
me and my wrists never seemed to be covered.
I’m thinking I may be a bit behind in the evolutionary
chain….
So to this day, my wrists are always hanging out and when
the weather gets cold, my uncovered wrists make me even colder.
So I bought a pair of those ugly fuzzy socks in a thrift
shop and cut the toes off, winding up with this:
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I slip my hands through the toe end and cover them with my long
sleeves (that are never long enough) and let the sock cuff hang out at the
wrist.
Toasty....but I'm looking for more in different colors....
One “trendy” (yes I said that) thing that I do like is
skinny pants. I found a white pair
(guess where?). They were super skinny
and great-looking BUT, even though I have been done with “The Monthly Curse”
for years, I just know that if I wear white pants, it will come back to haunt
me!!!!!
So I dyed them black and wound up with a unique pair in a
mottled grayish color that goes with everything.
I am super picky about shoes. Just looking at the high heels they make
nowadays makes me break a hip. I’m even
fussier about sandals. I am one of very
few who can’t stand thongs. (!!!!) I found a
pair of what was perfect for me in black:
… and after wearing them, I found them so comfortable, I
went back to see if they had them in any other colors.
They didn’t.
So I got another black pair, applied some bleach and glued
on a little decoration, getting this result:
A lot of people ask where I got them....
Stain on a favorite piece of clothing? Sew some lace or an appliqué over it. I clean with bleach a lot, so I am always
getting bleach spots on my clothes and even though they are “knock-around”
clothes, I still like to fix them.
Love that vintage jacket or sweater but it has moth
holes? Lace and appliqués are a great
way to cover them. Then you wind up with
a one-of-a-kind piece:
OK…I went a little crazy on that one--I grommet-set rhinestones on it too. The appliques came from of a piece of damaged vintage lingerie-- BUT it was a fabulous late 40s/early 50s jacket and it needed saving!
Check the thrift shops for vintage lace and appliqués. Check for them online too. They can make a modern-day piece look vintage
just by sewing it on. These vintage
laces, and ribbons and even feathers (if you can find them) come in handy for
making plain recent-day hats look vintage too.
Don’t forget vintage brooches.
Even when they are missing stones they can be fun as hat trim:
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Once I looked for a really unusual belt.
I didn’t limit myself to women’s accessories. I found this in the little boys dept. (..and now
it’s for sale in my shop):
....a little shameless self-promotion there....
Remember my last post “Buy It Big”? Don’t limit yourself to plus sizes. Check the men’s stuff!
So the bottom line here, is that if you dress
“outside-the-box” and want exactly what you want, there’s always a way to get
it. It just takes some resourcefulness.
OK…and some extra work too…
(here comes a bit more shameless self-promotion)
Here's what's new in my shop this week:
A woman after my own heart......
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