True to form the pieces that make up this look were purchased over the past few years. The hoodie dress is 3 years old from H&M. Surprisingly a good sweatshirt dress is hard to come by so if you see one you love, BUY IT!
Sunglasses, Clutch and Sneakers were all purchased in the past 6 months. Clutch is currently sold out.
Now, for the $5 Fall wardrobe update item … the blazer! It was actually only $3 but $5 sounds better to me. I wanted an oversized blazer to layer over a few Fall looks, like with a lot of my Fall/Winter outerwear I went to the thrift store. I’ve found that you can find better quality pieces thrifting than you can buy new in store. Unless, you’re spending a few hundred or more the quality just doesn’t tend to be there in today’s outerwear selection.
I really hit the jackpot with this blazer, it’s a pretty green shade with bold gold hardware, strong soldier pads and 100% wool. The cut, hardware and shoulder pads give a bit of Balmain vibes. I’m considering having it altered to fit my body better, we’ll see how I’m feeling later in the season.
If you want to elevate your outerwear pieces without dropping a few hundred dollars, I highly recommend thrifting. I do not recommend Goodwill nor do I shop there. 1. it’s a for profit “charity”, ethically they’re a little shady. 2. Goodwill is where everyone goes to drop off their current junk so none of it is vintage or quality. It’s typically items that have been in stores in the past couple of years.
What I do recommend … I love Value Village, they are a chain and receive a good amount of their items from The Kidney Foundation. The location I go to is in the well off suberbs. My theory as to why they always have good finds is when an older person passes away their children call the Kidney Foundation to pick up their clothing. I always find quality vintage pieces with dry cleaning tags on them.
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