I am extremely excited about the loot I ended up with from my recent shopping trip to Value Village. I need to share with you all the cute stuff I bought! I've never really had any luck before with finding anything there. I'm going to give all the credit to Jade since she picked out many of the items I purchased.
I tried to take pictures of everything laying flat on the bed but some of the outfits look hideous. The fabrics were not as easy to photograph as I'd imagined and laying flat doesn't seem to properly show their shapes. I promise they are not as bad as they may appear!
Luckily I took pictures of me wearing everything while I was in the change room as I was so excited to share my finds with you. But there are just too many pictures that I couldn't recount my whole day AND post all my new skirts. So as previously promised, I am posting about my new-found thrift store gems!
I'll start with my new shirts. This is one of the items that looks better in person and does not photograph well. For some reason the lighting doesn't do the color justice as it is not a dark blue but a brighter shade. For some reason every time I took a picture of it, my camera would make everything have a yellowish tint to it. My favorite part about this shirt is the design on the front and the way that it falls around my waist.
Unfortunately I only found two shirts that I liked. I love the design of this one. It hugs in the just right spots and is extremely cute. I'm also a huge fan of poke-a-dots. I feel like this will be one of the more versatile shirts I own. Depending on the bottoms and accessories. it can be considered casual or business attire.
Next are all the skirts I purchased. The first one I tried on happened to be from the kids section. It's a tutu! Jade has quite a few of them and I told her that I wanted to look for one while we were there. The only one they had was for children but it's so stretchy that it fit anyway! I also love how colorful and fun it is!
I bought this next one because it reminds me of a pineapple. Sounds like a really weird reason to buy a skirt but it's the truth. It was just so fun and colorful that it reminded me of being on the beach. I also loved its mermaid style cut. Jade agreed that she can imagine me sitting in the sun on our patio, sipping a beer, while wearing it. That image alone was enough for me to want it. It was quite challenging to photograph this skirt because you can't get the full visual of what it looks like unless I'm moving.
With this next shirt, I just love the way it falls when I'm wearing it. It isn't tight fitting and has a slight poof to it. It has this really cute design trim around the bottom. Also it's nice to have some skirts that are more plain and neutral colored so I can wear bright shirts to contrast it.
When I came out of the change room wearing this skirt. Jade asked if I was done trying everything on already. She thought that it was the same one I arrived in. I agree they do look very similar. The other one is actually dark blue and has large horizontal strips around the skirt. Do I really need two skirts that resemble each other so much? The answer is yes. This way if one is in the wash I will have another to wear!
This skirt is probably my least favorite out of all the ones I bought only because I'm not the biggest fan of purple. But what I really love about it is the really neat design all over it. It's lightweight fabric will make it perfect to wear during the summer. It also doesn't hurt that it feels super soft against my skin.
And last but not least is probably my favorite skirt out of the bunch. The pattern and color is incredible! It's so vibrant and fun; perfect for spring! I told Jade that I wished I had worn a different shirt because I wanted to wear it right then. There was another one with a matching pattern but in a blue/violet color. Jade wanted to get it so we could be matching together but it was a size too big. How disappointing. I've always wanted a twin!
I'm looking forward to mixing and matching all these shirts and skirts. I can't wait to go thrift store shopping again to see what else I can find. Maybe there will be another shopping trip in the near future?!
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