Because Pinterest is continuing to lose some of my pins lately, I had to find another Reverse Inspiration for today's outfit. A search on "floral polka dot outfit" came up with this handy 1 piece outfit--what could be easier? And if you are a newborn baby size, you can have one of your own for only CA$87.77--that's about US$67. Not sure how you get the cost per wear down on newborn infant clothing that starts out that expensive. You plan to have a dozen kids and hand this garment down from one baby to the next?
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| From etsy.com via Pinterest |
Meanwhile, my outfit is comprised of mostly thrifted items, including the second Macy's cardigan from my recent Goodwill trip. Lately I've been gravitating toward drapey cardigans and cocoon cardigans and other non-traditional silhouettes, but a nice quality classic cardigan that fits well and has a pretty pattern definitely has its place in my wardrobe. Add in the pink and black colorway (perhaps my two most frequently worn shades) and it's a no-brainer at a whopping $6.99.
I calculated that excluding shoes (not included in the outfit above, so a fair comparison), I spent a total of $30.48 for this outfit, less than half the price of the (to be fair, new) baby sack gown.
Black and white polka dot blouse (thrifted, JCP), $2.62/wear
*Black/pink floral cardigan (thrifted, Macy's), $6.99/wear
Black suiting skirt (thrifted, Calvin Klein), $1.00/wear
Nude wedges by Cole Haan, $6.66/wear
Pink floral necklace (Target), $0.88/wear
Outfit total: $18.15/wear
This time I decided to try wearing a necklace with the cardigan. My pink floral one fits just right to give it an embellished collar look that I like.
Looking sharp in black and white is a Californian rabbit strong point. (Get it? Strong point?)
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| Not very amused by my pun. |
In other news...I'm tired from having spent all evening going through my shirts, trying them on, and deciding which ones to retire. This is in the aftermath of a slight disaster this morning when, after putting some extra garments on my bottom hanging bar in my closet "temporarily," the bar gave way and a ton of clothes and shoes were knocked to the floor. (So the placement was even more temporary than I'd planned.) Robert and I moved everything from the floor of the closet to the sofa, and Robert put in a maintenance request to have the bar remounted. When I got home from work, it was done. But instead of just putting a bunch of stuff on the bar again, I decided to take this as a message from the gods that it's time to get rid of some things. I purged 20 shirts from my wardrobe tonight. Tomorrow I will move on to cardigans and jackets.
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