It's New to Me No. 3

Welcome to the third addition of It's New to Me.  Each week, we will post an online outfit that we were inspired by.  Then we'll show you the outfit we thrifted.  Sometimes it will be an exact copy of the outfit and other times it will be a similar outfit.  We'll give you the rundown of the online or store pricing and then show you what we paid for our outfit.  Our goal is to show tweens and teens that you don't have to spend a lot of money to look great. We hope to encourage you to "shop green" and thrift whenever possible.

This week, our inspiration comes from this outfit at J. Crew.

J Crew Pricing

grey cardigan - $62

matchstick jeans - $98

white button-down shirt - $58 

tie  - $50

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their total = $268

Our Pricing

brown GAP cardigan (thrifted) - $4.25

Aeropostale jeans - (thrifted) - $7.25

white button-down shirt - (thrifted) - $4.25

tie (thrifted) - $1.00

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our total = $16.75

total savings =  $251.25 

Linking to:

Market Yourself Monday @ Sumo's Sweet Stuff

It's New to Me No. 2

Welcome to the second addition of It's New to Me. Each week, we will post an online outfit that we were inspired by. Then we'll show you the outfit we thrifted. Sometimes it will be an exact copy of the outfit and other times it will be a similar outfit. We'll give you the rundown of the online or store pricing and then show you what we paid for our outfit. Our goal is to show tweens and teens that you don't have to spend a lot of money to look great. We hope to encourage you to "shop green" and thrift whenever possible.

This week we didn't use an outfit for inspiration, but our outfit is composed of name-brand items.

Our pricing:

Hollister tee - $4.25

Aeropostale jeans - $7.25

Highland Creek Chesapeake shoes - $4.25

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total -  $15.75

*Remember, when you shop at thrift stores, you are not only helping your wallet, you're helping the environment, and nobody will be able to tell where you bought your clothes, unless you tell them

Linking to:
Frugalicious Friday @ Finding Fabulous

It's New to Me No. 1

Welcome to our first (well, second really) addition of It's New to Me.  Each week, we will post an online outfit that we were inspired by.  Then we'll show you the outfit we thrifted.  Sometimes it will be an exact copy of the outfit and other times it will be a similar outfit.  We'll give you the rundown of the online or store pricing and then show you what we paid for our outfit.  Our goal is to show tweens and teens that you don't have to spend a lot of money to look great. We hope to encourage you to "shop green" and thrift whenever possible.

Our Outfit

Online photos

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original prices:

beatles t-shirt from Old Glory - $22

low-top converse allstar from converse - $45

total price - $67
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our prices:

beatles t-shirt - 40 cents

low-top converse allstar - $3.75


total price - $4.15
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our total savings - $62.85

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Remember, when you shop at thrift stores, you are not only helping your wallet, you're helping the environment, and nobody will be able to tell where you bought your clothes, unless you tell them

*We'd like to add that these shoes appear to have never been worn.  There is no wear on the bottom and the shoes were very clean.  We're sharing this because we realize that some people are grossed out at the thought of wearing "used" shoes.  We'd like you to know that you CAN find new or like new shoes at thrift stores.  If you are still worried about wearing "used" shoes, you should know that some shoes, like canvas sneakers can be washed in the washing machine.  For shoes that can't be washed, you can sanitize the shoes by spraying the inside with Lysol or Oust.


Linking to:
Frugalicious Friday @ Finding Fabulous
Nifty Thrifty Tues @ Coastal Charm 
Twice Owned Tuesday @ House of Grace

Thrifty Threads - First Post Evah

We're a mom/daughter duo whose goal is to show tweens and teens that you don't have to spend a lot of money to look great. On our blog, we'll be showing name brand outfits that we mimic by shopping at thrift stores. We hope to encourage others to "shop green" and thrift whenever possible.

For this outfit the shirt was inspired by the Boden Autumn 2010 catalog.  Here is Boden's shirt at $48.

drapey jersey top in moss sprig

We paired this top with a pair of Highland Creek Chesapeake shoes and a pair of Express X2 jeans (the X2 jeans are no longer made, but we came across a new pair on ebay so we got our pricing from there)

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original outfit price:

Boden Drapey Jersey Shirt - $48

X2 Jeans - $34.99

Highland Creek Chesapeake shoes - $39.99

total - $122.98

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our price

shirt - $4.25

jeans - $5.25

shoes - $4.25

total - $13.75

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Remember, when you shop at thrift stores, you are not only helping your wallet, you're helping the environment, and nobody will be able to tell where you bought your clothes, unless you tell them.


Linking to:
Frugalicious Friday @ Finding Fabulous
Nifty Thrifty Tues @ Coastal Charm
Sugar & Spice @ seven thirty-three 
Under $100 Link Party @ Over the Picket Fence