On cool spring days I love to pull out my maxi skirts and dresses. It’s perfect because I can keep my legs covered and warmish without enclosing them in pants. By the time spring/summer rolls around I’m tired of wearing pants all winter long and I just want my legs to be free!
I had to look back in my archive to figure out where I bought this skirt (see how useful it is to have a blog? haha). Turns out I thrifted it a couple years ago and I’m betting I paid $10 or less because I don’t like to spend more than that on a single item at a thrift store. This skirt has got to be one of my favorite thrift finds because it’s 100% silk and I can only imagine how expensive that would be if I bought it new today!
What do you guys have planned this weekend? I’m hoping to finally see Gatsby tonight and my roomie and I might also go on a little excursion to Ikea!
Outfit Details: Cardigan, Tee, Necklace- Forever 21 // Skirt- Thrifted // Purse- Ruche // Shoes- Target (old) // (all photos above taken by my friend Babe- thanks lady!)
![TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW, AND TOMORROW by Gabrielle Zevin (@aaknopf #gifted) • Everyone was raving about this book, including several people whose taste I trust, so I had to pick it up a few months ago. Well, y'all were right! I loved it and I thought this was a beautiful book, both inside and out.
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It’s interesting to see how the friendship between Sam and Sadie, the two characters at the center of the novel, evolves over the years. At their best, Sadie and Sam really see and understand each other. They both describe how the intimacy they share is both different and in some ways better than their romantic relationships. But at the same time, there are things that they don’t know or misunderstand about each other, even after years of being friends.
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These characters really grabbed me. This is definitely a slower-paced, more character-driven story. But every time I picked it up, I was excited to get back to these characters and read more about their lives. Zevin’s writing in this book was beautiful and I liked the way she played around with the writing style at certain points in the book.
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As several people have mentioned, you do not have to be into video games at all to enjoy this book. It's about artistry, craft, relationships, and friendships that are difficult to categorize. It’s about the ability to build or escape to a world that’s better than the one we live in. This book was excellent and I’m not over these characters yet. I’ll be thinking about them for a while.
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If you've read it, what did you think?
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Oh hi. I really like this skirt.
And if you still care, I think that tree is still too green. But I have a thing about greens being too green.
Thanks! Yeah, the trees are still pretty green, but by that point my head was spinning and I was over it!
Wow, you thrifted a 100% silk skirt in that gorgeous color! Great find – I like how you kept everything else neutral to let the coral pop. :)
Thank you Carrie! Yeah, I was totally surprised too when I found it- I wonder why anyone would have let it go!
Thanks so much for stopping by my blog!
I really like your outfit here, the skirt is so pretty and I wouldn’t mind having this cardi in my closet, too…
Have a great weekend,
-Kati
http://almoststylish.blogspot.de
Thanks so much Kati- hope you had a great weekend too!
The coral on you is perfect!! Also loving that bag
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heather
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Thanks Heather! I really like this bag too- I only wish it would hold its shape a little more! :)
This entire outfit is so pretty. And what an amazing thrift store find! I love maxi dresses and skirts but only have a few. I need to invest in a couple more pieces for summer!
Thanks so much Jackie! I have this maxi skirt and one maxi dress that I wear pretty often :)
That skirt for less than $10 at a thrift store? Love! So pretty!
Thanks Victoria! Definitely one of my best thrift store finds :)
The skirt is so pretty, what a great thrifting find! I hope you enjoy the movie. There’s a slight chance I might be seeing the new Star Trek. We’ll see.
Thank you! Were you able to see Star Trek and if so, what did you think?
That is a very pretty maxi and nice thrift find!
I definitely do not have a $10 rule, I’ve been known to spend some serious cash on second hand items, because a good deal is still a good deal.
That’s very true! I don’t have a hard-and-fast $10 deal, I just can’t remember having spent more than that on one item at a thrift store. Like you said though, a deal is a deal and I probably would for the right item!
How pretty! That’s a really great color on you, and I like how you’ve styled it.
I don’t know what Alex means down below, but I’m going to disagree with her on principal. Greener! Greener trees! MORE GREEN.
Thanks Mia! Haha, as I mentioned to Alex, I saw that the trees were pretty green but by that time I had an editing headache and decided that I could live with extra-green trees ;)
Cute skirt :) Maxis are awesome!
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Thanks Kat! :)
Love wearing maxis! Gorgeous color :)
Aw man I still need to see Gatsby *humph*
Thanks Kim! :D