I’m sitting outside at 8:15 pm tonight, and listening to the bug zapper zap hundreds of bugs. Peaceful. Weird I know, but it’s cool outside. I have my party lights on out here, and a glass of a good beverage. There’s not much more that tops this.
I have been shopping affordable secondhand for close to 26 years now. Prior to that, I shopped new, but the sale racks. I still shop new sometimes, but mostly secondhand. It is something I enjoy doing, whether it is with my Mom or by myself. The thrill and excitement of finding a really great item for little to nothing. You can get the same effect when you buy new and shop sale racks and find a really great item on sale. But I digress.
Secondhand fashion is a great way to look chic on some really good finds. Many people probably think you can’t look chic or classy by wearing thrifted items, but I completely disagree. As long as you get gently worn items, you can look very chic on secondhand finds. I get compliments on my outfits almost daily, and they are thrifted items most of the time.
Over the years, and seeing how people love my outfits and shirts, etc., I have learned that looking chic is not wearing the most expensive items, or even the trendiest. It’s how you create outfits and the fit. I tend to lean towards a more classic and chic look. But you can define your style to be whatever style you like, even by wearing thrifted items. I am a big believer that you can look chic on affordable secondhand fashion.
So how can you look chic on second-hand items?
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Develop a good shopping eye. In order to look chic on these thrifty finds is simple: look for classic, chic, and gently worn items. Thrift stores do not only have vintage, but they have many other kinds of fashion as well. I tend to shop for the more newer chic styles; more of a timeless type of chic style, and what is in style.
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Looking chic is also in how you wear and style your clothes, and what you choose. Thoughtfully put together an outfit. Sometimes I use the Whering app to style outfits. Your outfit always looks better when it looks like you took time to style the outfit. Wearing items that aren’t too small or too big also helps you to look more stylish.
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Practice. Everyday, practice building the outfits that fit your style. The more you practice getting creative with outfit building, the better you will become at styling yourself.
The key is that finding affordable secondhand items that are chic, is to practice when you are shopping. As you become more involved in what you are wearing, you will be more thoughtful in what you are buying. You don’t have to have lots of money to be and become the stylish person you want to be. You just need to get creative, and build qualities in your shopping habits that help you to become chic on affordable secondhand.
