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Suzanne Carillo

40+ Adventurous style solutions for the uncommon woman

Thrifted Gucci Style Oufit – What To Wear To A Media Launch Party

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Thrifted Gucci Style Outfit

The only fashion label that inspires me is Gucci. Nothing else even comes close.

In 2015 when Alessandro Michele became the creative director for the brand he set the fashion world on fire. Now every brand is grabbing onto some of that Gucci goodness and trying to market it for themselves.

It shouldn’t come as a surprise to know that most of Alessandro’s inspiration comes from his own personal enormous collection of vintage pieces.

Vintage is where it’s at!

I had high hopes of wearing this outfit below to the swishy media launch party of a friend but the weather isn’t playing along.

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It is expected to be around 40 C with the humidex.

I’d be melting in this. : (

 

The 1940s vintage jacket was thrifted recently with Mel.

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I was so delighted when it fit me as you can tell by my sassy stance in the fitting room when she snapped my photo.

I know I’m supposed to be buying for my store and not my personal collection but this piece was too fabulous to let it slip through my hands.

It has different coloured fabric covered buttons all the way down.

1940s vintage jacket

Sweet right?

The structure, detailing and fit on the this jacket are so brilliantly executed. That’s why I fall for vintage every time, they don’t make them like this anymore!

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Jacket – vintage, thrifted, Skirt – Anthro (old), Booties DIY’d by myself (on the back heel there are rhinestones), Handbag – Aldo, Belt – Gucci (gift), Hat – very old with floral DIY’d fabric pin made by me

I think I’ve captured that “throw it all together” eclectic look that I so love about Gucci.

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I’m not too terribly bothered I won’t be able to wear this to the party.

I don’t need a special occasion to wear this. You may see me out thrifting in this ensemble as soon as the temperatures cool down.

It is as comfy as it is chic.

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So…back to the launch party.

It’s tonight!

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I’ve got the pre-party bag packed.

Did you ever do that when you were younger? Buy liquor and drink before you went out so you didn’t need to spend big bucks at the bar? I won’t be partaking in the alcohol party favours I’m bringing but that doesn’t mean my friends won’t. Just a nice glass to toast the evening before we head out. I think it’s going to be an epic night.

Do people still say epic?

Ha! Who cares?

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Now what am I going to wear to the party?

You’ll have to come back to see : )

 

You may want to check out my Instagram feed. I might wind up posting some real time photos of party or the pre party celebrations.

 

 

Linking up with Patti for Visible Monday, Turning Heads Tuesday and Fancy Friday

Manifest What You Want – Getting Real

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Do you believe you can manifest what you want in life?

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The old, “throw a pebble into the pond and see the ripples of your efforts come back to you” scenario?

I’m not sure about manifesting our desires. I’ve tried many times to manifest my desire to win the lottery, thrown countless pebbles into endless ponds and never won more than a free play or $20 (that was a special day!)

Am I doing this wrong?

Are my pebbles too small?

Should I be trying to skip my pebbles across the pond? (I’m not terribly skilled at rock skipping.)

What’s the trick?

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Low and behold…finally one of my pebbles worked!

Another blogger was sporting a fab 70s reproduction maxi dress a couple of months ago that I really liked. When I realized it was from H&M I knew it wasn’t an option for me.  I am personally against shopping fast fashion. I’m dedicated to shopping secondhand first which means vintage, consignment or thrifted. Of course there are obvious exceptions; socks, underwear and sometimes shoes but otherwise I am 100% against supporting the broken business model of fast fashion that is destroying our natural resources and polluting the earth at warp speed.

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So how did I end up with this piece of fast fashion without breaking my moral code?

One of the pebbles hit its mark because about six weeks later, there it was, the 70s retro dress from H&M just waiting patiently for me at the thrift store. It was sandwiched amongst loads of other fast fashion dresses discarded like Kleenex after a single use.

95% of the stuff in thrift stores is fast fashion. People consider it disposable fashion, thus it ends up at the thrift store only a few short weeks after the product is released.

To be honest I normally won’t even thrift H&M products for resale because most of the time they are very poorly made. I’m very picky about what I resell. I spend almost all of my time when I’m thrifting looking for that 5% of clothing that isn’t fast fashion. It’s like looking for a needle in a haystack of garbage.

For my personal closet however, I’m a bit more flexible. Knowing that I saved a piece from the landfill is a good thing. I’m happy that the dress works so well with my thrifted belt and consignment boots. The outfit is all secondhand first which makes my heart happy. Not as happy as if I’d won the lottery…but happy nonetheless ; )

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What have you manifested for yourself lately?

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Linking up with Patti for Visible Monday, Turning Heads Tuesday and Fancy Friday

 

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