Thrift Shopping-ONLINE

Happy Tuesday,

As I stated in my first post I am going to try and make our shopping experiences together affordable. I LOVE THRIFT STORES. OK, I know all capital letters are dramatic but it still can't express how much I love them. I am always searching for affordable "labels" or "couture" pieces to fill in my wardrobe and love finding websites that help. In my quest for affordable thrifty solutions not from the Midwest I stumbled upon this gem of a website based in NYC.

http://www.beaconscloset.com/

They seem to have a good variety of shoes sizes to purchase along with the great brands to match. (Both men and women's clothing) Just so you know me better I have a 8.5-9 size shoe. I'm always envious of my friends' who can fit in those cute clearance shoes they always have in a size 6 but at 5'7 I think I would fall over in that small of a shoe.

That being said here are a few pairs of shoes I have my eye on from this website:

boots by colin stuart
clog boot 9

shoes by ashish x topshop
peep toe wedge 8.5

Options to wear shoe one:

Please take note that these are strong shoes 
in their design meaning they could overpower anyone's outfit very easily. I don't want you to end up looking like Snooki, no offense Snooki, but still have one strong piece in an outfit to compliment the others.

1. Leopard Prints with Earth Tones and Mid-Toned Neutrals

2. Red and other bright colors

3. An all black-ensemble

4. Denim jeans and a white button down shirt

(from http://shoes.about.com/od/whattowearwithshoes/a/What-To-Wear-With-Leopard-Print-Shoes.htm)

Visual outfit option for shoe two: (obviously you would wear the green clog instead but brown looks awesome too)

Images from: http://www.polyvore.com/

JADATO

Confessions of a Scary Closet

Remember the time when you first watched Clueless? I was around thirteen and I could fixate on was how to get my parents to build me the same closet she had. That plus the sayings "As if" or "He does dress better than I do, what would I bring to the relationship?" 

For this blog/post I want to be totally real with you in stating I will never get this closet. My apartment closet is a bit of a disaster. I mean it has lots of space when it's empty but it is completely gushing when it is full! I plan on tackling that organization bug over the course of this blog because all girls/guys know that it is a constant struggle. I hope to show you the rule of bring in something new to a wardrobe means getting rid of something too. This helps me get ready faster for my job in the morning and helps make my day that much more stress free.

Ok...here is my real closest. Laughing and judging please commence. 

JADATO

First Day

Hello future readers,

I am finally starting this blog after a lot of patience through planning a wedding, finishing my Masters, starting a new job, and getting married. My husband has been a huge source of inspiration and encouragement throughout this thought process; he even designed my logo that I'm posting later tonight. I wanted to start it the right way and make sure I was ready to commit to a blog. I am excited to say that I'm ready to commit to a blog and use my photography degree to take pictures for my posts.
I hope this blog inspires my readers to look to themselves for fashion inspiration and to encourage them to not spend a ton of money on clothing either. I want to show my followers that just because we can't afford a single item in a fashion magazine doesn't mean that we can't be fashionable. I want to showcase Kansas City to show we are fashionable and we don't just wear overalls with hay in our pockets. Most of all I hope to connect with others out there and continually search for inspiration.

Best,

Kat Mitchell
JADATO