Anna, Homemade

Is this dress not absolutely lovely? For every pathetic piece of fabric I sew together and call a skirt, Anna makes a beautiful dress like this. We had a very nice picnic at lunch today, enjoying being outside instead of the freezing cold school. That is until someone pulled the fire alarm and the entire school flooded out onto the lawn, the second time so far this year that our picnic has been trampled because of fire alarms. But anyways, Anna is my best friend plus my fashion inspiration. She told me once that for her putting together an outfit is like art, finding all the right pieces to go together. That, basically, is why she is probably the most stylish person I know. We enjoy stealing each other's clothes, but I'm pretty sure I get the better end of the deal.

Cecily

Emily

This is one of my best friends Emily. She wears very cute clothes. I caught her going from being a super hero to a beach girl. Her dress is from Madewell in Atlanta. You can't really see this but I love her belt and shoes which are both patent leather, which for some reason I have this huge soft spot for. So basically I was so in love with this outfit that I made her pose for me. But I wish you could see her jewelry, because she wears these really cool necklaces made out of spoons. Emily and I go way back to k-4 where apparently I was really mean to her, but I don't remember that. And one of these day's she's going to escape and leave me for a fashionable big city and go to an ivy league school. But hopefully you'll send me pictures when you're rich and famous, right?
So I'm off to try to learn how to work a sewing machine I'm borrowing until mine gets fixed in a couple of days. I have huge plans to make a whole new wardrobe in the week before school starts. Wishful thinking, but I might get a dress and a couple of skirts done. Hopefully.

Cecily

Goodwill

So I wanted to show some of my favorite things that I've bought from Goodwill, most of all the high-waisted skirts. Every time I go to Goodwill I swear I come out with three new high-waisted skirts that I love. So here are some tips for shopping at Goodwill:

1. There's more than one Goodwill, so if one doesn't have anything you like go to another one! I always go to the one on East North St. next to the Crossway. But the great thing about Goodwills is that every one is different.
2. Plan on being there for a while, if you just run in for a couple of minutes you'll miss everything! Give yourself time to dig for a while. So go on a day where you have nothing else to do, and it will end up making your day, I promise.
3. Look at everything. Go through all of the racks, you never know where you'll find a treasure. Don't be afraid if your hands get a little dirty from the hangers, it's all in the fun of Goodwill. And take time looking at the things that you normally wouldn't wear. If it was trendy and "cool" it wouldn't be at Goodwill.
4. Take loads of clothes with you into the dressing rooms. Chances are, half of what you try on won't fit you. So grab anything that remotely catches your eye and lug it in with you to try on. The things you liked won't look good on and the things you just grabbed will end up being your favorite on. It's pretty backwards.
5. Don't be afraid to buy something that's a little odd or ridiculous. Sometimes I find plain staples, but my favorites are always somewhat over the top. Have fun. Go crazy. You'll love it. I promise.

Cecily

Day 1

So I hope that this blog will be useful as inspiration for cheap, chic dressing for those kind of girls (college and high school students mostly) who can't afford to drop several hundred dollars on one item of clothing. I'm not as cheap as Cecily (haha) but I also prefer to not spend money because I'm basically permanantly broke. So yeah. The dress is a staple, from American Apparel, I'd wear it every day if I could. The skirt's Old Navy, on clearance. The scarf is my mom's from the eighties. I'd probably wear kneesocks every day if I could. I'd probably fit really well in Japan. Ha.

Day 1

This is me, Cecily. I made my skirt out of a burlap sack from West End Coffee. My shirt is just from Target, making the total cost of my outfit about $8. I love cheap clothes. Looking at my room you can see it is a total mess, littered mostly with remnents of fabric and clothes. I don't actually play guitar, that is left over from a failed attempt of trying to be taught by my father. Oh well.