Polka Dots on #ThriftyThursday

I’ve never really had any feeling besides “meh” for polka dots. I neither like or dislike them, they’re just kinda there sometimes, ya know? As Toronto has been having a rather grey and rainy summer …

Lovely Lounge Pants on #ThriftyThursday

From PJ style to glam harem trousers, lounge pants come in loads of different (and oh-so-comfy) shapes! Grab the deets behind my Lovely Lounge Pants on #ThriftyThursday outfit, discover how to create a pair for yourself …

Pretty in Purple for #ThriftyThursday

Lovely lilac and lavender rank high among my fave colours. Unfortunately I rarely find those happy hues while thrifting. Fortunately when I do manage to spy a perfectly purple garment it’s usually vintage and easily …

Perfect Prints on #ThriftyThursday

Fab prints and patterns are (one of) this thrifty diva’s fave things to hunt down at the thrift shop, thankfully there are always loads to be found! That groovy combination of vintage patterns needed zero …

Beige on #ThriftyThursday

“Boring” and “beige” have always gone hand in hand in my brain and I’ve never really paid any attention to that dull nearly non-colour until I spied a rather fabulous vintage frock on my latest …

Silk & Satin on #ThriftyThursday

As ironing is my least favourite household chore silk and satin don’t make much of an appearance in my wardrobe but I do have a couple of rockin’ refashioned blouses that have made it into …

Marvelous Maxidresses for #ThriftyThursday

I’ve always loved comfy, flowy maxidresses but in my younger years I believed the fashion mag do’s & don’ts commanding that my short stature meant I could never wear them (another bizarre style myth that’s …

Is it Spring yet on #ThriftyThursday

When I decided to return to Canada after over 2 decades living abroad I had no idea how challenging the reverse culture shock would be or how problematic, lengthy and bizarre the never-ending bureaucratic process of getting …

Bell Bottoms & Flares on #ThriftyThursday

I’ve always been a massive fan of wide legged trousers but was never really sure if I could pull them off – of course I wore them anyway and even had a fave DIY’d denim …