Bloom where you are planted-The Thrifty Six

Finally a theme where I didn’t need to rack my brain for, bloom where you are planted. That does scream for a floral print doesn’t it? And I had bought a very lovely dress on Vinted a few months ago that I had not been wearing yet. In a very , for me, bold colour combination and a blooming print!

Welcome to The Thrifty Six. We are a group of international fashion influencers who meet once a month in our little space on the internet to share our thrifty outfits. On the third Monday of every month, we will all share an outfit based on a theme that features pre loved wardrobe pieces. Shopping and reselling pre loved clothing is so much better for the environment and you can find some of the best fashions in thrift or charity shops. The Thrifty Six are here to inspire you to shop second hand.

Bloom where you are planted

So when I received this dress, it was actually a bit different then I thought it would be. It’s brighter and oranger then I thought. But I embraced the dress as I love a high low hemline. And the colours are good colours for me. Also I am using a bit more orange in my makeup so that’s all pretty good right! The dress has a ribbon on the inside to tighten. I like that because the dress doesn’t show that much skin that way when you are sitting. Because this is a real wrap dress, not a faux one like this dress.

Let’s see what my friends are wearing

Emma of  Style Splash

Bloom where you are planted suggests flourishing in whatever circumstances you find yourself in; resilience, adaptability, defiant joy. Although I’m not wearing a floral print, this dress does remind me of a flower. I felt good in my floaty, colourful outfit, despite having a lot to deal with from afar. Never underestimate the power of colour!

Jodie of Jodie’s Touch of Style

I have plenty of plant prints in my closet, but I’ve been finding a bunch of print linen pants at the thrift store, so I decided to style these. The funny thing is that my crew all styled plant clothing for our bottom half, too. Blooming together, right?
The purse is my favorite thrifty find, but my hubby calls it a monstrousity.

Jane of preloved_vintage_handmade

“Bloom where you are planted” is the T6 theme for July – meaning ‘make the most of what you have’…

It’s difficult to interpret this metaphor through the medium of fashion so I’m deconstructing it to focus on one word…

…I’m ‘blooming’ in an exuberant floral pattern smash, vivid green and yellow with flashes of red, turquoise and pink!

Framed by this prolific Virginia Creeper, I’m very much embracing the botanicals, I’m a flower in full bloom…”

Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge

Since Jodie’s theme screams for florals, I found this challenge to be a rather easy one. I love colorful floral prints as evidenced by the abundance of them in my closet. Conveniently, many of my floral prints are thrift store finds or preloved hand-me-downs. I found this bright yellow dress on a thrifting adventure with my sister over spring break and I had to have it because it is so stinking cheerful. Nothing else in this outfit was secondhand, but I did style four different thrifted outfits using preloved floral pieces. You can see all four on my blog.

Sally of Within a World of My Own

For this month’s ‘blooming’ theme, I created my outfit around a thrifted T-shirt with light blue and peachy-coral flowers on a navy background (navy-based prints being my absolute favorite). I added a thrifted coral skirt and a thrifted scarf that I braided to create a face-framing fabric necklace. I continued the theme with a handmade mixed metal flower chain and link necklace layered with a thrifted gold tassel necklace. My chambray ballet flats from Payless in 2015 are the only retail-bought component of this look.

And that’s it again for the month of July. Are you enjoying the summer as much as I do? Love the warmth, the long evenings and the no layered outfits! We hope to see you again in August with more pre loved clothing!