Hemline-The Thrifty Six

Welll, that is a original theme, hemline! A perfect theme for me, as I love different hemlines. Or actually I used to love that. My style is now a bit cleaner, as they say…But I have lots of skirts and dresses with a quirky hemline. So I needed to find a pre-loved one. Not that difficult. Because the best clothing, I had, with a fun hemline were pre-loved. Just that little bit different! That’s second hand for you!

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.

Pre-loved skirt with quirky hemline

I bought this skirt twice. The first time was when I had just started working in the fashion store, in 2007. We sold a lot of skirts like this. With ruffles and petticoats. All just a little bit different from the norm. And super feminine. The second time was sometime in 2019 via Vinted. Because I thought the skirt was amazing back then. The second time wasn’t. The length didn’t suit me anymore and this style didn’t fit me anymore. But it was beautiful, and tweed! Which is a plus!

And here are my fashion friends!

Sally of Within a World of My Own

Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge

I had no idea how to approach this hemline theme so I decided to see how many different hemlines I could combine into one outfit. From the bottom up: Layer 1 is a yellow lace super maxi dress. Layer 2 is the maxi dress I wore for last month’s Belt It theme. Layer 3 is the patchwork midi skirt I wore for our Crochet Revival theme. Layer 4 is a Kantha Bae apron/smock/tunic/dress thingie. I topped those 4 layers with a yellow paisley kimono tied at the waist, a hip length patchwork print coat, and a floral scarf. Other than my hat, everything was preloved including my jewelry and moccasins. I was really pleased with this look but there are A LOT of layers to contend with!

Jane of preloved_vintage_handmade

I totally fell for this Japanese inspired dress, adorned with golden flowers – shame it was too tight and too short, but I don’t let stuff like that bother me…

I’ve replaced the back zip with a fantastically chunky and oversized statement zipper that runs the entire length of the dress. Now the zip’s a feature to be exposed allowing for two extra inches of width – enough to fit me perfectly plus a bit of shimmy space.

To add length, I’ve attached a pleated trim to the hemline – it’s giving Issey Miyake Pleats Please vibes so totally in-keeping with the Japanese aesthetic – I loved it so much I added some to the cuffs too…

With these simple alterations, this dress is party-perfect and I’m doing a little hemline shimmy for Sally from T6 – Sally chose ‘Hemlines’ as our theme for May – such a fun theme!

Jodie of Jodie’s Touch of Style

I cut 2 of the tiers off this skirt to make it a hi-low version. The skirt under it is thrifted and so is the sequin tube top under the vest.
I figured DIYing my clothing is a great sustainable option, and that vest is over 12 years old.
The brooches on the vest are all thrifted also.

Emma of  Style Splash