Category Archives: Thirfting

STYLE CHALLENGE: The traveling DVF dress

Posted on March 22, 2024 by carmen

When Jean came to visit last year she brought this black and white Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress. We thought it would be fun for us to share it, so the dress traveled from Seattle to Southern Ontario and I … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Jeanofalltrades, Style Challenge, Thirfting | Tagged CRYSTALYN KAE, DVF, Ethletic fair-trade, fashion, Jean of all Trades, second-hand, Three Dots made in USA | 17 Comments

Black and Gray Colorblock Dress

Posted on February 11, 2024 by carmen

My birthday snuck up on me rather quickly this year. What to wear today? I looked in my wardrobe and decided to wear this colorblock dress that I bought in Gold Canyon, Arizona on our December holiday. If you read … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Lifestyle, Fashion, Shopping, Thirfting, Winter | Tagged Anne Klein, birthday, colorblock dress, vegan | 21 Comments

Joy to the World!

Posted on December 25, 2023 by carmen

What a fabulous adventure in Nevada and Arizona during the Christmas season! I packed my Route 66 suitcase and wore this funky, thrifted coat made in Canada. The highlight was seeing the spectacular Grand Canyon for the first time in … Continue reading →

Posted in Active Lifestyle, Christmas, Fashion, Nature, Photography, Scenery, Thirfting, Travel | Tagged Arizona, Flagstaff, Gold Canyon, Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, Nevada, Sedona, Tombstone, Tucson | 25 Comments

Brand New Day and a New Haircut

Posted on November 11, 2023 by carmen

Isn’t is good to know we have a brand new day every morning?! We don’t need to wait for New Year’s Day to start fresh! We have all experienced disappointments, mistakes and disasters of sorts. It would be pretty difficult–actually … Continue reading →

Posted in Cruelty-free, Fashion, Jeanofalltrades, Memories, Thirfting | Tagged ethical fashion, faux leather, faux suede, Jean, Jeane & Jax, sustainable fashion, thrift shopping | 19 Comments

One day in early autumn …

Posted on October 8, 2023 by carmen

Autumn is a pleasant season yet there’s a certain sadness as the days get shorter and the leaves begin their dance to the ground. The chill in the evenings which definitely means that summer is gone. Still there’s much to … Continue reading →

Posted in Autumn, Fashion, Thanksgiving, Thirfting | Tagged autumn, Canadian Thanksgiving, Lake Huron, slow fashion, thrifted fashion | 9 Comments

MCC THRIFT: Blue Paisley Pants

Posted on August 16, 2023 by carmen

My brother Johnny had a colourful paisley shirt back in the 1960s. I was 14 and it was the first time I remember seeing this print. Paisley was very popular in the mid-60s and will never be passé. Since then, … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Memories, Scenery, Summer, Thirfting | Tagged glimmers, Kincardine, MCC Thrift, Ridgeway Crystal Beach, summer holidays, thrift shopping, thrifted fashion | 26 Comments

Summer Holidays

Posted on August 8, 2023 by carmen

Even though we live in a tourist town where people come from all over Ontario for holidays, we still enjoy going to another popular vacation destination in Ontario–Niagara Peninsula. We enjoyed our annual summer holiday to Niagara-on-the-Lake and had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Fashion, Summer, Thirfting | Tagged bicycle, Crystal Beach Ontario, shop local, summer holidays, thrifted booties | 4 Comments

Stripes and Polkadots in Black and White

Posted on June 17, 2023 by carmen

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Posted in Fashion, Thirfting | Tagged black and white, Maggie, polkadots, second-hand clothes, stripes, thrifted top | 12 Comments

Styling my new white cropped jeans

Posted on May 23, 2023 by carmen

There they were, white cropped jeans on the mannequin in the window of Lasting Impressions. The saleslady took them off the mannequin because these were the only ones in my size. Continue reading →