Yeah right.
I am so officially NOT a fashionista as one can plainly see by my official fashion vocabulary. It consists mainly of two phrases:
Heck, yes. (totally wear this or something similar)
and
Heck, no. (Never in a million years/over my dead body)
But, I am a woman and I do enjoy fashion very much. I look at every fashion-y thing I can... I pore over my J.Crew magazines when they come in.... I love Anthropologie deeply, though I need to update my address so I can start getting the catalogues again. The online Anthropolgie has been my friend lately.
Between these two catalogues I always find way too many things I would love to call my very own. But, since I can't afford to buy much from either place (totally splurged on a pair of J.Crew jeans the other day!) I have to find ways to be fashion forward within our budget.
Enter thrift stores.
I heard that gasp, by the way.
Thrift stores are an excellent source for finding a few awesome pieces of clothing, especially now, what with the 80's totally making a resurgence. If you look and have an open mind there are great pieces of clothing you can find for teeny, tiny amounts of money. Fantastic shift dresses, scarves for belts... Little cardigans are back in style along with the longer cardigans; I have found some terrific, well made cardigans at thrift stores over the years. A tiny dark green one with jeweled buttons comes to mind quickly. And jewelry... long, somewhat gaudy necklaces whether pearls or flowers, or just plain gold are very in right now. Hello, thrift stores should be your first stop. They are FULL of this type of jewelry.
Anyways, today I did something I never... never ever thought I would find myself doing again in my entire life.
Are you ready for it?
I rolled my jeans.
Hello sixth grade! I'm baaack!
The scariest part was the art of rolling came back to me like nothing. Disturbing to say the least.
I saw it here, in the J.Crew catalogue, and thought... Hey! I can do that! I can be in style and have spent zero money!
So I did.
Should you want more of Andrea's Official Fashion Opinion you can visit my flickr page where there I shared a bit more of my (sometimes badly) marked up J.Crew catalogue. Just look on the right side of the page at the "sets" and click the one that is marked as AOFO.
But only look if you dare... it's very official.
Was my jean rolling a hit or miss?
I am so officially NOT a fashionista as one can plainly see by my official fashion vocabulary. It consists mainly of two phrases:
Heck, yes. (totally wear this or something similar)
and
Heck, no. (Never in a million years/over my dead body)
But, I am a woman and I do enjoy fashion very much. I look at every fashion-y thing I can... I pore over my J.Crew magazines when they come in.... I love Anthropologie deeply, though I need to update my address so I can start getting the catalogues again. The online Anthropolgie has been my friend lately.
Between these two catalogues I always find way too many things I would love to call my very own. But, since I can't afford to buy much from either place (totally splurged on a pair of J.Crew jeans the other day!) I have to find ways to be fashion forward within our budget.
Enter thrift stores.
I heard that gasp, by the way.
Thrift stores are an excellent source for finding a few awesome pieces of clothing, especially now, what with the 80's totally making a resurgence. If you look and have an open mind there are great pieces of clothing you can find for teeny, tiny amounts of money. Fantastic shift dresses, scarves for belts... Little cardigans are back in style along with the longer cardigans; I have found some terrific, well made cardigans at thrift stores over the years. A tiny dark green one with jeweled buttons comes to mind quickly. And jewelry... long, somewhat gaudy necklaces whether pearls or flowers, or just plain gold are very in right now. Hello, thrift stores should be your first stop. They are FULL of this type of jewelry.
Anyways, today I did something I never... never ever thought I would find myself doing again in my entire life.
Are you ready for it?
I rolled my jeans.
Hello sixth grade! I'm baaack!
The scariest part was the art of rolling came back to me like nothing. Disturbing to say the least.
I saw it here, in the J.Crew catalogue, and thought... Hey! I can do that! I can be in style and have spent zero money!
So I did.
Should you want more of Andrea's Official Fashion Opinion you can visit my flickr page where there I shared a bit more of my (sometimes badly) marked up J.Crew catalogue. Just look on the right side of the page at the "sets" and click the one that is marked as AOFO.
But only look if you dare... it's very official.
Was my jean rolling a hit or miss?
21 Comments:
Wow. Brave! I know I couldn't pull it off. But then again it's snowing here.
totally a hit! I did it not only last summer but the summer before as well. although, when i have rolled, it's been a wider fold, so the final result is about 4 inches or so. anyways, definitely cute!
btw, i'm blogging your family right now, but since i couldn't pick just a few it's taking a bit :) but i'll be done in a bit!
Hurry Amanda! I'm so anxious to see!
Hehe, Andrea, I am convinced we should live closer together. I mark up my catalogues too. I love J Crew, & Anthro, But never buy from them either. & I roll my jeans too. Not tight though. but flat. I love the look of clam diggers, pedal pushers, capris if you will. And I am a big thrift store junkie. I still have the Anthro catalogue from summer 2003, cause I love the stuff in it and I'm convinced I will one day make them myself. My dream is to be a fashion designer. I have a lot of dreams.;)
No way. I cannot believe that rolling your jeans is back in style! Oh, the memories that are flooding back right now!
I love the look - it is also way too cold here for me to do that, but I have seen that they are totally back in style again. And the ripped and totally distressed jeans are all the rage again too - too bad b/c I was totally over that the first time.
I say why not!!!!!!!!
Forget the rolled jeans, I can't believe how stinkin' skinny you are!
The jeans look very cute...and I love the shoes you have on! Hey, if my butt and legs were that skinny, I would be rolling everything!!
Then there's some of us who have rolls and don't have to do a thing!
Mom
Eek! Not the rolled jean! Although, I have to cuff mine all the time because I'm this weird height and can never find the right length. The petites are just a tad too short, and the regulars are too long. Pegging, though, that's going a little too far, haha.
Look at you being all smart and crafty!
I don;t think I could pull it off like you can, though ;)
You crack me up! Homegirl looks good with the rolled jeans!
I actually rolled my pants the other day, but it was b/c I didn't want them to get wet from the rain.slush.ice.snowish stuff, but it only lasted from my house to the car, from the car to the building I was going into!! =)
By the way, I ADORE thrift stores and yard sales. My kids' peditician commented on how nicely Makenna is always dressed when we go to the doctor, and I told her my secret...consignment shops/yard sales/ thrift stores!
oh you know your getting older when fashions you wore in high school start coming back in fashion again! I love it! P.s. I have those shoes and yes you definately need them!
nice post. It's been awhile since I've commented. Lately, I've been more of a fly-by reader, having only 10 minutes to read blogs, I just fly by them all at lightning speed without a comment. Now, I have a little more time. I actually enjoy the rolling of the jeans, when it is a bit warmer of course. They look great on you, by the way.
Heck no for me but it sure looks awesome on you!
I do that all the time! When it's warm, which it is most definitely not at my house now, but come April in Texas, my jeans will be rolled. I do it the way you did for casual, and deeper folds instead of rolls for dressy. It's amazing the variety you can come up with in a wardrobe based around a staple like jeans. I wear mine basically daily.
What? Sheesh your one hot mama! Rolled jeans or not you look fab!
:)
Ah. Jean rolling. It was one of my great loves of the 80's. Now at almost 40 I'm sure my 16 yo daughter would NOT appreciate her mother trying to relive her youth. That and my Mommy Muffin hanging over my jeans might take away from any sort of fashion statement I was trying to make. Just sayin'.
On you though? Definitely a hit!
You look fantastic! Did you really have three kids??? I'm a whale for a year after a new one is born (sigh) NOT looking forward to that!
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