Ms. Thrify...

To say that the economy is in the pooper would be quite the understatement. For goodness sake, McCain just "suspended" his campaign to "go to Washington and deal with the economic crisis" (between choosing Palin as a VP candidate and this recent stunt--I'm beginning to think he views the American people as idiots...some are, but that's neither here nor there). Oh well, politics aside for a moment, the fact of the matter is that an economic downturn can have quite a negative affect on a fashionista's wallet and subsequent wardrobe.

Enter, The Salvation Army. Crashing stock market or not, 2nd hand stores are great places to find unique pieces at a steal. Me and the boyfriend headed over to our local SA to poke around and see what we could find.

Mildly impressed with the selection--have seen better. Found this blazer:

Had cool buttons:

Thought it might be cute with skinnies, booties, men's white button down. Think Charlize Theron at Fashion Rocks 2008:

Really like this look--and the best part is its really easy fashion. Most of you probably already have a white shirt, blazer and black heels in your closet--all you need to add is a pair of black skinny jeans to complete. Add some hot accessories, like her wonderful "statement necklace,"to add some oomf : )

Statement necklaces are huge right now. With the "thrown together" trend taking over this season (check out Bazaar, September issue for an article on the subject), bold necklaces are a great way to make sure your look says, "effortless" rather than "sloppy." I really like these necklaces as well--

Anthropologie: $48 Anthropologie: $228

Anthropologie: $42

Forever 21: $5.80

Forever 21: $4.80

Spotted another trend at SA that I'm not so sure about. Some trends are smart and I feel like others come out to test our intelligence. For example, peep-toe booties are smart. However, thigh-boots were not. Make sense? So, I am still contemplating which category the new "plaid trend" falls into. Yes, I know...LC has been spotted all over town in it:

But I'm still not sure. Anyway, unintelligent or not, it made me notice this number:

Passed on it in the end...just feels Farmer John. Uninteresting. Blah.

I actually said pass on everything--decided to keep my hard-earned $$ in my pocket (did I mention the economy sucks?). Boyfriend fared better however, found this cool Steve Nash jersey:

Which he promptly put on upon leaving the store:

Love that guy.

Happy Hump Day,

acceptingwhoiamnot