What I Bought In 2025 And How Often I Wore It: Wardrobe Update

Last year was the lowest spend I've had on fashion since I started tracking my spend on the blog. This year, I bought many more items and more than doubled my spend compared to last year.

2025 was definitely a shopping heavy year for me!

I took advantage of the $1 clothing racks in my favourite opshop to try some different pieces, and honestly, not everything I bought made it past my "2 wears in the month I bought it" as sometimes those 2 wears were all I needed to know the pieces didn't work for me so they were donated back to the opshop for someone else to enjoy. Most things were winners though, and a few of the pieces I only managed to wear twice were due to me buying them late in the year and running out of days to wear them.

What I Bought & How Often I Wore It:

Clothing - Tops:

• Anko Kmart short sleeve slub v-neck tee in copper - 6 wears
• thrifted Mossimo black and white striped v-neck tee - 4 wears
• thrifted Seed heritage black dolman sleeve blouse - 4 wears
• thrifted no label terrazzo print white tank - 4 wears
• Kisschasy Hymns for the Nonbeliever 2025 tour band tee  - 3 wears
• thrifted Country Road grey crew neck tee - 3 wears
• thrifted Dotti linen blend flutter sleeve blouse - 3 wears
• thrifted Cotton on pale olive cami - 2 wears
• thrifted Suzanne Grae basics red tee - 2 wears
• thrifted Target cotton and modal relaxed red tee - 2 wears

Clothing - Jackets/Cardigans:

• thrifted no label black and white leopard print cocoon cardigan - 6 wears
• Kmart Anko oversized cropped denim trench coat - 4 wears
• thrifted Target blue linen blazer - 4 wears
• Kmart long sleeved brushed seam detail knit top in berry - 3 wears
• thrifted TEMT long black duster cardigan - 3 wears
• thrifted Valleygirl pink and grey tartan longline blazer - 3 wears
• thrifted Dotti leopard print long cardigan - 2 wears

Clothing - Skirts:

• thrifted Rama Boho Fashion pink and orange floral print button up midi skirt - 4 wears
• thrifted Gypsy Mermaid blue tulip hem wrap skirt - 3 wears

Clothing - Dresses:

• Salty Crush Avery midi dress in charis blue relaxed button down tiered dress with balloon sleeves - 7 wears
• Jaase Semika mini smock dress in amor print mandarin dollar dress - 8 wears
• Kmart Anko short sleeve wrap chambray tiered midi dress - 5 wears
• thrifted Target Preview black shirred tartan midi dress - 4 wears
• thrifted Kmart tiered little black dress - 4 wears
• thrifted Iris Maxi the Label purple floral tiered mini dress  - 3 wears
• thrifted Kmart Anko turquoise floral button detail elastic waist maxi dress - 2 wears
• thrifted Andywarhol Korea navy tartan babydoll smock dress - 2 wears
• Jaase Aimee mini dress with folded collar in Beliss print - 2 wears
• Jaase Tillie v-neckline maxi dress in Leena print - 2 wears

Accessories:

• thrifted re-Up upcycled denim tote bag - 6 wears

• thrifted hammered silver statement necklace - 5 wears
• thrifted rose gold station statement necklace - 4 wears
• thrifted grey and white beaded necklace - 4 wears
• thrifted blue knotted beaded necklace - 3 wears

• Cotton On silver beaded bracelet stack - 2 wears
• Mimco mini shimmy bracelet in bluebell - 2 wears

• Colette white pearl beaded gum leaf tassel earrings - 8 wears
• thrifted Target hammered silver circle earrings - 7 wears
• Colette purple acrylic flower statement earrings - 5 wears
• Colette silver light twist hoop earrings - 5 wears
• Colette Tropadelic purple beaded tassel statement earrings - 4 wears
• Colette Tropadelic fuschia coloured metal leaf earrings - 4 wears
• Colette blue mixed shape faux crustal drop earrings - 3 wears
• thrifted Lovisa red tassel earrings - 2 wears

Shoes:

• thrifted Midas black twist leather sandals - 10 wears
• Havaianas glitter Rosa Macaron - 10 wears
• thrifted Converse pastel blue high tops - 8 wears
• pre-loved black Acne Studios Pistol boots - 5 wears
• thrifted Louenhide metallic embossed sandals - 4 wears
• thrifted Mimco red bow detail sandals - 3 wears

Final Annual Fashion Spend:

In 2024, my lowest spending year since I started tracking my fashion shopping, I spent $199. This year, I spent over double that, with a total of $405.81 spent on fashion in 2025. I also bought a whopping 50 items, which works out at an average of $8.11 an item, reflecting how many things I bought that were pre-loved.

Fashion Goals for 2026:

Last year, as most of the previous years, I had a $1,000 budget for fashion shopping. In 2026 it's definitely time to bring that down to $500, so give myself a bit more of a challenge!

I'm planning to continue to opshop more and buy new less, shopping preloved as much as possible.

While I've deleted my YouTube channel and am reducing the amount I'm posting here on the blog, I am still tracking my fashion spend and how often I wear things. 

I'm aiming on being more regular with the 30 ways to wear posts here on the blog, but I'm not publishing daily outfits and full sized outfit photos here anymore.

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It's In The Bag 2025: What's In My Bags For Donation To Share The Dignity

It's that time of year again! My annual post about Share The Dignity's It's In The Bag Christmas campaign.

This year, like last year, I decided to donate two bags, filled with essentials, for a woman in need at Christmas time.

What's In My Bags

I filled two bags this year, picking up these very gently used near new bags at the opshop through the year, knowing I'd donate them to the Share the Dignity #ItsInTheBag campaign. They both met the criteria of being a gently used handbag suitable for gifting, and they met my own personal rule of being big enough for everything I wanted to include.

Just like in previous years, I filled the bags with the essentials and then I added a few more things.

The Essentials:

• Shampoo
• Conditioner
• Toothbrush
• Toothpaste
• Body wash
• Deodorant
• Pads
• Tampons

I added some extras to my bags as well, to make the recipient smile.

The Optional Extras:

• Hairbrush
• Facial cleanser
• Facial wipes
• Tissues
• Hand sanitiser
• Face masks
• Lip balm

If I've inspired you to donate, you can put your own bag together. The bag doesn't have to be new, just in good condition to gift to someone! You can view the Share The Dignity website to get a shopping list for building a bag and find out some things you can't include.

You can drop off your bags at any Bunnings across Australia, from 14th to 30th November. That's starting this weekend! Share The Dignity volunteers collect the bags and pass them on to local charities to distribute to women in need.

More It's In The Bag Donations:

If you want more ideas, you can view the previous bags I've donated here:

• Two teen bags in 2024
• Adult and a teen bag in 2023
• Adult bag in 2022
• Adult bag in 2021
• Mum and Bub bag in 2020
• Mum and Bub bag in 2019
• Adult bag in 2018

And if you're not Australian, feel free to leave a link to similar charities in your country in the comments!

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What I Bought & How I've Worn It: October Wardrobe Additions

In what is continuing to be a pattern for me this year, once again I added more things to my wardrobe this month, despite doing so back in September as well!

Unlike September's purchases, all of the additions to my wardrobe this month were preloved pieces, and some I didn't even have to pay for!

What I Bought:

• thrifted Midas black twist leather sandals 
• thrifted Converse pastel blue high tops 

• thrifted Kmart Anko turquoise floral button detail elastic waist maxi dress

What I Added To My Wardrobe:

• wardrobe clear out Jaase red and purple floral maxi dress
• wardrobe clear out Kmart Anko navy cotton tiered spaghetti strap maxi dress

Why I Bought It:

I had a couple of bags of items to donate to the opshop and some time to browse so I walked out with a bunch of books for myself and the kids, and a very lucky 2 pairs of shoes and a dress! I really like the Kmart button down detail dress. It is such a nice colour and while I don't remember seeing it in store, being a Kmart piece I've seen it pop up at the opshops a few times, never in my size. I got lucky this time, it fits so well! It's really nice to wear for work.

I always look out for Converse at the opshop and could not believe my luck when I spotted these pastel blue high tops for just $12! While it has been a very warm spring so far in Brisbane I have been able to wear these more than I thought - they pair just as nicely with dresses as my low tops I wear all the time. The leather sandals were another bargain - just $3! They are also super comfortable to wear, which you'd expect for a sandal that retails for over $150!

While I didn't buy the last two dress additions to my wardrobe I wanted to call them out. My sister had been the beneficiary of two giant bags of clothes that started with a friend of a friend doing a wardrobe clear-out, who then took what she wanted from the bag and added some more and passed it on, until my sister went through the bags, took what she wanted and passed onto me. I ended up keeping 2 dresses for myself and even got some nice shirts for the kids and clothes for hubby - it was a real mix bag of everything in there! In the end, I'm not sure who exactly I got these items from as they passed through so many people before getting to me, but I'm thankful for them! I added a couple of pieces from my wardrobe as well before passing the bags on to the next lucky recipient.

How I've Worn It:

I set myself a goal of wearing everything I buy twice in the month I buy it, and I managed to meet or exceed that in October with both the pieces I bought at the opshop and the pieces I got from the wardrobe clear-out.

Current wear count at the end of October:

• thrifted Converse pastel blue high tops - 6 wears
• thrifted Midas black twist leather sandals - 4 wears
• thrifted Kmart Anko turquoise floral button detail elastic waist maxi dress - 2 wears
• wardrobe clear out Jaase red and purple floral maxi dress  - 2 wears
• wardrobe clear out Kmart Anko black cotton tiered spaghetti strap maxi dress - 2 wears

Already everything's at a pretty good cost per wear, with everything being worn at least twice. $0 cost per wear for the dresses I got from the wardrobe clear-out, and down to just 50 cents for the Kmart floral button detail maxi dress.

It will take me a little longer to get the shoes down to such low costs per wear, but as you can see I've been wearing them a lot since I thrifted them and I'm sure to continue to get a lot of wear from them, especially the sandals, over summer. 3 dresses is a lot to add to my wardrobe at once, but I have been reaching for dresses so much recently that I was easily able to wear each of these twice in the month, and I know they will get a lot of wear in the future as well.

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At 34 wears so far from this beautiful ochre orange  Tree of Life maxi skirt that I scored at the opshop for just $4 at the start of 2020, it was overdue a ways to wear post! It's been a fun addition to my wardrobe since I bought it, and is a piece I keep reaching for.

30 Ways To Wear: Ochre Orange Maxi Skirt

I got really lucky scoring this ochre orange Tree of Life Maxi Skirt for just $4 at the opshop 5 years ago. It was a 50% off sale day, normally $8, but either way, it was a complete bargain. The soft rayon material is great in the hot Brisbane weather. I'm really thankful to whoever donated this skirt, as it has become a real go-to in my wardrobe. The ochre orange colour works well with neutrals like black, white and grey, but also pairs so nicely with brighter colours like res, blues and yellows.

Cost Per Wear

As this skirt was only $4 and I've worn it 24 times, this maxi skirt is down to 24 cents a wear. Definitely a bargain. It's still got a lot of life left and is something I always enjoy wearing, so it will certainly stick around in my wardrobe to be worn even more.

Here are just 30 of my favourite times I've worn this beautiful maxi skirt:

Orange Maxi Skirt With White

White is one of the neutrals that look really good with this orange maxi skirt! White tees are something most people have in their wardrobes, and as you can see in the first and last outfits, any style of white tee works well with a maxi skirt. The white denim jacket in the middle too is a great topper, especially on slightly cooler days.

Orange Maxi Skirt Layered For Winter Weather

It's not just warmer weather that has me reaching for this maxi skirt! It works well with cosy knits and winter layers, and if it's super cold I can even wear leggings under it. I have a lot of blue knits and scarves I wear in winter, and I like the bright colour of this orange maxi skirt with those blues. As you can see in that last outfit though, darker coloured knits like this burgundy one work just as well. 

Grey Tops With Orange Maxi Skirt

Another great neutral to wear this orange skirt with is grey! I tend to prefer darker greys with this skirt, however as you can see in the middle oufits there, lighter grey works well too. Both those outfits on the end include yellow accessories, I like the pop of yellow from a bag worn against the orange maxi skirt.

Orange Maxi Skirt and Stripes

Much like the white tee in the first set of outfits above, a striped tee is another wardrobe staple of many people, and one that also works well with an orange maxi skirt. The solid, block colour of this skirt means any prints work well, but I do have a fondness for pairing this skirt with striped tops.

Black Top Worn With Orange Maxi Skirt

Orange and black can feel a bit too Halloween-ish sometimes, so I find when I'm wearing black with this maxi skirt I like to stick to a print like stripes, or add a contrasting colour like these yellow necklaces to make the outfit less Halloween like. I think it works well.

Layering an Orange Maxi Skirt With Denim Jackets

For spring and autumn days when it's just a little cooler, I like to layer this maxi skirt with denim jackets. Any tee works underneath, and the denim jacket helps keep me a bit warmer, something you need on a cooler day as this maxi skirt is a light rayon fabric.

Orange Maxi Skirt Worn With Red

While I have shown a lot of neutrals with this maxi skirt so far, I also like trying different colours with this skirt, as you can see with so many outfits above involving blue or an even brighter pairing with yellow. Red and orange is something I tentatively tried one day with this skirt and loved so much I keep coming back to! I like all shades of red with this ochre orange maxi skirt, but deeper burgundy tones are certainly my favourite. It creates such an autumnal toned outfit and always gets compliments.

Orange Maxi Skirt With Printed Tops

While I do most commonly reach for striped pieces to wear with this block colour maxi skirt, other prints look good too! From animal print, to polka dots, more abstract prints, or even just a graphic print tee, I've never found a printed top I didn't like wearing with this skirt yet.

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• 30 ways to wear a chambray maxi skirt
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• 30 ways to wear white and navy stripe maxi skirt
• 30 ways to wear a grey maxi skirt
• 30 ways to wear a tie dye maxi dress

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What I've Been Wearing: Start of Spring In Brisbane

Some of the outfits I've been wearing recently through the first month of spring here in Brisbane.

For more details on what I'm wearing, you can click on any of the outfit photos you are interested in.

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What I Bought And How I've Worn It

Well I bought a lot this month! I picked up quite a lot in June & July so I wasn't looking to add more to my wardrobe, and didn't do any shopping in August, but in September I made a few impulse buys!

A mix of thrift finds, sale purchases, and even a lucky ebay score.

What I Bought:

• Kmart Anko oversized cropped denim trench coat
• Kmart Anko short sleeve wrap chambray tiered midi dress 
  
  
• pre-loved black Acne Studios Pistol boots
  
  
• thrifted TEMT long black duster cardigan
• thrifted Valleygirl pink and grey tartan longline blazer
• thrifted Target blue linen blazer
  
  
• thrifted Rama Boho Fashion pink and orange floral print button up midi skirt
  
  
• thrifted Dotti linen blend flutter sleeve blouse
  
  
• thrifted Target Preview black shirred tartan midi dress

Why I Bought It:

I always have a browse in the opshop when I drop donations off, and if I'm kid free as I was on one trip this month, I take the time to checkout the clothing section for myself and the kids. With clothes for $1 each in my fave local opshop, I can never resist a browse! I got really lucky and ended up with many things I just had to have! the blazers are great finds for work, I'm always on the hunt for blazers in the opshop. The blouse and the skirt I just really liked, and the black duster I thought would be a good wardrobe addition for when it's not warm enough for short sleeved dusters. It warmed up quicker than I thought it would this spring though so it's not been worn much. I think the tartan midi dress is my favourite opshop find this month though, it works so well in every outfit.

I'd been wearing my nude toned Acne Studios Pistol boots a bit so decided to see if there were any black ones available cheap on eBay and got these for an absolute bargain, resoled too!

The Kmart buys were because I walked passed the discount racks a few too many times - at $5 for a denim jacket I had to give it a try, even though it's so similar to the longline denim trench I bought a while back. And that dress I'd had my eye on for a while, it was finally reduced to $10 so I had to get it. I like it for the office.

How I've Worn It:

Every time I buy something, I stop and consider if I'll get at least 30 wears from it, as I want to minimise the environmental impact of what I buy. it's why I buy preloved so often. If I can't easily think of 3 ways to wear something with pieces I already own, I don't buy it. I then set myself the goal of wearing everything twice in the month I buy it, so I am actually buying pieces I will wear and get use from.

In September, as my opshop trip was at the start of the month, I had more than enough opportunity to wear everything twice or more. While not everything was a planned purchase (aside from the blazer, nothing else is really something I'm hunting for when I'm opshopping), I think I did well buying things that work in my current wardrobe and lifestyle.

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What I Bought In June & July And How I've Worn It

In what is quickly becoming a common refrain on the blog, I wasn't expecting to buy anything but then..... I bought a few things this month and last month.

What I Bought in June:

• Kisschasy Hymns for the Nonbeliever 2025 tour band tee
• thrifted Suzanne Grae basics red tee
• thrifted Iris Maxi the Label purple floral tiered mini dress
• thrifted blue knotted beaded necklace
• thrifted grey and white beaded necklace

What I Bought In July: 

• thrifted Target cotton and modal relaxed red tee
• thrifted Country Road grey crew neck tee
• thrifted Mossimo black and white striped v-neck tee
• thrifted Dotti leopard print long cardigan
• thrifted Gypsy Mermaid blue tulip hem wrap skirt
• thrifted Kmart tiered little black dress
• thrifted Louenhide metallic embossed sandals

• Kmart long sleeved brushed seam detail knit top in berry

Why I Bought It:

I picked up a couple of things at the end of June (the red tee, purple floral dress and necklaces), at the opshop after having a quick browse after dropping off some donations. As I'd bought them near the end of the month and it was winter school holidays, I didn't have the time to get a post together. But as you can see from the photos below, I did manage to wear everything at least twice in the month I bought it. That's my goal with everything I buy, to wear it twice in the month I buy it. It's my way of making sure I'm actually buying things that work with my wardrobe and are suitable for my lifestyle, after feeling a little frustrated with all the NWT items I found hanging in my wardrobe when I did a big clear out years ago.

However, in July I did not manage to hit my goal of wearing everything twice! Mostly because the sandals weren't really geared for the weather. While Brisbane winters aren't that cold, I definitely won't be wearing the sandals I bought until spring at least!

While June's purchases were still impulse buys, just browsing the opshop after dropping stuff off, July's purchases were a result of emotional shopping for sure! I turned to retail therapy and stopped by the opshop just to shop. The "fill a bag for $5" sale hooked me and I walked away with clothes and sandals for me, clothes for the kids and books for all of us as well. Definitely a bargain, but not anything I was really needing. Still, I tried to really consider everything I put in my bag to make sure it would work for me. I am happy with everything I bought as I managed to wear everything at least twice except for the sandals. The Kmart knit was another impulse buy just because I saw it in store, near the checkouts, and I didn't have a pink knit! I do have a very similar one in blue I thrifted a while back, but I really liked the berry pink colour. And with the weather in Brisbane recently, it was definitely worn more than twice.

How I've Worn It:

I've still spent less on fashion this year than last year, but I do feel I've been buying a lot lately. When my favourite opshop has clothes for $1 though it's easy to justify a little retail therapy - it definitely doesn't break the budget!

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30 Ways To Wear: Charcoal Grey Tunic Tee

After hitting 31 wears with this grey tunic tee, it was definitely time to put together a post sharing 30 ways I've worn it.

30 Ways To Wear: Grey Tunic Tee

I picked up this tee from the opshop all the way back in August 2019. It was such a bargain, and so super soft. I'm not sure how much it was worn before I thrifted it, but it made it to 31 wears in my wardrobe. It will not get any more wears though unfortunately as although it's super soft and comfortable to wear, the fabric has some elastane in it. And over the years as I've worn this tee, the elastane has stretched out a bit. It's started to lose its shape and is showing its age, so it's not something I'm going to be able to achieve any more wears from unfortunately. It's getting a bit sheer with the elastane fading and stretching so it won't be staying in my wardrobe, and will be going into fabric recycling.

Cost Per Wear

At 31 wears over 6 years of owning this tee, I've definitely gotten good value for money. It was one of 9 pieces I got in the "fill a bag for $5" sale so it was technically just 55 cents. And so it works out to 1.7 cents a wear. Amazing for the budget, and also good for the environment that I could give this tee over 30 wears before retiring it.

Here's my favourite ways I've worn this grey tunic tee over the years.

Grey Tee With Green

Obviously, a grey tee goes with everything! I have called out a few different colours in these outfit groupings as I see I wear it with some colours more than others, and green is one of those colours I like wearing with neutrals like grey.

Grey Tee With Pink

I like a pop of pink with grey, it really stands out! The grey tee works with little pieces of pink like that bag or the scarf, or more pink like those jeans.

Grey Tee In Monochromatic Outfits

As well as wearing this grey tee with bright colours, I like to wear it with other neutral pieces like blacks and whites and more greys, to create nice monochromatic outfits. I do often add an extra pop of colour with these outfits, as you can see from the pink bags and the blue bag and scarf.

Grey Tee With Red

Another great colour pairing with grey is red, red really pops against the neutral grey tee.

Grey Tee And Winter Layers

A good basic plain grey tee like this is so good for layering with in winter. I love how it goes with everything so I can add printed or colourful scarves and cosy cardigans, blazers or jackets.

Grey Tee And Prints

Like you can see with the printed scarves above, a plain grey tee works well with larger printed pieces like the maxi skirts and the chevron print jeans.

Grey Tee and Shorts

While I've shared some layered outfits above you can't beat the simplicity of a shorts and tee outfit for warmer weather, and of course a grey tee works with any style and colour of shorts, like in each of these 4 outfits.

Grey Tee and Skirts

Another easy outfit formula, grey tee and a skirt. Much like the shorts, each of these skirts is very different, but a basic grey tee works with any style of skirt.

Grey Tee and Printed Cover Ups

The final set of outfits I want to share with this grey tee is one of my favourite ways to wear it. A plain grey tee and colourful fun printed toppers is a formula I often repeat. The colour and print never clashes with the basic grey.

I'm sad this tee has to be retired, but it was getting too sheer and shapeless with the faded elastane. It's not the first soft and stretchy tee I've had to let go of because the fabric hasn't stood the test of time sadly. It's definitely made me consider the fabric of what I'm buying in stores. Of course if I see a super soft and stretch tee in the opshop I won't pass it up, but if I see a new tee in store with elastane in it, it's not something I'm going to buy new as I know it will be unlikely to stay in good enough condition for me to get good value from the purchase. 

It was such a staple in my wardrobe, as you can see in the photos it really worked in every outfit, and a grey tee is something I'll always frequently reach for. Just not this one any more.

More Outfit Ideas:

For more outfit inspiration and ideas, you can view all 31 ways I've worn this tee in my blog archives, or browse the complete 30 wears series.

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What I Bought In May & How I've Worn It

Although last month when I shared my purchases I said I was pretty wardrobe content and didn't expect to be buying anything for my wardrobe in May, I stumbled on some sales ...

What I Bought:

• Colette Tropadelic purple beaded tassel statement earrings
• Colette blue mixed shape faux crustal drop earrings
• Colette Tropadelic fuchsia coloured metal leaf earrings
• Colette purple acrylic flower statement earrings
• Colette white pearl beaded gum leaf tassel earrings
• Colette silver light twist hoop earrings

• Salty Crush Avery midi dress in charis blue relaxed button down tiered dress with balloon sleeves
• Jaase Semika mini smock dress in amor print mandarin dollar dress

Why I Bought It:

All of these were impulse buys! I got sucked in by a Facebook ad for the Salty Crush warehouse sale (nothing over $39!) and knowing my sister loves the site and has bought me a few dresses from there I couldn't resist checking it out, and picked up two pretty dresses.

Then after thinking I definitely wouldn't buy any more, I walked past the 3 for $10 jewellery sale at Collette and just had to pick up some statement earrings. I got 6 pairs for $20 which is a great bargain in my eyes. Yes, as my mum said, I didn't really need 6 new pairs of earrings, but it's not that much more than what I'd pay at the opshops for the same, and statement earrings are something I tend to wear more often in the winter months, as I layer with scarves which hide necklaces.

How I Wore It:

I haven't included the outfits I wore the earrings in, although they will pop up on the blog in the next few weeks. Simply because it would be a little hard to spot  the earrings in this photo collage! But I have worn all the earrings at least twice in May, the month I bought them, as is my goal for everything I buy. As you can see I managed to get two wears from both dresses too! The Jaase mini dress has long sleeves and is roomy enough that I can layer a slip underneath so I'm hoping that I will be able to wear it a little more before winter weather really arrives in Brisbane. The long sleeved maxi dress is a little thin but it's layered up well so far for autumn days, and it means it will work in spring too!

The earrings and dresses are getting me lots of compliments, and are all things I'm very glad I added to my wardrobe, even if they were all impulse buys.

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What I Bought In April & How I've Worn It: Opshop Finds and a Few Retail Purchases

I haven't bought a lot of things to add to my wardrobe this year. I did pick up a NWT bag in the opshop back in February, but since then hadn't had much thrifting luck looking for myself. Managed to purchase plenty of books for myself and the kids to enjoy though!

Earlier in April I had a rare morning running errands by myself, and some things to donate to the opshop, so I had a good long browse after doing so, and I came home with a lot!

Not everything was a preloved find, as I also bought a couple new things on a day out with my mum and sister. So here's my massive April shopping haul, and how I've worn everything so far.

What I Bought:

Bought New:

• Havaianas glitter Rosa Macaron  
• Anko Kmart short sleeve slub v-neck tee in copper 
• Cotton On silver beaded bracelet stack
• Mimco mini shimmy bracelet in bluebell

Opshop Purchases:

• thrifted Target hammered silver circle earrings
• thrifted hammered silver statement necklace
• thrifted Lovisa red tassel earrings
• thrifted rose gold station statement necklace

 

• thrifted Seed heritage black dolman sleeve blouse
• thrifted no label terrazzo print white tank
• thrifted no label black and white leopard print cocoon cardigan
• thrifted Cotton On pale olive cami

How I've Worn It:

Every time I add something to my wardrobe I set myself the goal of wearing it twice in the month I buy it. While there have been a few exceptions to this rule (like knits I stumble across at the opshop in summer I need to wait until cooler weather to wear), most of the time I achieve this goal. It helps me make sure I'm buying things I'll actually wear and enjoy and that work with my current wardrobe. And everything I bought I managed to wear at least twice. Even the Havaianas, as it was mild enough for a few days not not need closed in shoes.

The hammered silver circle earrings were a surprise winner for most worn new purchase in April, as I wore then 4 times. Good cost per wear already, at $2 new with tags at the opshop. They just go with everything! I love wearing them, and all the things I bought I've enjoyed wearing. The leopard print cardigan was such a lucky opshop find, as the autumn weather has really set in in Queensland and I've been reaching for knits more often. I'm confident I'll still be able to wear it over winter too, it keeps me nice and cosy.

I'm really happy with everything I added to my wardrobe this month, and expect I'll have another couple of shopping free months before I buy any more.

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30 Ways To Wear: Atmos&Here Navy Stripe Shift Dress

Now that Brisbane is having a little bit of cooler autumn weather at last, thought that this cosy black and navy striped shift dress with 3/4 sleeves was the perfect piece to feature for my latest 30 ways to wear post!

30 Ways To Wear: Atmos & Here Navy and Black Stripe Shift Dress

Cost Per Wear

I picked this navy stripe tee dress up on sale at The Iconic for $26.36, back in July 2014. So I've had it in my wardrobe almost 11 years! At 32 wears, it's down to 82 cents a wear. And it's still going strong, it will be worn in the cooler months for years to come.

It has taken over a decade to get more than 30 wears, but I credit that to it being a dress I can only really wear on cooler days, and it not being one I could wear when breastfeeding. I definitely think of it as a staple in my wardrobe though and look forward to wearing it in the colder months.

Out of the 32 outfits I've made from this dress, here are my 30 favourite ways I've worn it so far.

Navy Stripe Tee Dress With More Blue

I love wearing multiple shades of blue together in an outfit, and as you can see from these 4 outfits, the dark navy dress is perfect with blue jackets, scarves, bags and even shoes.

Striped Shift Dress With Boots

As this striped dress is quite thick with the long 3/4 length sleeves, I wear it most often on colder days. it means it's the perfect temperature to wear some boots with it too! Sometimes with bare legs and ankle boots, other ways I've worn it include with taller boots and leggings.

Navy Stripe Dress With Yellow

The neutral navy and black stripes on this dress make it the perfect backdrop for a nice bright scarf, and as you can see from each of these 4 outfits, yellow scarves are a bit of a go-to for me with this dress. And sometimes I add a little yellow bag for even more bright colour against the neutral navy.

Navy Striped Tee Dress With Red

Navy and red is not a new combination, but like the colour combinations above, it's one I reach for a lot with this dress! I love the pop of a nice bright red accessory against navy, from something small like a belt or necklace, to something larger like a bag or scarf.

Navy and Purple

Of course it's not just colourful scarves that look good with this dress, although as you can see from the last 3 of these outfits I do like wearing printed purple scarves with this dress! In the first photo though you can see even a small pop of a lighter lilac purple can look good against a navy dress.

Navy Stripe Dress With Pink

Blue and pink has to be one of my favourite combinations, and I have worn an awful lot of pink bags with this neutral dress. it's a very fun pop of colour! But again, wearing this in cooler weather, I find pink scarves brighten it up nicely, and I really liked that middle outfit with the blush pink blazer over the dress.

Navy Striped Shift Dress With Green Accessories

I think blue and green should definitely be seen together! Navy is a really nice shade of blue to wear with green, and it works well with different shades. The olive bag, green necklace and darker green bag all look good against the dress.

For more outfit inspiration, you can see all the 32+ times I've worn this dress in my archives, or browse the 30 wears series too.

Similar Posts In The 30 Wears Series:

• 30 ways to wear navy boho tile print dress
• 30 ways to wear tropical floral print shift dress
• 30 ways to wear a grey skater dress
• 30 ways to wear a floral maxi dress
• 30 ways to wear a navy printed jersey maxi dress
• 30 ways to wear a tie dye maxi dress
• 30 ways to wear a pink maxi dress

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