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
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!
