A personal style blog by Agnes W. A couture loving city girl who fell in love with the countryside. Free-spirited forest dweller. Wanderer.
Dress, vintage. Sunnies, Celine. Clutch, Lulus. Flats, Zara.
Wearing a 1920’s style vintage dress with lace up flats. On lazy summer days, I tend to throw on dresses. The most difficult part about getting this look together was lacing up my ballet flats. What do you wear when you just don’t feel like getting dressed?
xo
I had the pleasure of challenging a $50 budget at Value Village earlier this month during the opening of their new store in Pickering. This is the second look I was able to score, all collectively under my $50 budget. This entire look focused around the navy blue skirt that I found first. Which I then paired with a lavender top and striped cardigan. While I’m loving the combo, each piece alone will give me versatility with other coordinates as well. I’ve already worn the cardigan twice. It compliments a pair of blue jeans really well with a white tank underneath.
Not only did I enjoy thrifting through the countless garments (which were extremely well organized) but I also felt good about the fact that I helped to redirect some really awesome clothes from the landfill. Value Village is on a mission to help the world by re-using items, which I wrote about in my earlier post (here). But what I didn’t expect is that the good deeds don’t stop there.
In particular, the Pickering store is celebrating their partnership with the Clothesline program and the Canadian Diabetes Association. This partnership means that Value Village pays to support people with diabetes whenever goods are donated. Donations can be made through the store’s on-site Community Donation Centre, or picked up from your home by the Clothesline program.
Whenever members of the Pickering community donate used articles of clothing (or housewares) they are giving their goods a second life. In addition, they are turning those goods into a sustainable source of funding for the CDA. Which helps to support summer and family camps for more than 2,400 children and youths with type 1 diabetes. Furthemore allowing them to meet other kids and inspire eachother to learn how to manage their diabetes in a medically supervised setting as well as provide funding for treatments and a cure.
xo
For those of you who may not be familiar with Value Village, their mission is to create a better world by re-using items instead of throwing them in the trash. Through their commitment to sustainability, Value Village has become one of the largest recyclers of used goods in the world. Furthermore, they keep more than 650 million pounds of reusable items from landfills each year.
There are more than 100,000 items on the floor at any time. Value Village carries everything from clothing to accessories, even housewares and electronics. The store itself was very well organized and it was easy to find whatever you were looking for. In addition to that, the racks were fully stocked with about 10,000 items placed on the floor daily.
Initially I was on a mission to find 1 entire outfit within budget. But as I got into it I just kept finding cute items all at super affordable price points that were budget friendly. Until next thing I knew, my rolling basket was overflowing with garments. In the end, I was able to score not only 1 full look (excluding shoes), but 2! The first look as seen here, consists of a Banana Republic skirt with a nameless top that’s got some wicked back crochet detail. I picked up a white Forever 21 quilted purse with gold detailing and studs, and a scarf to complete the look. All great summer staples that I’ll be able to mix with other pieces down the road as well.
Not only was this whole thrifting experience fun, but it left me feeling good. I was able to help the environment and contribute to a great cause. (More on this in the the next post). And speaking of which, stay tuned to see the second look I was able to create all under my $50 budget.
xo