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midi skirt, velvet headband, long skirt and boots
midi skirt, velvet headband, long skirt and boots
midi skirt, velvet headband, long skirt and boots
midi skirt, velvet headband, long skirt and boots
midi skirt, velvet headband, long skirt and boots
midi skirt, velvet headband, long skirt and boots

I know I’ve been showing you lots of secondhand clothes and stuff from sustainable brands lately, so I must admit that…everything in this outfit was purchased new from regular stores. I did get the headband on Poshmark, but it was in the original packaging.

But “sustainable fashion” can mean a lot of different things. One of them is: take care of what you already have and keep wearing it. Putting perfectly good clothes in a landfill is the opposite of sustainable. (Donating them is great, but if they don’t get sold, they’ll get tossed.)

I accidentally washed and dried this sweater on regular settings and it got super pilly. In the past I might have just tossed it in the Goodwill pile and made a mental note to buy a new black mockneck sweater. But instead, I spent some quality time a sweater stone and got in back in tip top shape!

similar Skirt // Bag (cheaper option) // Boots // Sunglasses

Leopard Double Feature

one shirt two ways, faux leather jacket, Balzac Paris review, sustainable fashion brands

When: Super Bowl Sunday // Weather: 60 and sunny // Real life: playing outside and not watching football

low heel pumps, wide leg crop jeans, one shirt two ways, retro sunglasses

What?! Two looks in one post?! YES. And there’s leopard.

low heel pumps, wide leg crop jeans, one shirt two ways, retro sunglasses

When: Feb. 21 // Weather: cold // Real life: work, then Friday night pizza date

one shirt two ways, faux leather jacket, Balzac Paris review, sustainable fashion brands
low heel pumps, wide leg crop jeans, one shirt two ways, retro sunglasses

This leopard-print pajama-style blouse is another recent purchase from the French sustainable brand Balzac Paris (check out my earlier review here). I didn’t wear it 2 days in a row, but I did wear it twice within a couple weeks, happened to get photos of both outfits, so I figured why not post both looks together?

This way you get to see how versatile it is. You can wear it with jeans, or…with different jeans.

one shirt two ways, faux leather jacket, Balzac Paris review, sustainable fashion brands

similar Hat // similar Sunglasses // similar Jacket // Necklace

But you must admit – other than the denim, these are two very different outfits. One I wore to work (casual Friday), and the other I wore to play outside at the zoo. Option 1: concrete jungle. Option 2: actual jungle.

low heel pumps, wide leg crop jeans, one shirt two ways, retro sunglasses

The wide leg jeans are from Madewell, and even though I don’t shop there much anymore since resolving to be more eco-friendly, I still say buy any jeans you really love, and then wear them enough to make it worth the buy.

low heel pumps, wide leg crop jeans, one shirt two ways, retro sunglasses

These Stuart Weitzman pumps, on the other hand, I scored secondhand for twenty-six dollars. If you’re less patient and have money to spare, check out these.

one shirt two ways, faux leather jacket, Balzac Paris review, sustainable fashion brands

And there you have it. One shirt, two (sort of similar) ways.

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