by affi — Friday, October 16th, 2009 at 9:37 am
in Editor's Corner, Today's Outfit and tagged with Closet Quickies
Yes, some people consider thrifting as art. It requires good eyes to spot real treasures from the junk. You will need imagination to create the perfect outfit using the thrifted items and pairing them with your existing clothes in your mind or to imagine what alterations needed to be done to improve those items. It also requires patience and dedications because it might take a while before you find real gems.
But for some, thrifting can also be considered a sport. You will need endurance to brave those hot and dusty ‘lapaks’ because sometimes you have to browse around for hours before you can call it a day and bring home a bag full of valuable one-of-a-kind items. Thrifting also requires speed… That is, to snatch precious items from the hands of your indecisive friends! 
This was the second item that I ‘stole’ from Vanya when she was rummaging around the vintage section at Closet Quickies (a.k.a our office). She was still deciding whether or not she’d look good in it when I snatched it from her hands, brought it to the fitting room and put it in my bag quicker than she could say “Fashion thief!” . The top may look simple from afar but it actually has tiny gold threads which adds a bit of glam and it is perfect for layering in this weather. I added an obi belt and thought it gave my outfit a little Japanese touch! So thanks, Vanya!
Zara White tank top
Thrifted kimono top
Vesperine Obi belt
Guess skinny jeans
Nine West stacked heels
Unbranded hand-made necklace from my mom
Alun-alun Indonesia batik bangle
Selera lo (or Vanya) bagus juga yah
Thief!! LOL
but you look really pretty there
fi,
pake lipstik apa siy? beside your thrifted kimono n stacked heels,your lips caught my eyes
amaall…selera gue juga dong kan gue yang milih…:p
Vii..nanti gue pinjem buat jait..LOL…
kata vanya, “ini yang kedua… ada juga yg biru” *lol* makanya,besok2 langsung umpetin aja pan….
keren deh fi….
vanya, iya umpetin, kasi gue van gue blm dapet apa2 dari closetquickies.
hanzky, anything affi wants, i’ll take it for 10% more!
emang cakep ya, gue juga bikin ah, pake batik lucu kayaknya…
very pretty!
Affiii!!!!
You and your knack for vintage treasures *glare* :p
You look great! siap buat manggung lagi kayaknya..
gorgeous..
Hidup THRIFTSTORE!!!
*yg percaya kronis sama yg namanya thrift-art*
Deszell,
Oke kan selera guee? (tetep taking credit hehehe)
Vanya,
Awww thanks Van! Spot any good thrift items these days? Wanna show me?
Itie,
Itu lipsticknya NYX Eucalyptus tie, one of my favorites
Hanzky,
Oiya elo juga ngincer ya haaan, then I stole this top from 2 people! hihihi boleh han, besok gue bawa yaaa
tje2p
Thanks cepiii! Iya nih lain kali kita kalo belanja di CQ mesti individualistis aja kayaknya
Lena,
Hihihi ya udah abis Hani pinjem gue pinjemin ke elo yaa
cici & honeydew
Thank you!
Solaia
Thanks darling! Hah manggung apa nih maksudnya?
ayang-cocomo
Hear hear!! Hidup thrift store and 15 thousand dresses
cakep banget deh fi.. btw, gue pengen tau deh, itu beli obi kayak gitu dimana sih? apa elo bikin? pengeeennn, tapi disini gue gak pernah nemu yang model gitu.
Thank you shiiin! Yg ini obi-nya dari Vesperine, gue beli baju dan ada obinya cuma ujung2nya obinya yg lebih sering gue pake hehehe. Di sini gue nggak terlalu merhatiin sih adanya di mana, shin, tp bikin jg mestinya gak susah ya..
kalo gitu tar kalo gue ke jakarta, liat doongg.. pengen minta bikinin. boleh yaaa.. ? tar gue bikinin banana pudding deh? hihih.. *ngumbar janji*
congrats, you, fashion thief!!! hahaha!
Seharusnya ada workshop how to put together outifts ya…soalnya gw gak bisa milih2 baju.
cakeppppppppppp!!!!