With a good eye, any fashion maven can walk into their local thrift store, H&M, Hot Topic, and Payless and walk out looking like a million dollars. You may snub your nose at questionable quality of some of the items, but we have some H&M items in our closet that have lasted us over 10 years! You know most of the girls photographed for fashion blogs at downtown hotspots are not in full price Stella McCartney, but in items scored from sample sales, cheapy mall type shops, and resale spots. We generally prefer to support the greenest options (vintage, resale, and eco designers on sale) but cruelty-free is our main focus, and when the trendy teen shops offer some really fabulous leather-free platforms, who are we to not very occasionally indulge? ;)
Here are just a smattering of a few adorable things we recently found that perfectly translate to a grown woman;
Cut Out Lace Dress, $39.50 @delias.com
Dottie Sandal, $29.50 @delias.com
Madden Girl Brenner Heel, $59 @delias.com
High Waisted Textured Shorts, $29 @freepeople.com
Vintage (actual vintage) denim cowboy boots, $148 @freepeople.com
