A guide on surviving fashion week when you're broke.
It’s again the fashion week season, and for all of us at home, it’s also decluttering season. I’m at home scrolling through fashion week & street style updates in pajamas instead of cleaning the messy closet I’ve been all putting off since the last century, so I came up with a fun little game we all can try. We all have those particular items in the closet that are too good to throw away, but too weird to be worn in public. In my theory, that will be my ideal pretend fashion week outfit. (Here are some throwbacks of my outfits in New York Fashion Week sporting some thrift store items and stuff I made myself.)
#1: Thrifted Mesh Top
These are the only two things in my closet with the same color, and for my pretend fashion week, I would wear the two at the same time. My mesh purple top is thrifted and kind of worn out, I would usually wear it out daily, but color-coordinating it with my Moschino boots make it seems more purposeful, like it came from the same collection.
#2: Thrifted Pineapple Top
Way back before Issey Miyake, this nostalgic smock top is every asian grandma and aunties staple, probably because of the striking colors and how it can fits when your body size changes, also it will shrink to a very small piece of clothing, very practical. This rainbow smocked top is obviously thrifted and gifted from my friend Christio (I find it heartwarming when someone gifted you a secondhand item they spent time sourcing). I never thought pairing plaids and rainbow smock will work, but who really thought??
#3: Thrifted Blazer
More plaid look because during decluttering, I just found too much of plaid pieces in my closet. Turns out mixing different sizes of plaids is not a crime. The blazer is thrifted, pairing it with frilly checkered skirt in MONKI Tokyo to turn a rather old-looking thrifted blazer to a more intentional, monochrome-y look.
#4: Thrifted Zebra Top and Thrifted Suede Skirt
Combining black leather and brown used to be quite a sin but I don’t think it applies, or honestly no one has the right to protest in this post because I’ve broken so many fashion rules already. Wiped my tears and hold my head back up because finally I can wear this thigh-high boots for something, in this jungle climate. Thrifted zebra shirt is another gift by Christio, and I found this thrifted suede skirt in Tokyo. This one’s giving an exotic animal conservationist vibe.
#5: Thrifted Coat and Thrifted Vivienne Purse
Multiple patterns in one outfit is giving me a reason to live. Big cat prints beret hat, mod-print coat, and stripe sweater dress, and a grannie clutch. Found this thrifted coat in Poland’s thrift store where my boyfriend’s grandma usually shops, for only $3. The grannie clutch is a vintage Vivienne Westwood that I found in Tokyo.
