Fun fact: my cheap outfit blog posts come together a lot faster in the summer when James is around to take my picture!
This set of outfit photos is a healthy mix of thrifted pieces, small business items, and things I got on clearance. A true reflection of my closet, if you will.
(As always, here are links to the older outfits!)
$40 or less
$30 or less
under $35, part I
under $35, part II
under $35, part III
under $35, part IV
under $35, part V
under $35, part VI
under $35, part VII
under $35, part VIII
under $35, part IX
under $35, part XII
under $35, part XIII
under $35, part XIV
dress – Svaha – $32.49 (50% off sale)
shoes – DSW – FREE! (was $80, had coupons/discounts)
badass bracelet – Etsy – about $2 to make
TOTAL: $34.49
Svaha is a super cool site that sells nerdy clothes. They're all math, science, and literature-inspired - and EVERY dress has pockets. They start off awfully expensive, but they have some amazing sales around Christmas. So find the dress you want and just bide your time until then. My bracelet is a Morse code bracelet that I made - it spells out "badass." Secret swearing.
dress – Love Olive Co – $34.50 (clearance)
boots – TOMS – FREE! (post office lost)
TOTAL: $34.50
I am really into statement sleeves, so I was very excited when this dress finally went on clearance. (It was something like $80 originally, and you know there's no way I'm paying that much.)
top – Target via Poshmark – $5
blazer – thredUP – $8.99
jeans – Levis via thredUP – $13.99 ($10 off)
shoes – DSW – FREE! (buy one pair
of sandals, get another free)
earrings – Etsy – about $6 for supplies
TOTAL: $33.98
Yes, I am very much still going strong on thredUP and Poshmark. I had been hunting for a yellow blazer for some time, but I could never find the right cut/shade of yellow/price (most importantly). Until thredUP saved the day. Less than $9 is exactly what I'm talking about.
jumpsuit – Modcloth via Poshmark – $14.18 (made offer & used credit)
shoes – Maurices – $17 (buy one get one 50% off)
hardanger collar – gift from Mom/Grandma
TOTAL: $31.18
First of all, this jumpsuit is one of my favourites. I had been eyeing it when it was originally for sale on Modcloth, but I think it was originally priced at something like $85. When it did finally go on Modcloth super-clearance, my size was sold out. But I found it on Poshmark a few months later and got it for even less than the Modcloth clearance price. And it still had its tags on. My collar is hardanger, which is Norwegian embroidery. My grandma Lorraine made it (how cool is that?!), and wearing it makes me feel like a Scandinavian Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
dress – World Market – $22.49 (clearance)
boots – TOMS – FREE! (post office lost)
earrings – Etsy – about $7 for supplies
cat - adopted!
TOTAL: $29.49
I'll be honest: the main reason I shop at World Market is for their amazing booze selection. Once in a while, though, I'll look past the alcohol and find some amazing and affordable treasures, like this dress. The cat in this photo is named Ned, and he was adopted (along with his sister, Mabel) from a farm. They were the runts who weren't going to make it, and now they live a life of luxury as spoiled house cats. Adopted pets go with every outfit.
jumper – Prairie Mermaid – $15.30 (clearance + $15% off)
sweater – Old Navy via thredUP – $16.99
shoes – Anthropologie via Poshmark – FREE! (was $6, used credit)
TOTAL: $32.29
This jumper is a cold-weather staple in my wardrobe. It's this lovely black velvet, so it's nice and thick. I got it from the Prairie Mermaid, which is my amazing friend Angie's small business. She never steers me wrong!
shirt– Lucy Avenue – FREE! (buy one get one sale)
jeans – Levis via thredUP – $21.99
sandals – Amazon – $11.05 (super cheap + 5% discount)
necklace – Prairie Mermaid/Etsy – FREE! (Hype Girl/post office lost)
TOTAL: $33.04
Speaking of Angie and the Prairie Mermaid, I am one of her "hype girls." It's the most fun thing - I post on social media about her store, and she gives me store credit in exchange (but let's be clear; I would sing Angie's praises for free all day every day). I used store credit on the necklace I'm wearing, and I added a little charm I bought from Etsy. The charm has black Icelandic sand in it, and Iceland is so close to my heart. The post office lost the first necklace, so the kind seller on Etsy sent me another one. When the original necklace showed up three months later, she said to go ahead and keep it.
dress – Svaha – $19.24
shoes – DSW – FREE! (buy one pair of sandals, get another free)
bracelet – Etsy – about $5 for supplies
TOTAL: $34.24
Here's another Svaha treasure! Much like Modcloth's stellar super clearance events, when the items on Svaha get really cheap, they're usually final sale. That was the case with this dress, but it fit like a charm, so it didn't matter. Plus - it's a Van Gogh dress. Like I'd ever return that.
pants – Modcloth via Poshmark – FREE! (were $15, used credit)
shoes – Modcloth via Poshmark – FREE! (were $15, used credit)
bracelet – Etsy – about $10 for supplies
TOTAL: $32.40
When you sell something on Poshmark, Poshmark takes 20% right off the top. Your money then goes into your account where you can use it as credit on other purchases or cash it out. It's awfully handy to buy something on Poshmark and see what your total is zero dollars. Really makes you feel like a bargain champion.
jacket – Target via Poshmark – $9
skirt – Prairie Mermaid – $10.80 (moving sale)
shoes – Chelsea Crew via Poshmark – $14
TOTAL: $33.80
I first met Angie at the Prairie Mermaid when she had her shop in Brookings. She has since moved to Sioux Falls, and when she did, she had a massive moving sale. I scored this gorgeous skirt (and so so so many other things) then - so this is far from the last you'll see of my Prairie Mermaid wardrobe.
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That's it for volume #19 of my outfits under $35! You know I'll be back soon with more!
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