A Special Occasion

I went home to North Carolina this past weekend to visit my family but mostly to suprise my grandmother for her 60th Birthday Party. I told her I wouldn;t be able to make it so she wasn't expecting me. She cried of course lol. I got to wear this great vintage thrifted dress I got a few weeks ago. Actually my entire outfit and purse is thrifted except the shoes!

My grandma was sooooooooooooo surprised!

I got this dress Here at Valley Thrift Shop for $5, got the belt Here at Beacons Closet for $15, and the blazer Here at Goodwill for $15.

I also got to see my favorite person in the world...my little cousin! She is so adorable and smart. We spent time playing one of my favorite childhood games Candyland!

Outfit

Dress: Thifted from Vally Thrift Shop $5 fashion STEELE!!!!!!

Blazer: Thifted from Goodwill

Shoes: BCBGeneration

Belt: Thifted from Beacons Closet Brooklyn

I had a great time back home. There weather was awesome. I also did a tiny bit of shopping and picked up some great pieces I can't wait to wear once it gets a little warmer. Urban Outfitters is having such a fantastic sale! If you havent been recently run there. I miss being around my family but when I go home I always feel so loved and missed and like a super star. I really needed this mini-vacay to recharge.

What do you all do/Where do you all go to recharge???

XOXO

Monroe

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Cozy street of Vintage, Thrift and Art: A girls dream

Yesterday I did a ton of thrift shopping. I stopped by 3 great places..all on the same block and right around the corner where I had the delicious Mac-n-Cheese spring rolls the other day. It's 17th St between 6 and 7th Ave in NYC. This little cozy street boast 3 vintage/thrift stores and an awesome museum The Rubin. If you are in the area you should check this street out especially if you love thrifting and vintage! First off, I stopped at Housing Works. Now usually I frequent the one on 23rd St. But the one on 17th Street was equally awesome!

Loved this green parka..only $20 bucks!

This chair is so unique but was a little out of my price range but still its so gorgeous!

So many ways I could color block this blazer! When I saw it I thought of all the color block Gucci ads I've been seeing everywhere including on Katy Perry on the cover of ELLE.

I actually ended up purchasing this bag! It would be perfect for the Spring and Summer.

So far I've visited 3 of the Housing Works Thrift Stores in NYC. Check out the other stores posts HERE and HERE!!!! 

Next up, I visited Angel Street Vintage. I've been here a few times before. They have a better furniture collection than clothes and accessories. I do love how they did their window display though.

Lastly I went to Pippin Vintage but it was just too amazing and I have to post all the photos in another post! Stay tuned because if you love vintage hats, rings, necklaces, and the like you will love my post on Pippin! So this was how I spent my Valentine's Day. I thrift shopped till I dropped and also scored some great things at Loehmanns that I will share later.
 How funny I saw Bethenny Frankel at Loehmanns with her husband and baby Sunday afternoon. After thrifting I had a great lunch at Cafetasia one of my favorite thai restaurants. My meal was only $9 for pad thai, spring rolls with pinapple sauce and a thai tea! Yummy! After lunch I got a much needed pedicure with an extra foot massage because fashion week stilettos are killing my feet.
So what did you all do for V-day???

XOXO

Monroe