It started when I was a Senior in High School. I used to go there for men's blazers to wear with my rolled jeans. Then, for Halloween I decided to go as a vampiress:
I'm on the far left of the picture. I got the dress - triangle cut out in front and large section missing (on purpose) from the back for 49 cents. And then I wore it in December to the Nutcracker ballet in Cleveland. That was the start of a love affair.
I've just always had that kind of luck there. And I don't mind shopping there. NOT in the slightest. Jones New York, Armani, Banana Republic, Ann Taylor... People who pay $50 for a pair of jeans....pshaw, i spit on where you walk!...OKAY, not really!!:)
I just have phenomenal luck. In addition, I love anything RETRO. When I was a size nothing, I loved dressing up in 60's and 70's stuff....NOT INSPIRED STUFF...the real damn ass thing!
I can walk in knowing what I'm looking for be it a theme, a color, a pair of shoes, what not...and I can find it 8.5 times out of 10! It's where I head to first when I have to dress for a special occasion like this:
This gorgeous dress cost me $4. And, I'm STILL hearing about it ;)
Another time I was told to dress 'casual dressy rock star.' I came up with this:
and this, too, was from the big S. A.:
The OTHER reason I love the Salvation Army is that it's organized by clothing type, then by length, then by color. O.M.G. A OCD/ACD/AC-DC person's dream:
Fine, call me what you like! It was this love of the S.A. that led me to color coordinate my shirts in my closet(s). First is black, then gray then white. On the second tier is green, then blue, purple, pink, orange, red, off white and brown... IT WORKS, OKAY??!!
I find that when I'm frustrated, I can go spend 30 minutes in the Salvation Army store and I get back into my zone.
UNTIL TODAY.
Now YOU have to deal with me.
Casual Dressy Rock Star, anyone?
And you always look amazing :)
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