If someone asked me if I loved to shop I would always tell them No. The truth is I’ve always hated shopping for the most part…excluding shoe shopping. I mean, what girl doesn’t love trying on new shoes!? I couldn’t walk past a pair of cute shoes without trying them on if my life depended on it (lol)!! But the thought of having to walk around a store and trying on different things never appealed to me really. It always seemed like such a never ending labor intensive job that yielded mediocre results at best. And Oh those dreaded dressing rooms with the horrible mirrors and bad lighting. I can never forget about how many body image complexes they used to give me growing up as a teenager. 

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The truth is I’ve never felt completely satisfied shopping in regular stores especially as a Muslimah.  So many times you’d go shopping and it would be either a hit or a miss. There was never a guarantee of finding exactly what you were looking for so often times you would just settle for whatever kinda/sorta worked. Fast forwarding to my adult years and rediscovering thrift stores was like a total wake up call for me.  And I say rediscovering because I grew up wearing thrifted clothing as a child at times so it wasn’t totally new for me. But Thrifting was different than shopping and although probably just as if not more labor intensive it was fun, exciting and surprisingly very therapeutic. I loved the thrill in the hunt for hidden gems hiding between heaps of clothing waiting for someone to rediscover and bring back to life. Therefore, for this blog I wanted to highlight a buried hidden treasure I found out while thrifting recently. And it is this beautiful full length dress…..

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So of course, this beautiful navy blue dress is the highlight of this outfit. Let me just say when I saw her kind of sticking out between all the other pieces on the rack it took me awhile to process how it was not snatched up already (lol). I mean, it was just simply gorgeous, and I was too thrilled to try her on finding out she fit perfectly!! I just loved the simplicity in this dress from the basic navy blue color to the floor length and the much needed long sleeves. I love the fact that it’s empired waisted with a fit and flare shape which is flattering on so many different shapes and sizes. The fluidity and movement of the fabric is just absolutely gorgeous. It is very rare to find dresses like this in regular stores let alone a thrift store, so I  was so appreciative for this discovery. And at only a whopping 3 bucks, I felt like I had hit the jackpot….Cha Ching (lol)!!!....

I decided to stick with more neutral and earth tones to accent my dress so I went with my leather camel Guess Platform heels. With this dress being so long I definitely needed the height of a higher heel along with some comfort, and these did just the trick.

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I decided to throw a little green into my outfit with my vintage leather hunter green and chestnut Liz Claiborne handbag. I simply adore this bag and it is definitely one of my favorite recent finds. I just love the colors navy blue and green together so I thought it went nicely with my dress. ...

Last but not least, I chose a basic navy blue cotton jersey hijab to pair along with my outfit. I wanted to stick with Navy blue as the stand alone color. Instead of wearing earrings  with this outfit,  I repurposed a couple of clutch bag chains along with a beaded necklace I had taken apart and threw altogether to create this neck piece. I just loved how the necklace matched my bag and shoes picking up the hints of green and browns as well as complemented my overall outfit.....

Welp that’s it for today you guys. I hope you enjoyed this look of mine. Don’t forget to stay and slay on a budget!!  Happy Treasure Hunting!! *Waves*..

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What I Wore:

KOH KOH Jersey Dress: $3 @Value Village

Guess Heels: $6 @Goodwill

Liz Claiborne Handbag: $1 @PATO