MOD Dress $17 from Crossroads Trading
Hello & Welcome back to “Where Feng Shui Meets Fashion”! Podcast Episode 16. A place for Home & Wardrobe Inspiration. My name is Laura and I’m a certified Feng Shui Practitioner, Curator and Stylist for you and your Space. New Episodes drop every Sunday Morning. Subscribe for weekly tips on mindful dressing and decorating! This hybrid Podcast & Newsletter originates on Substack where you can follow me for all the visuals, text and video. My stories about Feng Shui & Fashion are told in part through pictures and visuals in the body of my newsletters here on Substack. So if you’re listening on Spotify or ITunes, you can subscribe for free on Substack. For all my other content and services check out my Link-tree.
Shop Green & Save Green is my new mantra! Clothes achieve a greater lifespan and our bank accounts retain their worth. It’s easier than ever because it can be done online just as easily as at your local consignment store or used clothing store.
You can also make a profit from your hand me downs. It’s genius and it’s really good Feng Shui! You can incentivize yourself to declutter that closet, in order to make money and acquire some welcome new additions to your wardrobe. We all have clothes in our closets that are just taking up space. Pieces that we don’t need, love or wear. It’s dead energy that could be replaced with a more viable option. You want to refresh the energy of your closet periodically and also the narrative or story your clothes are telling about you. They are essentially costumes so what roles are dressing up for and what roles do you no longer want to play? I try to edit both my closet and my clients closet’s with this in mind.
Just as our Epigenetic’s speaks to how our environments have a tremendous impact on us, so too do our clothes. They are our most intimate environments since they adorn our physical bodies. The energetic of our clothes are a powerful tool.
Styling from a Feng Shui perspective goes much deeper than the clothes. It’s a Therapeutic experience that reveals our inner workings and empowers our goals. Think Dress for Success!
I have personally been cultivating a couple of different capsules wardrobe themes. The most prominent being my Yin & Yang capsule wardrobe. It’s a collection of Black & White wardrobe pieces that are versatile, and emphasize Metal & Water elements. I also have what I call my dating capsule which are outfits I plan to wear on romantic dates. For my Yin & Yang collection, I recently acquired a number of dresses in black and white, along with blazers, pants, skirts and a leather jacket. Revamping a wardrobe can get expensive so I funded this endeavor with the profits made from selling off my underutilized items. I also purchased most of my new pieces 2nd hand via Poshmark & Crossroads Trading at a tremendous value.
My most recent acquisition is the Mod inspired Black & White checkered Short Sleeve Aline dress pictured at the top of this story. I absolutely love this little number which was just $17 at Crossroads Trading! I see myself wearing this for business and pleasure, perhaps even Halloween with the mod theme. It’s a Zara brand dress that would retail in $100 range. It’s retro inspired and I got it at a fraction of the price it sold for. Why spend more when you don’t have to? Why not shop green?
CROSSROADS TRADING
The same day I got these 2 dresses from Crossroads I also sold something. So my trade value for the 2 dresses each priced at $17 totaled just $28.97 with tax.
Pictured here is the 2nd dress I bought that day. Omg yes folks believe it or not it’s a colorful dress! I finally strayed from my Black & White theme! This one is a very body conscious and intended for the dating capsule. This dress is a fitted stretchy ruched Floral Strawberry mini dress with a scooped neck by AFRM whose dresses retail at around $120. As mentioned, I paid $17 for it. It’s in brand new condition and very flattering. While shopping at used clothing stores can be hit or miss, when it is a hit, it’s exhilarating! I feel like a huntress on the prowl when I shop these stores and while I don’t always come home with prey, I’m usually able to sell something and come home with a profit. Shopping online at resellers like Poshmark or ThredUp, tends to be much more efficient, however since you can’t try things on, you run the risk of purchasing something that may not work out. Returns on Poshmark are only an option if the item is damaged or miss-represented. That’s why you want to shop brands with consistent sizing that you’re familiar with and check for and ask for the measurements.
In the second picture I styled the strawberry floral dress with my new Truth & Pride Black Leather Motorcycle Jacket also purchased 2nd hand from Poshmark. Even the black patent leather purse is 2nd hand from a while back. The leather jacket was more of a splurge at $116.38 but a worthwhile investment for this brand in genuine leather that retails at around $300.
Wardrobe planning and editing can be time consuming and for some folks a tedious task. I personally love Wardrobe planning and going through clothes and both editing and styling closets. That’s why I decided to pivot my Feng Shui practice and Incorporate Fashion Feng Shui ®️. If you’re interested in learning more about my styling services, you can schedule a complimentary intro zoom to learn more here Scheduling Link.
All right folks, I hope this inspires you to edit your closets with themed capsules and to shop green, so you can save green. If you want my help, you know where to find me! Cheers and Ciao for now!
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