"Yes, I Have on a Tie, but Look at my Girly Accessories!"

So far, the sisters at two birds have sent me thrifting for bow tie blouses, miss matched prints and floral to get dressed up for inspiration monday. But this week it didn't cost me anything.  All I had to do was raid my husband's closet!  Our inspiration today is a menswear look by AnnaLynne McCord:

I decided to girl up the menswear look with retro red lipstick, a pencil skirt and a vintage wicker purse.

My tie is somewhat casually knotted...most likely due to the fact that I do not know how to knot a tie correctly.  But we'll just call it casual cool.

I occasionally entertain visions of opening an Etsy store but it would be pretty hard to part with the goods.

I bought these at one of those stores where everything is one dollar.  Some of these Only $1 stores are treasure troves of costume jewelry.

These are my ruby slippers.  I could click them together three times and I'd be at home.  But I'm already at home so it would be pointless...

If you've stayed with me this far, I'd like to tell you that I am hopefully going to be featured in a contest at Fabulous 4 $50 & under.   To enter the contest you had to create an outfit for less than $50.  The contest ended yesterday and the top five outfits (vote for me!) will be posted on Fabulous for $50 & under (Thrifty Girl Vintage) around Tuesday, May 24th, and you can go there and vote for your favorite look (mine, mine, mine!).  (Disclaimer:  The previous sentence contained subliminal suggestions.)  Of course, if mine is not chosen as one of the top five, please disregard the previous paragraph <embarrassed face>.

What I'm Wearing:
White shirt, $2.50, Goodwill
Gray skirt, $12, Burke's Outlet
Red tie, borrowed from husband's closet
Vintage white wicker purse, $2, local rummage store
Two brown bracelets, $2, local only $1 store
Red shoes, $10, Shoe Show

Total Cost of Outfit:  $28.50