separate stripes

{ What I Wore: J.Crew Factory tank & skirt (see below for similar options) // Steve Madden heels ℅ Macy's // glasses ℅ Ozeal Glasses (sold out, similar) // clutch ℅ DAAME }

All Photos | Zipporah Photography

For a plethora of reasons, I have largely refrained from personal clothes shopping for the past 6 months. With my job change I still just really don't know what I will need to be properly equipped & am trying to save up for a big "back to school" shopping trip in the next month or so.

However, earlier this month I found myself majorly wanting a new striped dress (keyword: want not need). My willpower was starting to wane until I realized that I could pair my J.Crew Factory tank & skirt together to create my own striped dress using what I already owned.

(Psst - J.Crew Factory is currently having an extra 50% off their clearance sale section!)

And if I was going to get a new striped dress, it would totally be the cute one with leather patch pockets below (& at under $50 I don't know if I will be able to resist for long!)

Have you ever created something totally new using items you already had in your closet?

Better than any shopping high if you ask me!

P.S. The $300 + gold foil print giveaway ends tonight!