Tuesday Try in Retro Stripes

Long time no Monday Style Prompt.  I had lots of fun last year with the style prompts – tried some new things, explored different style personalities, avoided falling into a style rut, had some good excuses to go thrifting!!  This year (and by year I mean September to June), I’m moving things to Tuesday for the Tuesday Try!  I almost called it the Tuesday Trend then decided that for the everyday woman, “trends” might be something we’re not interested in.  We want style, which may or may not include trends.  However, we often need a little style nudge so I’m hoping the Tuesday Try will be a fun way to express and explore personal style!  

As with the Monday Style Prompt, I will issue a prompt on the weekend on Facebook which gives you some time to browse your closet and/or go thrifting (you’re welcome in advance), AND you will be able to hit the Monday sale days!  The prompt might be a trend, a colour combo, a style personality – I’m open to suggestions too!  Give the prompt a try on Tuesday and tag me on Instagram @thespiritedthrifter, Twittter @SpiritedThriftr or Facebook (The Spirited Thrifter) and use the hashtag #TuesdayTry.  It will be like choosing your outfits with your sister or best friend – more fun together!  This week’s Tuesday Try was HORIZONTAL STRIPES.  Stripes are a staple for many yet there are still women out there who believe they can’t wear them or that stripes make you look fat.  TOTALLY NOT TRUE.  Stripes are awesome.  They are forgiving, chic and the default print that looks good with every other print.  Stripes look good with jeans or under a suit jacket.  They are classic for the office or hockey rink (that’s me gearing up to be a hockey mom).  I’m going to be bold here and declare that every wardrobe needs some horizontal stripes.  I have a collection of striped pieces, but that doesn’t stop me from buying more!  For the inaugural Tuesday Try, I took my most recent striped acquisition out for the day!

I can’t remember if this vintage top was from the 80’s or 90’s according to the Magpie tag but either way, that means I’m old enough to be vintage.

The sleeves give this top away as retro.  I tried pinning them…

If you love stripes like me, I hope you tried something new today, such as mixing striped pieces like Shannon or mixing prints like Sara.  And if you are iffy on stripes, I hope your mind was changed today!  Stay tuned on Facebook this weekend to learn next week’s Tuesday Try!  Thanks for playing along!

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