HOW TO: Restyle Something From Your Closet.

          If you've been reading here awhile then you know that I love to restyle older fashion pieces. When you're a gal on a budget, it's not always within your means or practical to always go out and buy completely new outfits, so that's where creativity and your sense of style comes into play! It's no fun to keep wearing the same thing over and over and styled in the same way, but if you take something that you've worn before and make a totally new outfit with it, it can be both fun and rewarding, and also good on your bank account! I'm walking you through that process in today's post, and also styling this cute new skirt!

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Top {Old and restyled! Similar here} // Skirt c/o // Shoes {Old, similar here} // Purse {Old, very similar here} // Necklace {Not online, identical here} // Ring // Lipstick // 

      The key to restyling beloved fashion pieces can be broken down into just a few simple tips: 

     1. Always mix a restyled item with something new. In the case of this outfit, I rediscovered this paisley bell sleeve crop top that I've had for a few years during my recent move! When I received this adorable lace-up skirt in the mail recently from Chicwish, I was already envisioning pairing the two together. 

     

      2. Make the end goal a totally new outfit. You need to make sure that the restyled outfit looks totally different then how you used to wear the item! This top was one of my go-to's for going out looks during my junior and senior years of college, especially in the winter months. Since it's such a statement top I used to throw it on with a pair of skinny jeans and wedges and call it good! By wearing it with a mini skirt and sandals, I gave it a totally different feel, and if college friends saw this outfit I bet they wouldn't be able to tell that it was my same beloved nightlife top of a couple years ago! The key is to make something old "new" again... not to repeat old outfits!

     3. ACCESSORIZE! Accessories, makeup and hairstyles are your best friend when restyling! Don't be afraid to change things up from your normal look. Again- the more different that these things look, the newer or more different it will make your restyled piece of clothing look! 

     Another note about the new piece that I'm wearing in this outfit- which is the darling lace-up skirt! This is my first item that I've received from Chicwish. I have heard of the website from other bloggers shopping there, so I was so excited to try some things for myself! This is such a fun and flirty little number and I think it would be great for Girls' Nights Out. (I am wearing a size S- I do think it fits more like an XS though.)

     

     Hope y'all are having a great week! Midweek Ramblings will of course be up tomorrow. I am so excited that the weather is finally supposed to be sunny and start to warm up in Vermont for later this week/weekend! It has been in the 50s for much of the past week- isn't that insane?

     God Bless,



     xoxo Annaliese (or Charlotte XO on the radio!)