One-Dollar Wonders

WIW: Desert Desperado

September 7, 2012

Worn to hang out with a friend and bounce around ideas about our various projects - since DH was off doing his own thing, I got to bust out these boots, which he doesn't like much. While the cat's away... :)

It was still very hot, but I am a little bit sick of hot weather clothes, so I wore this feather weight poncho to take a break from all the little tank tops and tank dresses I've been wearing. Matched with sandy tones, blue hues, and a little lizard ring to play up the Western leanings of the boots and poncho.

Jacket weather, where are you??

Hinge poncho - flea market
CK belt - YLF swap party
Michael Stars layering tank - flea market
Lucky Brand shorts - flea market DIY cutoffs
CK bag - flea market
MIA Buckaroo boots - Amazon

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16 Comments

  • nancylee replied 11 years ago

    Awesome casual look, Rae. And I LOVE those boots!

  • Angie replied 11 years ago

    (Your first photo is smaller than the rest - has it been cropped?)

    KILLER look :)

  • replied 11 years ago

    You wear shorts like no other. I love your casual outfits.

  • annagybe replied 11 years ago

    Looks great!

  • RoseandJoan replied 11 years ago

    I love your quirky jewellery Rae. I would love to see your finds on sale at a market stall!

    Your outfit is wonderful and the boots are a compliment for your skin tone.

  • rae replied 11 years ago

    Ah, somehow my camera image quality settings got messed up. I've fixed it now, though, for future posts!

    RoseandJoan, thank you. I always thought I would love to have a little secondhand shop someplace, but definitely not with the lease prices around here!

  • catgirl replied 11 years ago

    Totally cool.

  • replied 11 years ago

    Looks great, Rae!

  • replied 11 years ago

    How 'bout a store on Etsy?

    You look great, it's nice to see those legs again (look away hubs)! Love the light weight poncho for some drama too. See how good you look in black and tan? We are 80F with 80% humidity and cloud cover all day here. If it weren't so humid it would actually feel cool. Indeed, where is that jacket weather?

  • Caro in Oz replied 11 years ago

    Fantastic.

  • Suz replied 11 years ago

    I can't understand why hubs doesn't like those boots. And surely he must LOVE your legs in them, because if he doesn't, well, I don't know what to think of the guy. Send him to Shannon's hubby for some re-education. Shannon's hubby will teach him to say: You look like a sexy this. You look like a sexy that.

    And the thing is, you DO!!

  • Transcona Shannon replied 11 years ago

    Well hubby may not like the boots, but I do!

  • JulieJohn replied 11 years ago

    Ridiculously gorgeous. Now you've got me singing, Desssss-perado .....

    Can you do a dress-perado soon? I would like to see what you make of that idea.

  • rae replied 11 years ago

    Dress-perado! Damn, that's good. Challenge accepted; I have to see what I can dig up!

  • JulieJohn replied 11 years ago

    Cool! I await your "tough hombre" dress look with great anticipation.

  • nicoleb replied 11 years ago

    Looks great Rae! I like those boots!

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I'm just your average working stiff who loves nice things and hates to pay for them. This blog outlines my efforts to navigate that treacherous shopping/saving divide through swappin', thriftin', and even a little resellin'. Many of the pieces in my wardrobe cost me just $1! We've heard a lot about people "living above their means" in recent years; I'm championing the concept of living large *below* your means - whatever that means for you. :)