Vancouver Vogue: Value Village Menswear Challenge

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Value Village Menswear Challenge

I must say, when Elizabeth from The Style Saver wanted to challenge us to style a thrifted menswear item as a dress, I thought it was going to be a breeze! Little did I know... how insanely hard it would be!

I searched high and low for hours in Value Village, piling XL shirts, blazers, jackets, t-shirts into my cart, trying on every single one, only to realize in vain that all of them were too short. My plan to take a massive shirt and just cinch it with a belt was not looking like a viable option any more. I just looked like I was wearing my boyfriend's shirt with no pants on...not exactly the look we were going for!

And then all of a sudden, it clicked! I thought to myself, wait, why am I limiting myself to wearing it as it was intended to be worn? As a shirt? So I unbuttoned the XL Tommy Hilfiger dress shirt, adjusted the neckline, and tied the sleeves in a bow: voila! I mastered the bow tieing a bit better once I had gotten home and watched a few Youtube tutorials.

I was relieved to hear when Elizabeth said she had had just as much trouble as I did finding the right shirt. In fact, you can read all about her experience and get her outfit details on The Style Saver (she'll explain why her "dress" turned into a shirt!). You can follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter too, to see more of her awesome thrifted finds!

So? How do you think we fared? Did we beat the challenge?