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OOTD – How to dress like Clueless (when you’re not going to a costume party)

pauperintoprincess / January 10, 2015 / No Comments

Obviously I love Clueless (as every self respecting fashionista does), and have always been inspired by the outfits in it. Charity shops are full of nineties throwbacks so it should be easy to dress like Cher every day,… View Post

Guest feature – Thrifting in Surrey

pauperintoprincess / December 21, 2014 / No Comments

This week the fabulous Lydia got in touch to share some great charity shop bargains with us. I love hearing from you guys about things you’ve found so please do send me in some pictures! “Hello! my name… View Post

A weekend of contrasts…. Day 2

pauperintoprincess / June 8, 2014 / No Comments

On the Sunday I headed out to the Big Vintage Lunch at Shelley Theatre near Boscombe. It was a brilliant event – really well organised with lots of different activities and entertainment. I’d highly recommend going next year,… View Post

Bargain homeware – Chalkboard and Mugs

pauperintoprincess / November 20, 2013 / No Comments

As always, Sinead is doing an awesome job of kitting out her home in bargain thrifted items. Today she’s got an adorable chalk board for 93p at her local charity shop! It’s such a bargain and is so… View Post

Day 25 – Retro cutie

pauperintoprincess / October 25, 2013 / No Comments

Today’s outfit is this super cute Primark dress with a vintage blazer/short coat I got from Goodwill in Boston. Both of these items hardly get any wear but actually go really well together. It felt on the… View Post

Day 23 – Leather and Lilac

pauperintoprincess / October 23, 2013 / No Comments

Today’s wear or donate is this leather skirt and lilac blouse. I haven’t managed to wear either of these yet as the blouse is a bit short, and the skirt is a bit big – but I couldn’t… View Post

Day 20 – Angora stripes

pauperintoprincess / October 20, 2013 / 5 Comments

Today we went to Croft Carboot (cue excitement!) in Leicester while visiting the DIY genius Cathi so boots were an essential. Since discovering I owned this black bodycon skirt I’ve been wearing it quite a bit. This angora… View Post

Summer Lovin’ from Sinead

pauperintoprincess / August 16, 2013 / No Comments

I don’t know about you but I am trying to string out summer as long as possible! I hate it when winter comes and it doesn’t matter what fabulous dresses or tops you have because they’re all hidden… View Post

Off the wall thrifting finds

pauperintoprincess / June 17, 2013 / No Comments

Today I wanted to show you a couple of the thrifting finds I got that are a bit more random. I don’t really know what I’m going to do with these yet, and maybe they’ll go straight… View Post

Splurge Friday… that fabulous party dress

pauperintoprincess / March 15, 2013 / No Comments

This dress was an absolute steal and when I saw it I just knew I had to get it. It was £20 in the Karen Millen outlet store just outside of Boston. It was in the sale… View Post

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