My Edit

Blogger Jentine of My Edit writes beautifully about her love of thrifted fashion, her degree in Fashion Design and her favorite food.

1. Describe your style in 3 words. 
Joyful, unique and onabudget (trying to stick to the three words).

2. How do you put an outfit together, any tips? 
The most important thing when getting dressed is to look good. Have fun and experiment but if a look or trend doesn't work on your body or colouring or lifestyle, just leave it for off-duty models.

3. Your hair always looks gorgeous, what's your favorite way to wear it? 
Thanks for the compliment! I dyed my hair very dark about two years ago and it took forever (and some orange in between stages) to get back to a health(ish) blonde. I used to always straighten my hair and get frustrated with the damage and with the fact that it would never stay in place. I'm wiser now and I often split my hair in two and roll and pin it up for a day. This gives me soft beachy waves the next day with minimum effort.

4. A lot of your pieces are thrifted, have you got any secrets to where and how to find such amazing stuff? 
It's no secret that I go to Talize  a lot. It's huge, clean and is constantly restocked. I'm good at thrifting but Talize is also good to me. I can't believe the stuff I find. I also visit any tiny thrift stores I pass by. Sometimes those places are goldmines because the staff is not aware good brands (they mark up mall brands like Guess and Abercrombie but leave something like Sonia Rykiel for $2... true and happy story). My biggest tip is to be open minded and actually LOOK! A rack may be full of polyester mumus but you may find some silk goodness hidden away between it all. If you are squeamish, take some hand sanitizer... If you can't bring yourself to thrift, don't worry. Please continue to donate your gently used items. I would be very comfortable with a thrifting monopoly.

5. What is your favorite food/meal? 
This is really hard to answer. I just really like food. But my mom does make this fisherman's pie with salmon and broccoli, that is delicious, nutricious and my mom makes it, so that means I only have it with the good company of my family.

6. Most inspirational and stylish movie you've ever seen? 
I really don't watch a lot of movies... but I remember watching Clueless back in the day and desperately wanting some knee highs and an 'as if!' t-shirt...

7. Imagine you needed to start your wardrobe from scratch, what would be the first 5-10 things you would buy? 
I hope I never have to go back and start my wardrobe again, I'm a little emotionally attached to some of my things. But if I had to start over, I would begin with some good basics (yes, very exciting I know...). Some nice tight black jeans (to dress down or up), a blue plaid shirt (b/c I wear mine sooo much), brown boots (same thing... very versatile), some cowhide, leopard booties (as spice), a black well-fitting, conservative but unique dress (if I need to get a job, especially since I will clearly need to rebuild my wardrobe), a khaki, high waisted skirt (just because), a brown leather belt (part of the blogger uniform) and a black leather bomber (ditto). And then you better believe that I would tear my couch apart for spare change and get myself over to a thrift store.

8. What's your favorite outfit you've ever worn?  
Lots... I can honestly say, I love my closet. But if I had to pick something, I would pick my floor length sequin skirt... I felt very special (if slightly constricted) all day. There is a wedding coming up, I think it deserves a repeat...

9. Describe your perfect day. 
Sleep in with Matt and the herd of cats. Catch up on my favourite blogs. Spend a bit of time alone at Talize. Go to the beach with a big stack of magazines. Do my gardens. Host a bbq in the backyard for family and friends. Spend some time with the mirror and get all dressed up to dance. Dance.... kinda cheesy. I think the best right now would be to have a day off and not stress out about dresses. I have some deadlines coming up and I spend a lot of time feeling guilty if I'm not working on them every free moment.

10. You have a degree in Fashion Design, how has this influenced your style and the way you think about clothes?
Having a degree means having an excuse to shop and dress how I wish. Shopping is research and if anyone publicly questions my style, they will go down because I have a degree. Haha, I kid. Honestly, I still have no idea what I want to do exactly but Fashion Design did give me an appreciation for the work that goes into original clothing. But it also taught me about the lack of work as well. The industry is not so glamourous and a lot of 'fashion design' jobs are based on knocking off designers. This may not be a shock to you but I really had no clue how little design was often done. Hence, for now I am pretty content working outside landscaping as opposed to behind a computer.

Going to school for Fashion Design gave me the roots for my love of fashion. My own style and understanding has grown so much since University but the basis for my fashion obsession was started in University.