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No NEW clothes or shoes for an entire YEAR? Are you serious???
Absolutely! I have INSANELY challenged myself to wear a “new”
(to me) outfit EVERYDAY that is 100% thrifted. I will shop thrift stores,
consignment shops, pop-up shops and other resell avenues to creatively style my
wardrobe for the entire 2016. I am dragging (literally) my husband, Tiger,
along for the ride. He's not totally convinced he can thrift at 100%, but he
will try to come close. Thrifting is a hobby for me - I love the idea of
getting trendy outfits, ultra-chic vintage and high end clothing for so little.
It's a great way to save coins.
Who are we?
Just some regular folks. We are Tiger and Kaye Gibson aka #TeamGibson. I (Kaye – the prominent voice of
the blog) am a marketing director for a small firm in Atlanta. Tiger is a
professional comedian, by profession, and a minister of the gospel, by love of
God! People often refer to us as a "Power Couple". Their words. But we're
not perfect, or out to set #RelationshipGoals. We simply love each other, have
fun together and just fit into each other's crazy worlds....perfectly. We were
married September 14, 2015, and accomplished a lot in our first year - bought a
new luxury car, both of us started school (working on our master's), and built
a house from the ground up. So the idea of saving, in the midst of all that
amassed debt is definitely a benefit!
So…here’s the challenge:
Kaye’s Way
- I am getting rid of anything in my closet, not thrifted or gifted – like out of my closet, and out of my house. I’ll take pictures for proof, and will either donate or resell those items. That’s pretty much my ENTIRE Closet! *insert tears and nail biting here*
- I will give myself a budget of $75 per month for shopping. That’s it. That includes clothes and shoes. (whatever I don't spend will rollover to the next month, though)
- I will shop weekly. I think Wednesdays will be my day. That could change.
- I will only buy apparel from thrift and consignment stores, or events with the same purposes (resell/recyclers/etc). NO NEW RETAIL STORES, MALLS, BOUTIQUES, ONLINE STORES (the all caps is my Note to self)! (Thrifted clothes can have new tags on them)
- I will wear a different outfit every single day of the year. I can mix and match pieces, but never the same exact outfit.
- Every day, I will post my outfit, along with prices and stores to my blog. EVERYDAY. Even days when I don’t feel like it. Or days when I’m not confident in my outfit choice. Even days in my PJ’s, which will incidentally be thrifted as well! 365 days straight.
Tiger’s Way
- He will keep everything in his closet and just add to it.
- He will rely on his wife for most of his shopping, but will make sure to wear it all. So her shopping rules apply. (Kaye speaking/writing, of course!)
- He will wear a different outfit every single day of the year, with at least 1 prominent thrifted outfit. That could be a shirt, jacket, pants, tie, etc. Must be a prominent piece of the outfit, though. Nothing like a “thrifted handkerchief” only!
- Every day, he will take a pic of his outfit, and post it on the blog (and sometimes social media) along with his wife’s finds. He may learn to love it before the year is out! *cross fingers here*
