Bloom Where You Are Planted – July’s Thrifty Six

Before talking about the outfit, I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you for all your lovely messages following mum’s passing. It’s a weird and sad time, but the love and support from you means so much. I haven’t been on Instagram much over the last couple of weeks, but I’m easing myself back into social media.

The prompt “Bloom Where You Are Planted” immediately brought to mind floral and botanical prints. However, none of my holiday outfits featured preloved floral prints and I didn’t feel up to shooting anything new. When I looked back through the outfits I’d photographed, it occurred to me that this dress is a little bit like a flower with its bright colours and tiered hem – especially when standing next to a co-ordinating bloom!

Then, on a deeper level, I started thinking about what it really means to “bloom where you are planted”. For me, it means flourishing in any situation or location; resilience, adaptability, defiant joy. It may sound corny but sometimes choosing to be happy can feel rebellious. So on my birthday I will endeavour to bloom, and to feel gratitude for the wonderful people in my life.

Dress by Never Fully Dressed (Vinted) | Seafolly bag (old) | Coast sandals | Yaa Yaa London ring

Let’s see how my blogger friends are blooming…

Jane of Preloved-Vintage-Handmade

“‘Bloom where you are planted’ is the T6 theme for July – meaning ‘make the most of what you have’…
It’s difficult to interpret this metaphor through the medium of fashion so I’m deconstructing it to focus on one word…
…I’m ‘blooming’ in an exuberant floral pattern smash, vivid green and yellow with flashes of red, turquoise and pink!
Framed by this prolific Virginia Creeper, I’m very much embracing the botanicals, I’m a flower in full bloom…”

Shelbee of Shelbee on the Edge

“Since Jodie’s theme screams for florals, I found this challenge to be a rather easy one. I love colorful floral prints as evidenced by the abundance of them in my closet. Conveniently, many of my floral prints are thrift store finds or preloved hand-me-downs. I found this bright yellow dress on a thrifting adventure with my sister over spring break and I had to have it because it is so stinking cheerful. Nothing else in this outfit was secondhand, but I did style four different thrifted outfits using preloved floral pieces. You can see all four on my blog.”

Sally of Within a World of My Own

“For this month’s ‘blooming’ theme, I created my outfit around a thrifted T-shirt with light blue and peachy-coral flowers on a navy background (navy-based prints being my absolute favorite). I added a thrifted coral skirt and a thrifted scarf that I braided to create a face-framing fabric necklace. I continued the theme with a handmade mixed metal flower chain and link necklace layered with a thrifted gold tassel necklace. My chambray ballet flats from Payless in 2015 are the only retail-bought component of this look.”

Nancy of Nancy’s Fashion Style

“So when I received this dress, it was actually a bit different than I thought it would be. It’s brighter and oranger than I thought. But I embraced the dress as I love a high low hemline. And the colours are good colours for me. Also I am using a bit more orange in my makeup so that’s all pretty good right! The dress has a ribbon on the inside to tighten. I like that because the dress doesn’t show that much skin that way when you are sitting. Because this is a real wrap dress, not a faux one like this dress.“

Jodie of Jodie’s Touch of Style

“I have plenty of plant prints in my closet, but I’ve been finding a bunch of print linen pants at the thrift store, so I decided to style these. The funny thing is that my crew all styled plant clothing for our bottom half, too. Blooming together, right? The purse is my favorite thrifty find, but my hubby calls it a monstrosity.”

I hope you enjoyed our blooming colourful outfits! The Thrifty Six will be back with another challenge on the third Monday of August.

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