The Thrifty Six in Wintergreen is our final instalment of the year. 2024 has flown by! With winter solstice only a few days away, this is the darkest time of the year. The lack of sunlight is challenging for me, and many others, I know. I find wearing green in the depths of winter uplifting and calming. It reminds me that spring is not too far away, and soon we will see those first new shoots. Well, actually I think the seasons have become less defined due to climate change, so who knows what will bloom and when!
According to iColorpalette, wintergreen covers a range of shades from very light to deep green. I have a lot of green in my wardrobe, but surprisingly, not much of it is second hand. My coat is an old one, bought on eBay years ago. It’s probably more of a spring coat as it’s not very thick, but fine with a jumper underneath. It’s roomy enough to layer up when I need to. I didn’t have a lot of time to think about this outfit, so I kept the colour palette simple: green, black and white. These palazzo style jeans are the black version of the blue ones (seen here) that are currently my favourites. Unfortunately, these come up larger than the blue jeans and the crotch hangs too low, which I find irritating. So I will have to return them. Never mind, black is not really my colour anyway!
SHOP THE LOOK
Marks and Spencer coat (eBay) | Marks and Spencer jeans | Converse Run Star Motion trainers (Vinted) | Warehouse geometric print top | Zara bag (old) | Yaa Yaa London ring | SkinnyDip London sunglasses | Pia Jewellery brooch
“I love every shade of green in winter, but for a December outfit, I chose olive and sage greens with black and a pop of red. I can wear this thrifted black-and-olive leaf print dress in every season of the year, depending on how I layer it. The thrifted scarf is an amazing woven pattern with red, bright pink, orange, black, dark blue, and green tones that blend together beautifully.”
“Ain’t this a colourful outfit for me! I love the pink jacket with the red boots. And although I am totally not a fan of red and green together, too Christmassy, it works somehow in this look. And you all know how I love black but I never wear these preloved trousers with black. Only with red, pink or yellow. So you could say these are my out of the box trousers. It even has some embroidery on the left pocket.”
“I believe in the power of the color green and had the 3 of us from my crew show different concepts of how to wear it. I am using it as a pop of color in my monochromatic outfit. Everything except my eyeglasses and lace Halftee (under the sweater) is thrifted or preloved.”
“The T6 theme for December is ‘Wintergreen’; a beautiful shade of green, somewhere between teal, peacock and pine…
…it’s a rich jewel colour with a distinct festive feel, perfect for a special Christmas Day outfit!
I found this vision in velvet at a Kilo Sale way back in January; it was love at first sight and I knew it would be my Christmas Day dress…
Soft velvet radiates light, gold trims bring opulence and the exquisite neck piece looks like it’s part of the dress…
I can’t wait to step out on Christmas morning – I hope the day is as bright and fresh as this dress!”
“I found this wintergreen duster style top with brown squiggles on a summertime thrifting adventure. I’d never had the chance to wear it before the cold weather arrived, but I was able to style this lightweight top for winter with some creative layering. I added preloved boots, a necklace, scarf, and earrings in various shades of brown and green to create a cool color combination that really stands out in the snow.”
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What a gorgeous coat to find on eBay! I love it with that fabulous top underneath. It’s too bad about the jeans. I read somewhere that black jeans have something differently done to them, and that’s why they fit differently.
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Thanks Marsha! Oh that’s interesting – they definitely fit differently. Someone I follow on Insta did a try on in the changing room with different colours and sizes and she also noticed the differences. I wish there was more consistency!
I agree that green is a uplifting colour! And we need that as the sun hasn’t shine here for 10 days in a row. Its a lovely coat, love the clean design of it!
Thanks Nancy! Oh how I miss the warm sunshine…it’s doesn’t seem to get light some days!
I really love the colour!!
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Thanks Jennifer!
Green is such a lovely color for winter!
I hope you have a wonderful holiday season!
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Thank you Amber! Wishing you a very Merry Christmas!
What a great coat, Emma! I love that shade of green on you and it looks wonderful paired with black and white. I really like your wide legged black jeans and your cute chunky sneakers underneath. Your brooch is so beautiful, too!
Shelbee
Thank you Shelbee! I usually forget to wear brooches but I remembered to add one this time!
I love this color green: the coat is a nice one for the season and I love that you can layer under. With the way the weather is here, I have to think about how the weather will be at the end of the day to plan my outfits: it can get warmer by 20 to 30 degrees (Fahrenheit).
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