The recent pandemic and its resulting isolation have provided people with ample free time on their hands at home. Many have been creative of how they make use of this with people falling back in love with cooking or Marie Kondo-ing their home. Some chose to focus on their fitness journey or even dedicate it to a newfound passion. As for Caitlin Tratham of the small town in Jacksonville, North Carolina, she chose the latter. This amazing woman figured she could use this extra time to make her own outfits instead of just sitting around the house. And this is where the magic happened.
You see, Caitlin is a well-rounded lady. She’s a 33-year-old military spouse and a mom of three. She has always been enthused to making little projects of her own and experimenting with things she can work on. But if there are two things that she has been recently fond of, it’s vintage fashion and sewing. And with the recent situation, she was able to combine these two into an interesting hobby- redesigning hideous thrift store clothes into gorgeous OOTDs.
Caitlin was in love with the vintage style though they’re known to be quite costly and even difficult to find. And so, she thought that she could make use of the years of sewing experience and love for the craft to make her outfit ideas into reality. Since she’s also an avid thriftier, she found it’s the best way to do it. She went on hunting for unique pieces to alter and beautify. Her golden rule when shopping is that each item should not cost more than $10. This is pretty understandable considering that she’s doing all the work to save money after all.
If you’re looking for an inspiration for thrift store purchase makeovers or are just fascinated with seeing her cute and stylish work, here are 12 of our favorite transformations:
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Impressive, right?! You can see how the outfits where carefully planned and made. If only my hands and imagination would cooperate, then I just might start doing this as well! Way to go, mama!
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