23 Dec

Posted at 00:53h in Thrift by
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"Thrift shopping takes too much time." "I never find anything!"

These are just a few of the complaints I still hear about thrift shopping. I mean, I get it. Thrifting *can* feel like hours of digging to never find anything. Or sometimes it means dealing with a push crowd. I guess the same can be said for shopping at any store, but there just seems to still be an overall frustration some people associate with heading into a thrift store.Well, I was super excited to hear the online thrift shop, thredUP, has a new service for people who don't have the time or patience for secondhand shopping. I first blogged about thredUP back in 2009 when they first launched as an online clothing swap and to say they've come a long way is an understatement.I wrote the book on how to thrift shop {literally!}, so any time something new comes around that's meant to make secondhand shopping easier and more accessible, I'm down to share it. 

14 Dec

Posted at 08:00h in shopping, Style Guide by
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I've pretty much been broke my entire life. And you know what? I have no shame in saying that! But over the past decade I've learned how to not always look broke. Aha, that's the key!I realized it wasn't about how much money I did or didn't spend, it was always about the choices I made when I did drop some cash on clothes. I'm back to making videos and this one's all about what I wore when I was broke!looking-fly-on-a-dime-floral-blazer-white-turtleneck-dress

08 Dec

Posted at 00:31h in Deals & Steals, Fab Under $50, shopping by
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A few days ago I made another appearance on Essence Now, Essence magazine's weekly digital show. Last year I showed affordable style options to decode your holiday party dress code. But this time around it was still holiday related, but all about gift baskets.
While you can buy a ready made gift basket, there's nothing better than creating a custom DIY gift basket. One that's really tailored to the person and the things they want or even need.
LookingFlyonaDimePatriceJWilliamsgiftguide

09 Nov

Posted at 19:50h in Looking FLY on a Dime by
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*taps mic* This thing on?
It's been almost six months since my last blog post. 6. Long. Months. Back in the day I would have never gone longer than six days, let alone six months, without having new content. So why did I stop blogging with no notice or explanation?
One month passed. No new posts. Then another two months passed. No new style posts. Then my six or seven year blogiversary came on September 1 and I still didn't blog and really didn't care.
Well, I was tired. But it was more than that. I'v been tired before, downright exhausted and I still managed to push through. This was different.
patrice j williams vintage dress looking fly on a dime