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“Clothes should enrich who you are” is just 1 of my many mottos.  Isn’t it true though?  Clothes should always enrich and enhance the very being of who you are.  Each day when you get up and dress it’s like you are painting the canvas that day of what you want to present to the world.  Since I’m an artist I say paint the biggest most abstract painting you can rest your eyes on.  I found this sexy silk Rebecca Taylor top with a touch of the bling bling.  I love Rebecca Taylor…  From a small town

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This 2 piece ensemble, top by Sharagano made in France top and black long formal skirt by Laundry by Shelli Segal, really does look red carpet worthy.  I have to be honest with you I know very little about Sharagano other than they are very reasonably prices pieces and made in France but this piece if you didn’t know better could have been designed by Thierry Mugler.  Shame on me for not taking enough photos of the top but there is ruching on both sides of the sleeves and it’s gorgeous.  The

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I’m sure there was a puddle when I found the very first Rifat Ozbek item I’ve ever found inside a thrift store.  I literally had to do a doubletake when I saw this label because finding this label in Atlanta is just not rare but almost extinct.  For more than 20 years, fashion designer Rifat Ozbek has been proving that Turkish design can still make its mark in the rarefied world of haute couture.  Born in Istanbul Turkey and studied in London.   In 1984 he launched his company and there were 2 l

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Someone please call 911 because with this super power posting I’m going to need all the additional help I can muster.  I mean this is action packed in this posting we have Anna Sui, Vince, Max Mara & Philippe Adec does life get any sweeter than this?  Lets roll…. I found this brand new Anna Sui bedazzled and bejeweled burgundy top and I love me some Anna Sui…LOVE HER…. within minutes of finding a brand new Anna Sui top I found this gray Vince top.  Vince was born in Los Angeles and is quickly be

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You know the thing I love the most about thrift store shopping other than the obvious fact that its the greenest form of shopping there is but because you get very STYLISH pieces.  I mean really and truly look at this posting and tell me otherwise.  The 2 tops are by Alice + Trixie & Michael Kors and both are sassy.  Vibrant patterns & effortless, chic silhouettes infused with boho-glamour are the essence of Alice + Trixie.  Each season designer & globetrotter Angela Taylor George delivers a fre

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My neighbor is in the film industry and not to long ago she had just returned from a shoot in LA and she told me that I would be all the rage out there.  Not because of my good looks or charming personality but because of doubletake.  She told me that people in Chicago, LA and NYC eat this green movement of shopping UP… She told me “Daniel you’re ahead of the curve.”   I love being ahead of the curve it beats being on the curb!  Speaking of having vision I’m a huge fan of Norma Kamali so check

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Pretend you’re watching a sci-fi movie and they are aiming their laser beams right at you and firing 1 round after the other, well that’s kinda what’s happening with this posting.  I’ve given you the 1-2 blast and it starts right at the top.  I found these 2 gorgeous tops really within minutes of each other inside the thrift store.  First  I collected  this Vertigo Paris blouse, which I totally LOVE, then I spotted this brown silk camisole by Theory.  Love Theory because to me their designs are

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There are 2 things I can live without: cheap clothes & FUR…    I am going to be brutally honest right here, I spend hours everyday inside thrift stores, clothing liquidation stores, estate sales, etc looking for luxury and I can’t tell you just how many times during the day I see brands like Miley Cyrus, Daisy Fuentes, Kathy Lee Gifford and some many more I can’t count.  I don’t know why everyone seems to think they can design what they are indeed doing is being wasteful.  I see tons of their i

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Gone in 60 seconds is what happened when I walked into a thrift store and gobbled up this ensemble.  I’m not even joking because I grabbed the gold Michael Stars top and then walked over to the slacks section and bam bam it was over!  Love Michael Stars and I never pass up the opportunity to buy more of his STYLISH tops when I’m out thrifting and what better color than gold?  Gold Michael Stars top is so over the top hot and chic it’s not funny.  The gold top looks sassy with these wool with ly

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1 thing you can always say about Daniel Troppy is that he is scrappy, which I’ve always taken as a compliment.  I’m scrappy because I can piece meal anything together and make it look like it was planned.  Case in point this beautiful brown linen Lafayette 148 New York button up shirt / jacket…   This Lafayette 148 could have been sold as a blouse but it’s so lightweight it could be used as a jacket which is what I’ve done for this posting.  I’ve taken 2 of my favorite t-shirt kings: Michael St

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I just had my Anna Sui cherry popped and I can honestly say it was memorable to say the least.  I have never found anything by Anna Sui inside a thrift store until now and to find this brand new long sleeve plum color top was the best gift the GODS could have given me (for now that is) …  Everyone’s favorite Detroit born, Sui’s always been boho to the bone, but in a way that’s more glam than granola! Anna Sui started out in the 80′s and debuted on the runway in 1991.  Anna Sui said “people are

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This posting will have you all drooling all over the floor because I know I’ve already had to wipe up once already…  I have always been a fan of the Italian brand Zanella but when I saw this label which said Zanella Platinum my heart started to beat with rapid fire.  Sure enough when I pulled the front jacket open I saw the label inside that said the fabric was made in Italy by Loro Piana…. Loro Piana is the Rolls Royce of the fabric industry, its the highest bar there is.  This raspberry color

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A wrap top is a must have for 2011 and beyond!  Wrap tops can totally elevate any piece just look at this posting.  I have put this Michael Stars wrap top with a pair of dressy Trina Turk slacks and these casual sporty Lilly Pulitzer slacks.  Dressy & casual these slacks are and yet with this one simple chic wrap top you get 2 very different looks.  All 3 items were just hanging out within the same thrift store waiting for me to rescue them.  Think green & outside the box and shop at your local

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White Corey Lynn Calter strapless dress…

 

Ok we all know about the LBD (little black dress) but what about the LWD?  Just as much as every woman should have ample supply of LBDresses in her closet there should always be room for that perfect little white dress.  This strapless white Corey Lynn Calter dress is perfect for when your hectic lifeSTYLE has you working those crazy hours and a major event is calling your name and no time to get boggled down with this trend or that trend…just keep it simple chic and you’ll always get asked bac

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I just have 1 question and I have to get this off my chest before I expose and then I’ll continue with this FAB posting.  Why are drivers so rude today?  Don’t laugh but seriously why are drivers so damn rude today?  They cut in front of you without waving, that’s like someone cutting right in front of you in line without acknowledging your existence.  When I have to move over, I roll down my window and wave, I ALWAYS wave because that’s just saying thank you to the driver….I know it wasn’t one

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The Fashion Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is all over this posting as they should be for doing their proper job.  From head to toe this ensemble has the FBI on code PINK and lock down.  The blouse in the posting is by Elie Tahari, it has cotton with spandex so anything that has some stretch to it has my vote.  Covering this gorgeous button up Tahari blouse is this 100% silk navy Halston 3 button jacket.  I can’t say any more about Halston because each time I do I just gush all over the place….

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Every woman needs a fabulous polka dot skirt and if you can get your hands on lets say a good old English luxury brand like Jaeger then please do so….  This posting has old world England meeting new world Italy and the results are smashing.  From top to bottom this posting is STYLISH, lets start with the black linen short sleeve jacket by Marella. Marella was set up in 1976 as 1 of the Max Mara Group; over the years it has developed into an authentic collection able to meet the needs of an inte

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