Fabuless Thrifter: Cheap but Chic

This week's Fabuless Thrifter is Tabitha Sewer of Cheap but Chic. She was recently introduced to thrift shopping by a co-worker about a year ago. Tabitha says that she used to actually turn her nose up when it came to thrifting as the thought of wearing a stranger's clothes was not too comforting. 


Her favorite place to thrift is at Thrift City in Newport News, VA where she racks up on blazers and jumpsuits that would cost over $30 each in a retail store. "The most exciting thing about thrifting is when I actually put the articles of clothing together, people think I spent so much on my clothes when in reality, my entire outfit is between $2-$20," says Tabitha.

Her Fabuless Look:

Vintage Earrings: $7 Cheap But Chic Earring Line

Necklace: Thrift Store: $1

Flower: Claire's (Purchased long ago)

Blazer: $1 Thrift Store

Tank: $5 Charlotte Russe

Jeans: (Purchased long ago)

Her favorite piece:

My favorite piece of this out fit is probably my gold antique necklace.  If you follow me on my facebook blog "Cheap but Chic", you'll notice that I wear the necklace in almost evey outfit. LOL!  I just love it.

Her inspiration to wear this outfit:

When I think about Chanel , I think about the very popular vintage Chanel tweed suits.  I love the classic look of these suits and I wanted to put an outfit together that was urban, yet classic at the same time.  So I paired the tweed blazer with a pair of skinny jeans and to make it a bit more classy, I found the black rose laying around my closet that I purchased years ago, and decided to add it to the blazer.  People always think that this blazer is from some expensive department store but guess what guys, it was only $1.

Her most "fabuless" find:

My most fabulous find are my light blue YSL jeans for $6.  YSL jeans are hundreds of dollars and I never imagined that I would ever own a pair that are actually on trend.

What do you think of Tabitha's fabuless look?

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Bald Bold Natural Hair Style

The big chop is my bald bold start on my natural hair style journey. I call it a journey because it has been a long time coming to this decision. For me it is a symbol of change; confidence in my personal style; a chance to embrace and love-on my natural hair; and lastly freedom from relaxers and sitting under the hair dryer..LOL.  

This is actually my second time doing the big chop. I did it about 5 years ago when I began to experience extreme hair breakage. Then, I vowed to never get another relaxer only to eat my words and get a relaxer within a year. My hair texture was very difficult to manage, so I wore wigs, weaves and braids but those looks were so time consuming and drained my wallet. So my relaxed pixie cut was the alternative: short, sassy and easy to maintain. But deep down inside I still had a burning desire to wear my hair natural. 

I always managed to find myself surrounded by so many women who wear their hair natural. Especially when I participated in Fro Fashion Week, as a fashion retailer and workshop presenter, and stuck out like a sore thumb. This year I will fit right in...LOL! So this time around, I am more confident about my decision because I have a great network of natural hair women who I can reach out to for advice, tips and support. My goal it to grow my hair to a nice shoulder length so I can have big hair like my favorite curly hair piece. 

So enough about my hair and onto my other secret obsession the jumpsuit! I thrifted this black jumpsuit at my local Value Village in Roswell. Of course no hanger appeal, but when I tried it on, I knew it was a winner. 

Jumpsuit- Saint Germain (Value Village in Roswell)/ Belt- H&M (B & R Thrift Store)/ Shoes- BCBG (Goodwill Grasslands)/ Clutch- Vintage (Goodwill Coca Beach Florida)/ Earrings- Vintage (Last Chance Thrift Store) Arm Candy- Beaded Wrist Band (Fly's Nest), MK Rose Gold Watch (Macys), Assorted Bracelets (Marshalls and B & R Thrift Store)

So what do you think of my new look from head to toe?

So Stylish: GUM Productions

Brittany Manson of G.U.M. Productions

This week's So Stylish Spotlight is on Brittany Manson of G.U.M. Productions. I confess that I am a serial entrepreneur and the only way that can manage my multiple businesses is through the services that she provides. One of my favorite services that she recently provided for me was live Social Media Commentary at SWAPNISTA Atlanta. She gave my social network moment to moment updates, pictures of the event and engaged in dialogue. She actually went over the daily tweet limit and was put in twitter timeout. That is how hard she goes in for her clients! I hope you enjoy our interview below!

What is GUM Productions?

G.U.M. Productions is a multi-faceted company providing services to small businesses and individuals that generate an increase of activity, productivity, sales, and exposure through social media management, freelance writing, and event coordinating.

What inspired you start your business?

After being laid off from my job, I immediately started looking for other jobs similar to the one I had. I felt like I was going through the motions so I started to contemplate going into business for myself. Every aspect of my business was something I had been doing on my own already. "If you can do something for free and still be encouraged to do it, that might be your calling."

I consulted a lot of friends and family on the decision and everyone was very supportive and behind me 100%. The day I finally decided, something inside me said "Do it" and that was it. A few hours later, I got a text from a very good friend asking when I was going to start my business because they're ready to be my first client. And the rest is history!

Who is your target client?

Small businesses or individuals that are trying to grow and gain more exposure through social media updates, launch parties, impeccable writeups on your brand/business, etc. I'm also targeting individuals that are looking to attend or host quality events around the city that are still cost efficient.

What sets you apart from your competitors?

Our name says it all--At G.U.M Productions, We're Giving.U.More than what most competitors are giving. The services that you find here, you'd have to look to several different businesses to find. We can create a package that's suitable to your needs as well as your budget. 

What's popping at GUM Productions? 

We have a few signature events and services that we offer at G.U.M. Productions. For the events, one of our most popular is Hidden Agenda: Life's Ulterior Motive.

Hidden Agenda is a scavenger hunt where individuals are given a list and have to find the items on the list from the people of the opposite sex in the room in the time given. 

Whoever finds the most (and can prove what they found) gets a Hidden Agenda gift bag. This event can be customized for whatever type of crowd that's attending: Networking professionals, Singles, Couples, etc.

Our newest signature event is Sip and Shoot: The Photoshoot Day Party. Attendees can purchase various photo packages, as well as services such as styling and makeup. 

They'll then be given the star studded treatment with their very own celebrity style photo shoot equipped with music, wine, and light refreshments.

Be sure to connect with G.U.M. Productions on Facebook and Twitter for all of your small business's social exposure and branding needs.