Swingers Do It Best!

Little fact about the poor little thrift girl: She's a Lindy Hopper

Other facts: A lot of her friends are lindy hoppers and also quite fashionable.

Last Saturday, I thought it would be fun for everyone to dance the night away in their best thrifted duds!

Let's have a look!

Down below we have the lovely lil' couple John and Julie!
Julie is a jedi master of swing. John is a super nice guy.

No kiss for this broad.

Julie wears a beautiful red top borrowed from her mother, (who makes the best cake,) and kickin' skirt hand made by the very talented dancer Lisa Capser. John wears a beautiful pinstripe suit jacket (kudos on the color,) and a wicked polka dot tie also from a thrift store in Victoria.

John, if you're reading this, I will steal this jacket from you one day. Just thought you should know.

Now that's one couple you'd want to 'swing' with! Sick of that pun yet? Didn't think so!

Well, well, well, if it isn't Miss Kimberlee! Wearing the darling skirt she bought on our VV run!

Well played, Kim...

One of my favorite dancers in our humble Edmonton scene, the amazing Krystal!

Not only can she swing out like nobodies business, she can rock an amazing dress from goodwill!

Work the dance floor and the runway all in on night.

She also sported the 'Mad Love' barrettes I got her for Christmas. Shucks...

Her lovely beau Gary rocked a dapper on a doller kind of look that evening.

Nice bow tie Gary! Where'dja geddit? (from me! Tee hee!)

Yes, yes, yes I'm a fabulous gift giver but enough about me and the extraordinary human being that I am, Gary is also awesome because not only was wearing a stellar bow tie, he was also wearing...

THE ELUSIVE THRIFTED PANTS THAT ACTUALLY FIT

Grrrrr...

Moving on...

The newbies that night were the always lovely Kristina and Marlee

Not only is what their wearing frugal friendly, they have blonde pixie cuts, a leopard print scarf and a glitter bow. In other words: inarguably better than you. Never quit, ladies.

A fellow female fashion blogger and lover of all things vintage, the undefeatable Miss B from Living In The Past. She brought her game in the form of a craze-amazing faux fur coat and an awe inspiring vintage coach bag

20 bucks eh? What a bitch...

Yummy...

Surprisingly, my beautiful man friend Andrew who kicked out a positively fine ass suede coat and killer dance shoes from VV! Zut Alors!

He can dip you like a dream and fight a bear. Just sayin' is all.

Last but certainly not least, we have one of Lindy Hop's most favorite couples, Read and Sierra!

Sierra enjoys Dancing, science and wrestling wolves. Read also likes dancing, engineering and being rescued by Sierra from wolves.

Read wants you... to start shopping cost efficiently.

Sierra wears a grey skirt from VV *cough* that I picked for her *cough*, a top from a vintage store in Victoria and her Mother's wedding jewelery, Read wears a dress shirt and belt from VV and his grandfathers cuff links.

Now lemme ask you...

Would you care to give swing a try?

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Thanks for reading lords and ladies of the internets and remember: It don't mean a thing if ain't got a sale sticker on it. ALSO LINDY HOP IS SUPERIOR TO ALL OTHER DANCES!

Was that bias? oops....

-Marlaena a.k.a The Poor Little Thrift Girl