Do you have a moment to go all slack-jawed with me over M.Drummergirl’s keen fashion sense? (To clarify: I did not take these photos, they’re from her Flickr stream. M.Drummergirl and I have never met.)
She is a layering ninja.
And would you look at these colors? This is a girl after my own matchy-matchy heart.
Go marvel at the rest of her wardrobe trickery, all the more genius because so much of it is thrifted. And excuse me while I go home and iron.
Mighty Girl 
Love the striped stocking outfit. (She looks like Nicole kidman in that one.) The outfit in the “wardrobe’ link, I think I already owned first time around.
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My god, this makes me look like I was raised by wolves.
Gorgeous.
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Yay more mighty clothes! These posts are my favorite.
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All of these layers are just gorgeous. I would love to look that put together just one day.
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I just wonder what she’s looking at.
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Oh my god. Between looking like a more natural Nichole Kidman, every. single. thing. looks amazing on her and she has incredible style!! That dress in the last photo looks like it was made for her. Just….wow.
PS. I LOVE these posts, too!
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I love her! I wish you had some fat friends so I could covet clothes I could actually wear!
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Love her style! I checked out her whole fashion set I would love to have her wardrobe. Seriously, amazing. And she must have a lot of closet space.
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Definitely check out her Flickr stream – the girl is one gifted thrifter!
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My god – that Matchy-Matchy piece is gorgeous! I want to make multi-colored babies with it!
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I agree with the pp who requested outfit ideas for the larger lady. Like, say, a size 16 apple shaped reader. I love M.Drummergirl. Her style is slightly offbeat without being quite as zany as some of the closets we’ve seen. (Which I love, but wouldn’t wear personally.)
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The problem is that it’s difficult to find fashionable thrifted things and downright near-impossible to find vintage things in a larger size, or even anything over a size 6 or 8 in the latter case. I went to Crossroads Trading recently and came away with two serviceable but uninteresting no-name shirts, while having to pass up dozens of great designer pieces that were half my size. Guess it’s those two standbys, fabulous accessories and fabulous shoes, for us size 16s as usual.
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layering ninja indeed. absolute genius.
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Michelle rocks, hard. I love her sense of style and daily wish I had just a tenth of it.
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Wow, all I could think when looking at these pictures was “She is SO MUCH less bowlegged than I am! As in, not at ALL bowlegged! Man, she looks good standing there… I could never stand like that without looking ridiculous.” But I eventually got myself back on track. Her style is, of course, totally amazing! Thanks for sharing.
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Also, curious what this woman does for work? It seems like a lot of the women you feature in the fashion posts are either in creative/marketing type positions (or on vacation). Is there any hope for those of us who love fashion but who work in conservative industries? Lawyers with style… now there’s a challenge! 😉
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Smalltastic, I don’t know what Michelle does for a living because I just found her online, but my friend Margaret Stewart worked at a bank (and dressed similarly) before going to work at Google.
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i’ve worked at the same conservative law firm for the past 10 years and they’ve never had a problem with how i dress. i appreciate all the nice comments. 🙂
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Lookin’ good m. drummergirl! Maggie, her fashion sense actually reminds me a lot of yours.
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They must have really good thrift stores in Tallahassee.
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wow. awesome. she sure knows how to wear a belt! i feel like a total slob.
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Ha ha, that is fantastic! That was truly a stab in the dark. M. Drummergirl- are you an attorney? I would love to be able to get away with such fabulousness at my firm. Maybe as I gain a little seniority I will.
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1) I need to stop looking at these posts while fat and pregnant. My main criteria for clothing these days is: does it still fit? So these stylish women just depress me;
2) How come everywhere else in the country has good thrift stores with exquisite vintage pieces? Mine just have stained flannel shirts and shrunken LL Bean sweaters.
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Wow! That second outfit is to DIE for!
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This is inspiring! Any chance you could feature tips on layering for novices? Such as – how do you keep under layers from bunching up all funny? How do you shop for things you know will layer well? Inquiring minds want to know! Thanks so much for sharing these pics!
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The nice person in me thinks: She IS a layering ninja. The crabby one adds: tall, thin people always look good in layers, I’m having a brownie.
But she does look awesome. No doubt.
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Oh, and I just want to say that although she looks enviably thin, many of the women you have featured here look “normal” and fabulous. It’s been a great mix.
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wow, she is gorgeous…LOVE her style!
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Could you write a post on thrifting for novices? I live in a large east coast city, but I always get overwhelmed when I go into thrift stores/look online (online vintage purchases seem to be less than what I’d hoped for when I open them up). I also have friends who are great thrifters and look fabulous all the time. I would love any tips on what to look for and how to get through all the junk to find the treasures.
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i want to know if she hems her skirts to get the bottom of the slip to show.
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m.drummergirl, if you’re reading this, you must checkout my sister’s store “the oystercater” in Apalachicola, even just for the window displays.
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@smallstatic – i’m a legal assistant with seniority.
@denise – i haven’t had anything hemmed so far, but i recently found a couple of maxi dresses i’m planning to have shortened just for a slip.
@josette – i am going to be in apalachicola on saturday, so i will definitely check it out.
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I think we need a pic of drummergirl’s closet! Hey, Oystercatcher? Apalachicola? I’ve been there! Fabulous town, amazing store.
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I’ve been admiring her photos on Flickr for ages. I am so inspired my her style! I would like to have you, Maggie, and Michelle take me thrift-store shopping. I only ever end up with men’s jeans and giant sweaters.
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