Thriftanista Style File: Free HM black shift dress

I hope this pic doesn't make your eyeballs hurt. I've been playing around in Pixlr. I tried to turn my cluttered background into a deconstructed abstract artsy backdrop. The things I do sans camera.

I dusted off this picture from last month that was never posted.

This is me on a day hanging out with V. It's an easy comfortable dress and the heels aren't that high. They aren't good for strolling but my feet were fine getting in and out of the car running errands.

The dress was absolutely free. My neighborhood had a 5 day free market. Did you hear that? Free stuff!!!! You can drop off or take. I did both.

I actually scored the dress on the way to the free market. One of the members of the Thriftanista Social Club just happened to be walking to the market too. She asked if I wanted to look through her drop offs first. Of course I do. So not only was it free, I didn't have to throw 'bows for it. It gets a little crazy when "free" is being served.

Black shift dress - H&M (free)
Black sandals - Simply Vera by Vera Wang (thrifted)

I had never heard of free markets. 

Are you familiar with them? Do you have one in your area?

In other news, I'm playing around with le blog. I added a calendar and social media buttons to the right side bar. The calendar has events and sales that interest me and may interest you too (if you're local).  The social media buttons have all the ways you can connect with me in cyberspace.  Click one (or 8)!  I also have links to my etsy and ebay stores at the bottom, check it out. My stores are still a work in progress so email me if you have questions. Thanks!