Minimum Wage Fashion: 73 outfits for $60!

I scoured the thrift stores of San Francisco for my January wardrobe.  I spent $63.46, which is the equivalent of 7 hours after-tax income for a minimum wage earner.

Here’s what I bought:

• Flip flops: $1.49 – Penguin from Goodwill SoMa
• Shoes: $6.49 – Converse by John Varvatos from Goodwill Fillmore
• Pants: $4.43 – Banana Republic Khakis from Seconds to Go, Pacific Heights
• Jeans: $8.49 – Abercrombie and Fitch from Goodwill Fillmore
• Skinny pants: $8.99 – Rogue from Seconds to Go, Pacific Heights
• Shirt: $5.49 –  Tricia and Verona from Goodwill Fillmore
• Shirt: $5.49 – Banana Republic from Goodwill SoMa
• T-shirt: $1.11 – Hanes from Goodwill SoMa
• Sweater: $7.49 – Rugby by Ralph Lauren from Crossroads, Fillmore
• Belt: $1.49 – Banana Republic from Goodwill Fillmore
• Jacket: $12.50 – Merona for Target from Crossroads, Fillmore

Total: $63.46

This can be combined into 73 different outfits!

With 2 pairs of shoes, 3 pairs of trousers and 3 t-shirts/shirts, there are 18 (2*3*3) shoe, trouser and shirt combinations. Each of these can be worn with or without sweater, and with or without Jacket, making a total of 72 (18*2*2) independent outfits. Bargain!

And I now present (unironically) a sample of these outfits.

Outfit 1:  Converse ($6.49), Skinny Pants ($8.99), T-shirt ($1.11), Sunglasses (don’t ask). Total cost: $16.59

  

Outfit 2: Flip flops ($1.49), Jeans ($8.49), Sweater ($7.49). Total cost: $17.47

 

Outfit 3: Converse ($6.49 – not shown), Pants ($4.43), Shirt ($5.49). Total cost: $16.41

Outfit 4: Converse ($6.49), Pants ($4.43), Shirt ($5.49), Jacket ($12.50). Total cost: $28.91

 

Voila! High fashion thrifting to the max!  And an unfortunate lack of irony.
Goodwill, I may need some extra spending money and you need a model. Call me!