Fabulously Frugal Fall Fashion Challenge

On Monday we posted a few photos of fall fashions from our Pinterest board. Our challenge (and yours) was to create similar looks using only items we already own or have bought second hand. So how did we do with the Monochromatic Challenge? You tell us!

Original inspiration:

Our recreations:

This black monochromatic look was put together using items from our closet.
The clutch was handmade by Yvette (do you like??) The owl pendant was a souvenir from
Charleston, SC last winter. The boots are more recent from Ross.

This dress was found in a consignment shop in Savannah, GA the winter of 2009.
The boots are from Charleston, SC winter of 2009 and the owl pendant was found
last winter in a second-hand shop also in Charleston.

The top was found last month (new with Dillard’s tags) at Goodwill for $2.50! The pants
were found in 2009 in a consignment shop in Lutz, FL, the shoes are last fall Forever 21
and the clutch is handmade.

We want to see how you recreate these looks! You have until Sunday to post a link to your photograph in the comments section of this post or email us the photo using the subject line MONOCHROME. We will feature our favorites on Monday along with the new outfit inspirations for next week’s challenge. If you need a reminder of the rules or details, click here.

Click here to see where this and our other projects are linked!

Thanks to all of our readers and followers who participated in The Floral Challenge last week! Before we premiere this week’s challenge, here are our favorite link-ups from last week.

Our veteran FFFF Challenger, Anh-Kay put together a GORGEOUS floral outfit this week!
We love the green clutch (woot for the accessory!) and adore the vintage boots. Great work, AKP!

Tanya from Kreative Korner came up with not one but THREE complete floral inspired outfits right from her closet!
AWESOME job, Tanya! Can we borrow some of these hot looks?!

Teresa from You Made That??? put together this outfit for $0! Can you tell her
jeans are unrolled capris? Way to creatively use items you already own! We love it!

Thanks again for your participation! If your look was featured, make sure to grab a LOVED BY button from our Button Up tab to put on your sidebar or featured page. Remember, if you want your look to be featured, follow the rules listed below!

Now on to this week’s challenge The Monochromatic Challenge:

Sources found on our Pinterest board.

Bonus Accessory:

Here is a reminder of the rules:

Recreate a similar outfit head-to-toe. This can mean that you recreate 1, 2, 3 or all of the looks featured this week.
Create your very own look inspired by the photos we have posted
Use the bonus accessory in your completed look
Create an outfit inspired by the bonus accessory

This is where the FRUGAL part comes in. The looks you create must be made up from:

Garments/accessories you find at a thrift store/consignment store/yard sale/etc.
Garments/accessories you already own.
Garments/accessories you create.

You have until this Friday to recreate the outfit(s) and blog about them. Make sure to tell us where you found the pieces and how much (little) you spent on them. Don’t forget to add the button below to your blog post, and we would LOVE if you became a follower.

Come back to AquaSeventy6 on Friday to see how we have recreated the looks, as well. You are invited to add the link to your blog post on our comments section and the following week we will feature our favorite looks on our site and our Facebook and Twitter pages.

Don’t have a blog, but you still want to join in? NO PROBLEM!! Create your look, upload the photos to a share site (ie: Photobucket or you can pin your look to Pinterest) and add the link, as well as the purchase/cost details, in our comments section on Friday for a chance to have your look featured. You may also email your look by clicking on the email tab in our sidebar and using the word “MONOCHROMATIC” in your subject line.