Caroline Fontenot

This is my friend Sharon, self proclaimed as The Thrift Connoisseur. She’s the kind of badass girl that you hope picks you to be on her team. Once a stranger whose photography I started following eight years ago, Sharon is now someone that I’m proud to say I’ve tricked into being my friend. I feel colossally cool when we drink Old Fashioneds together, her newfound love of whiskey something that I take full credit for, thank you very much.

Sharon is always preaching “Experiences Over Things,” something that this travel lover has no problem getting on board with. By simply following her thrifting adventures, I was inspired to set a challenge for myself of buying no full priced clothing items in 2017. So far, so good. Her love for the hunt makes you want to take it on for yourself.

I’ll let her talk now…

On her motto…
“Experiences over things is my message and motto. As a thrift Connoisseur, I have a champagne taste on a peanut budget. I choose to spend less on things (especially inside my home and closet) and invest money on experiences & traveling because life is too short! Thrifting and vintage shopping is an experience all in itself. It is never the same. It challenges me and excites me to imagine what I can find with a little patience and determination. Secondhand shopping allows me to fully embrace my own sense of style (and change it often) and I hope to encourage lots of women by sharing more of an inside look into my life.”

On her favorite find so far this year…
“My buttery soft black leather jacket that I thrifted for $8. Pretty high up there with this is thrifting $800 Isabel Marant ‘Jenny’ boots for .25 cents!”

On adventure…
“I traveled to Tulum, Mexico with my hubby in January and we spent a week exploring this beautiful slice of paradise with no agenda. I photographed unending colorful walls and old VW bugs and texture and palm trees while being surrounded by some of the most beautiful people I have ever seen who travel to Tulum from all over the world. Walking the dirt road of the beach town you hear many languages being spoken. Tulum is a magical town that draws you in with delicious food, crystal clear water and encourages a way of living that is simple and against the fast paced life that we find ourselves in. I found myself inspired in ways I couldn’t have imagined during that week in Tulum and cannot wait to go back.”

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Go follow Sharon here and here for all kinds of pretty!