1 thing I’ve learned being the owner of Doubletake is a lot of woman lack self confidence.  I know that sounds so harsh but the truth is sometimes brutal.  I see a lot of woman everyday at Doubletake and I’m always blown away but the fact that women focus on the minute ‘flaws’ as if the entire world knows their ‘flaws’ and are watching and staring.  In reality it’s the so not the truth.  I believe that everyone is beautiful and unique so when I hear “oh my boobs are so tiny it just doesn’t look right” or “this makes my ass look huge”.  Listen if you don’t have boobs that’s OK and if your ass if huge that’s OK too as long as you embrace it.  To me it all comes down to just having self confidence and I mean confidence.  I’ve met people who are 4 feet tall and carry themselves with an air of confidence like I’ve never seen before and I know women that are 4 feet wide and look up at the world.  I say embrace your image…  I got carried away again….  I found this beautiful Max Mara black jacket for a future client and I found this French cuff Paul Smith shirt for ME.  I will wear this Paul Smith with all the confidence the world has to offer so when you get dressed today or tomorrow look at yourself naked in the mirror and say “Damn I’m hot”! Friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter too….toodles for now.  Be STYLISH go green.  Daniel your luxury curator!

This white with black trim Kay Unger dress reminded me of a vintage Chanel dress, it’s just gorgeous.  I love these 2 very different dresses but I believe in options options options….  You can never have enough options in your life and these 2 dresses: Kay Unger + Tibi offers just that…. options.  If you want that evening high glam polished look then the Kay Unger dress is for you and if you want that casual comfy dress then the Tibi dress if for you.  Or you could just simply have both and that isn’t sinful now is it?   Stop by Doubletake my social media driven boutique in Atlanta and please friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter too….toodles for now.  Be STYLISH go green.  Daniel your luxury curator!

What do you get when you put a classic herringbone pattern Giorgio Armani blouse with black Jasper Conran slacks?  STYLE is what you get baby….. STYLE .   Who doesn’t love anything by Giorgio Armani more or less a classic herringbone pattern blouse?  No one …  The Armani blouse goes so beautifully with these black Jasper Conran slacks and I’m a huge fan of this guy because in my opinion he’s a true artist.  Parson educated UK native Jasper Conran debuted his design company in 1978 with a womenswear line.  I say wear these pearl platform pumps by Nicholas Kirkwood and go tear up the town… I do mean tear up the town!  Stop by Doubletake my social media driven boutique in Atlanta and please friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter too…..toodles for now.  Be STYLISH go green.  Daniel your luxury curator!

Every time I find a Gucci – Pucci – Prada item in the thrift stores I say “thank you”….  Every time I find a Chanel & Hermes item in the thrift stores I say “thank you sweet GODS above”.  I got into the habit very early in my life to say “thank you”, it’s just what my parents taught me and my brother Darrell.  My parents & brother are alive today and I say “thank you”.  Today is a day to say thank you to those you love…..  so thank you thrift stores for supplying me with all the recycled luxury I can ever dream of……

What are the friggin odds of not only finding 1 but 2 black pleated Chanel skirts in the thrift store?  183 billion to 1 maybe?  When I eyed the label I had to contain my joy, no one whats to see a happy man raising a Chanel skirt up in the thrift store saying “look what I found”, but right next to the first 1 was the 2nd skirt.  Back to  back so you can only imagine just how hard I had to bite my tongue…  2 Chanel black pleated skirts that obviously came from the same owner, both size 8.  It isn’t everyday, every week or even every month that I find Chanel inside a thrift store but when I do I’m going to open up a bottle of champagne to celebrate.  Thank you Thrift Store GODS for leading me there to begin with and thank you Thrift Store GODS for salvaging these 2 beauties.   I think it might be time to pop that cork….  Stop by Doubletake my social media driven boutique in Atlanta and please friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter too….  toodles for now.  Be STYLISH go green.  Daniel your luxury curator! 

I am always blown away but my daily emails from people that tell me I’ve inspired them to thrift or telling me what they’ve found while thrifting.  Thank you all for doing that, so today I wanted to just show you an email I received from a follower of The Thrifters blog.  I love it and thank you Cleo for sharing.

Stripes aren’t just for jail birds today, oh no darling, stripes are for everyone.  In my college years I had a drunken roommate who stood up in the middle of a crowded bar and said “WATER around the house!!!!” Every time I think of that I just laugh because he was so crazy & full of fun and he just wanted everyone in the bar to be hydrated.  I feel the same way about stripes, I want everyone to wear them, they don’t need to be hydrated.  To me stripes are always in STYLE and when I see this Paul Smith blouse and these Piazza Sempione slacks and they are striped well then the next time I’m at a bar and had 1 to many martinis I’ll stand up and yell “STRIPES around the house!” Stop by Doubletake my social media driven boutique in Atlanta and please friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter….  toodles for now.  Be STYLISH go green.  Daniel your luxury curator!

This entire outfit if 100% eco friendly because the top, belt & skirt all came from the same thrift store. You know I love my Jil Sander, I mean LOVE Jil Sander….  so when I scored this beauty I just couldn’t help but smile all day long.  I found this black patent belt and the Cynthia Steffe ruffled skirt all within minutes of each other.  So yes this complete ensemble is eco friendly because I salvaged them from inside a thrift store and breathed new life back into these gems. That’s what I do best and you can too.  Being STYLISH today means shopping smart so what better why of shopping smart is there other than thrifting??  Close the case Judge Judy.   Stop by Doubletake my social media driven boutique in Atlanta and please friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter…..  toodles for now.  Be STYLISH go green.  Daniel your luxury curator!