Tag: thrift

  • 10 Times I Tried to Look Normal in a Photo and 100% Failed

    10 Times I Tried to Look Normal in a Photo and 100% Failed

    I won’t be surprised when Kendall Jenner hits me up asking for tips after this display of photographic excellence.

  • Why you should own: A Denim Man Shirt

    Why you should own: A Denim Man Shirt

    Strong, yet soft. A shade of blue akin to the rippling tides of the Atlantic. Envelopes you with feelings of ease and security. Am I referring to the gaze of your dream man or the perfect oversized denim shirt? Does it matter? Both can be obtained with the right amount of perseverance, creativity and bribery.…

  • What’s Your Fancy Threshold?

    What’s Your Fancy Threshold?

    The time for Couture Fall 2015 has arrived and with it one resounding sentiment hammering at my psyche. Who in the hell dresses up this much and enjoys it? Don’t get me wrong, I love getting gussied up and feeling pretty just as much as the next female. But a floor length, jewel encrusted gown…

  • A Fourth of July Miracle: The Ugliest Shorts in the World get a Makeover

    A Fourth of July Miracle: The Ugliest Shorts in the World get a Makeover

    Perfecting the art of thrifting is not for the faint of heart. Seasoned veterans know to walk into each store prepared to battle the tackiest of cast-offs, pit-stains galore and enough polyester to outfit the entire state of Texas. The key to thrifting stardom lies in the ability to think outside the box. See a…

  • Abercrombie & Fitch: Remixed

    Abercrombie & Fitch: Remixed

    Although the smell of mothballs is nice, I have to say my favorite aspect of thrifting is imagining each item’s previous owner. If shopping were Kindergarten, the aforementioned activity is storytime. (Note to self: Bring juice and crackers to next thrift outing) The image conjured up after wearing today’s featured denim is a strange one…

  • Introducing: The Sartorial Mullet

    Introducing: The Sartorial Mullet

    We all know how the saying goes. Business up front…what in the back? Well, in this case we have a top almost completely unbuttoned, revealing an amount of skin that would most likely leave it’s original owner in a state of shock and horror. I somehow doubt that “party” was a term frequently used by…

  • Trend hate: A personal struggle.

    Trend hate: A personal struggle.

    The first time I saw this ruffled contraption of a blouse, I wrote it off as ridiculous and kept on browsing. Fast forward a few days. I’ve returned the very same thrift shop and, lo and behold, there it is! The perfect piece if Prince were to take up fencing! As I laugh and start…

  • The Ways of The Garbage Lady. Wherein I defend the Pajama Section.

    The Ways of The Garbage Lady. Wherein I defend the Pajama Section.

    Hello and welcome. Today’s lesson will be all about location, location, location! Are you excited? Nervous? Nauseous? When perusing the racks of your local thriftery, it is of the utmost importance to check all, and I mean ALL sections of the store. Every nook and cranny. Is that clear? I’m sorry, that came off as…

  • Trail Blazer.

    Trail Blazer.

    I was diligently browsing the racks of the local coalition a few weeks ago, when a flash of stripes and Albert Einstein-level bright colors stopped me in my tracks. The perpetrator happened to be the most eighties-tastic oversized blazer I had ever seen. And the cost? All of fifty cents. I thought I had hit…

  • To Mom Jean or Not to Mom Jean

    To Mom Jean or Not to Mom Jean

    With the rise of the infamous hipster phenomenon came a newfangled sartorial notion. Stereotypically tacky pieces are suddenly being celebrated by stars and fashion girls alike. What would have been deemed heinous ten years ago is often now coveted like little bits of shoulder-padded gold. How did this happen? Are we all just so sick…