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Goody Goody Goodwill

On a tip from a reader, I made my first pilgrimage to Goodwill this week - the one on 23rd between 2nd and 3rd Avenues.

Now, look beotches. I don’t know how many of you live in the greater New York Metropolitan Area, I don’t know how many of you have big enough cojones to shop at Goodwills here or elsewhere, but it’s got to be more than this one fabulous person who finally nudged me toward what just might be the Beacon’s Closet of not-for-profit retail stores. It’s about effing time someone fessed up.

So, Goodwill, like other stores of its ilk, involves a significant amount of digging. You must prod through the donated merch, hanger by hanger, if you want to find anything decent. This seems an arduous task until you see that first JAPtastic label (in this case, a purple chiffon Laundry top, (size XL - bollacks)).
Suddenly, you’re not shopping so much as hunting for buried brand-name treasures (back off from that J.Crew blazer! Arggh!).

This particular Goodwill was well lit, organized (mostly by gender and color), clean (relatively speaking) and - drumroll please - it had dressing rooms!

Among my first finds; a white, off-shoulder tee (Banana Republic, $4.99); a 100% silk, cream-and-black-dotted blouse (Ann Taylor, $12.99); and a ridiculously fabulous lace dress which I have since turned into a long top ($12.99).

Outfits to follow, as per usual. (Read: After everything gets dry-cleaned).