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A few months ago, I wrote a proposal for a secondhand shopping bible. I’m not about to subject you to a shitstorm of self-pity, so here’s an abbreviated version of what happened:
First-time Author + Questionable Subject Matter + Declining Book Sales + Recession = Pass on . . . → GO ON… Resale Reflections
 I have absolutely no idea where I purchased the dress pictured below.
It was somewhere in Williamsburg, possibly near Metropolitan Ave, definitely in a not-yet-fully-gentrified area – a charming vintage hole-in-the-wall, run by an English Bulldog and his musician owner. The mysterious store was open late enough . . . → GO ON… Frizzy Hair, Funky Dress Some people don’t believe in fairies. I don’t believe in sample sales. Paying $150 for a $300 top isn’t how I get my kicks. I realized I wasn’t the only shopper to abandon sample sales for secondhand pastures this past weekend, when I swung by Housing . . . → GO ON… Sample Sale Postmortem I don’t have many delusions about NYC’s secondhand shopping scene. Yes, the city’s the shiznat, but it’s an expensive little shit in every capacity. The notion of New York’s stores as funkier and more fabulous than its off-the-beaten-path counterparts is – for the most part – . . . → GO ON… Cocktails and Resale? Yes Please. (The Dressing Room) Today’s shopping lesson starts with a zen-tastic mantra, courtesy of the gurus at Om Yoga Center. What the eff do sun salutations have to do with thrift? So glad you asked. Yoga increases one’s capacity for patience. Patience tips the secondhand shopping scales in or out . . . → GO ON… Mantras and Thrift Finds My inbox is regularly clogged with press releases announcing new collections. Said press releases usually go straight to the trash folder upon receipt. It’s not that I’m against new clothing lines or whatevs. It’s that “new” alone isn’t enough to pique my interest anymore.
To thrift a . . . → GO ON… DIY Goes Pro With ALIOMI When it comes to splurges, I’m kind of a Scrooge. The prospect of paying $50 for a given thing, brandtastic or no, is usually cause for nausea. Shoes are one of the few types of splurge-appropriate material goodies, particularly those of the mint condition consignment ilk.
I . . . → GO ON… Summer Sandal Splurgy Poo My flea market-specific price point standard is fairly straightforward: $15 or under, and I’ll consider buying it. ‘Consider’ being the operative word. Alas, much of the vintage offerings at hipsterburg’s Artists and Fleas are spectacularly overpriced. Shocking, I know. The chicness of the atmosphere and/or cool . . . → GO ON… Get Waisted: Eighties Denim Cutoffs Totally spaced on posting this: Had the honor of being featured in Women’s Health with a crop of fab budget shopping bloggers. I also had the pleasure of meeting some of the glossy’s editors in person, who couldn’t have been nicer or easier to work . . . → GO ON… White Shirt Makeover for Women’s Health Mag I’m not sure if evening shorts are still all kinds of In; I just know they’ll never be Out por moi.
I’ve kvetched about the price points of East Village consignment shop Cadillac’s Castle before. It seems I was remiss in reporting on the store’s virtues, one . . . → GO ON… Dressy Shorts In, Smoking Out |
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