May 17, 2010, at 4:58 pm
Le Recession means Goodwill finally gets to sit at the cool kids table – kudos to it. I’m all about the surge in thrift’s popularity, obvs. I’m even okay with a slight increase on the price point scale, provided you get what you pay for. I
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March 15, 2010, at 1:14 pm
What do I love about March? The cheaper-than-usual markdowns at Goodwill Gramercy, of course!
I usually stick to tops at this particular location; I popped in a few weeks ago, saw that all pants were marked at $2.99, and made an exception.
The beauty: Trovata High Waist Cords
The
. . . → GO ON… The ‘All Pants $2.99′ Rack
February 14, 2010, at 5:02 pm
I jacked this belt from an old Bogner Snow Suit of mi madre’s.
Attics are stellar resources for unconventional accessories.
(DSquared blazer, $16.00 @
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January 21, 2010, at 3:01 pm
Featuring two outta three of yesterday’s Goodwill finds. WORD.
Splendid Tee ($6.99 @ Goodwill thankyouverymuch)
Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent Slip ($6.00 @ Monk. I know. Redonkulous.)
Ponyhair Belt ($3.00 @ NJ’s Alcove Thrift)
Thick-Rib Tights ($4.99 @ Duane Reade, yet more durable than a lot of my pricier hosiery.
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January 20, 2010, at 3:44 pm
Had a solid browse last week at Goodwill Gramercy.
Warm, versatile and most importantly, cropped. Eighties!
The pics don’t lie: That’s a tags-on-new $52.00 Splendid U-Neck Puff Sleeve Tee right there. (Originally $51.00 online – the Anthropologie tag attached to the one pictured makes it cost a dollar
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January 7, 2010, at 12:08 am
A month or so ago, I decided this Old Navy dress (via Goodwill, OBVS) just wasn’t short enough. What? My birthday’s in a few weeks, i.e. I’ve got a few more years to toe the line between sexy and slutty sans crossing it completely. (Note: subjective
. . . → GO ON… Old Dress + Scissors + Sequins = New Top
November 24, 2009, at 12:42 pm
All kinds of obsessed with this old school Bloomies Men’s Polo.
Outfit 1: Forever 21 Pencil Skirt; Housing Works Belt; Foot Traffic Plaid Tights; Celine Platform Pumps; Vintage Men’s Polo (Goodwill Outlet Center).
Outfit 2: BCBG Dress (Beacon’s Closet); The Sock Man Tights; Housing Works Belt; Celine
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November 23, 2009, at 7:50 pm
My Goodwill Outlet haul included a barely-worn J.Crew Seersucker blazer. Shit. You. Not.
Fitting rooms tend not to exist in places where clothes are $1.69 a pound. I wasn’t totally comfortable with the idea of trying anything on before it underwent my requisite sanitation process either. I
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November 19, 2009, at 4:12 pm
Tackling the beast that is the Queens Goodwill Outlet Center requires more than some serious cojones. Employ the below tips, and increase your chances of survival.
1. Defensive Dressing
Clothing comfortable/casual enough to get dirty; walking shoes; a hands-free bag; you know the deal. I donned a fanny
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November 16, 2009, at 2:48 pm
I hit one of the Thrifty Fashionista‘s stellar Vintage Pop-Up Sales last week, which will henceforth be announced here as they happen. The Thrifty Fashionista and I obvs bonded over our collective love of thrift and our similar notions of what constitutes cheap; I was impressed
. . . → GO ON… Clothes by the Pound at Queens Goodwill Outlet Center
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