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How To Cinch an Oversized Top (Sans Sewing)

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An oversized shirt gets a scissor happy makeover and becomes a cute fitted top. An exercise in no-sew DIY fashion.

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Bag Sale Booty, Courtesy Housing Works

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Cheap clothes in bulk at Housing Works Thrift Shops all-you-can-stuff bag sale. A navy Banana Republic blazer is among the second hand diamonds in the rough.

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A Forgotten Find from Housing Works Warehouse Sale

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Chic high-waisted wool trousers found at an all-you-can-stuff Housing Works bag sale.

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DKNY Satin Blazer Prompts Newbie Cheap JAP Breakthrough Moment

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Cheap JAP takes anti thrift friend to Housing Works thrift store. A satin DKNY tuxedo blazer causes friend to reconsider shopping second hand apparel.

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The Newbie Cheap JAP’s Tour de Shopping: NYC Installment

After reading and reviewing carefully the Rules for Newbie Cheap JAPs, you should be relatively well-prepared for your first foray into the world of re-sale shopping. Before you depart, arm yourself with the following:

No-Hands Bag

Something worn across the shoulder in the messenger style, an actual backpack, an ironic fanny

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Crazy Dress, Housing Works Warehouse Sale

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Ahh, the Housing Works’ Warehouse Sale – the gift that keeps on giving, in clothes and in content. The marriage of hot pink and lace in this muumuu-esque blouse/dress thing made including it in my all-you-can-stuff brown bag a no-brainer…but how to wear it? My cup size transforms any un-cinched garment into maternity garb:

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Designer Resale Vs. Designer Collaborations

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Gently worn designer resale dresses are cooler, cheaper alternatives to Alexander McQueen for Target dresses. Laundry and Milly dresses from NYC thrift.

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Housing Works Warehouse Sale Finds

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A J.Crew Fair Isle sweater found for less than a buck at Housing Works Thrift Shops bag sale.

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If the clothes are on a dirty floor of a warehouse in Queens, is it still considered shopping? Fearless foraging at Housing Works’ $20-Per-Bag Sale.

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Thrift goes rogue at the Housing Works Bag Sale in Queens. Guerilla shopping tactics for tackling massive, disorganized bins of bargain apparel and accessories.

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Housing Works: All-You-Can-Stuff for Twenty Bucks

NYC thrift shop Housing Works has an all-you-can-stuff bag sale in Queens.

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One Dollar Skirt, Housing Works

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Dana Buchman skirt found for one dollar at Housing Works Thrift Shop in NYC. Cheap cool office style.

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