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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 Platform Pumps; Vintage Men’s
…keep reading One Vintage Polo, Two Looks 
Dear Housing Works, Here’s the deal: You know I’m impressed by your $20 all-you-can-stuff bag sales and by your charitable nature. I’m psyched the recession has designers clamoring to collaborate with you, and am obvs planning on hitting the Fashion for Action Public Sample Sale later this month. On the whole, …keep reading Housing Works Narrowly Escapes My Wrath 
I don’t care if nautical’s in or out – I love stripes, always fo eva. I dig boatnecks too, on and offshore. Heretofore, striped boatneck sweaters are right up my alley. Particularly when they’re legit Ralph Lauren (hellooooo quality), priced at approximately one-fifth of their retail cost. The …keep reading Ralph Lauren for Less 
…in midst of video editing hell; here’s a delicious secondhand nugget to nosh on in the meantime… I. Heart. Picnik. 
Nearly nine months ago, I took a bold and possibly misguided stand against $24 camisoles. Maybe Anthropologie’s Plain and Simple Eloise Cami was the most magical one I’d ever purchased. Maybe I’d worn it for two years straight to the point of pilling. But I’d bought it before my Cheap JAP days; …keep reading The Magic of Camisoles 
I am, by all definitions, a blazer fiend. If the blazer bears the mark of a coveted brand, the tag becomes an excuse for me to keep it in my closet regardless of whether or not it ever gets worn. It’s wasteful. It’s greedy. And it’s illogical, particularly if I’m strapped for cash and …keep reading Blazers for Basics at Buffalo Exchange 
Let’s talk about this vintage-esque top ($11.95, Beacon’s Closet). I Do Not Heart: Turtlenecks and/or any style of shirt that makes my boobs look bigger than they are. I thought snipping the turtleneck portion of the shirt would be …keep reading How To: Sexify a Sweatshirt 
A reader recently tipped me off to a secondhand shop with which I was previously unfamiliar: I received an email from Betty about Cure Thrift on the day of their 75% OFF PRE-FALL SALE. The tip makes her this week’s karma all-star, obvs . I found this Lily Pulitzer cashmere …keep reading Cure Thrift, Stellar Sale 
I pass by Hamlet’s Vintage on Bleecker multiple times a day, as it’s a hop, skip and a jump away from my apartment. The store pimps itself out to locals and tourists alike via a $15 T-Shirt Rack on the sidewalk. The tees are standard secondhand fare i.e. something Urban Outfitters would …keep reading The Fourteen Dollar Difference Between Vintage and Thrifted Tees 
For adolescent girls, summer camp is basically an excuse to share clothes and make-out with boys. I went to performing arts camp, so the latter was obvs difficult; the sartorial savvy of my bunkmates more than made up for the lack of eligible males. My DIY skillz were nonexistent back then: I was always …keep reading The Art of the No-Sew Knotty Tee 
Ahh, the Cutout Trend: Another way for fashion to con us into overspending on something easily achieved for the cost of an Xacto knife. Cutout tees are everywhere at the moment. Do yourself a fave and don’t go snapping one up from H&M or Forever 21, for the best things in …keep reading Shirt Trends on the Cheap 
I’ve been known to rag on American Apparel for their price points, so the following may or may not make me a serious hypocrite. Whatevs. Last week, I hit the store with the intent of purchasing a replacement Ruched Front Tube Bra, as my current one’s been worn to the point of elasticity loss. 
One of the few downsides of many a New York Goodwills is the thrift’s occasional laziness in tagging its secondhand wares. This sometimes results in register shock – how the EFF can Goodwill charge $30 for beat-up nineties-era Sevens if Buff Ex and Beacons sell the latest styles of designer denim in …keep reading Velvet, Theory Tops via Goodwill 
I first tried on American Apparel’s Nylon Tricot Figure Skater Dress six months ago; an item so popular that both Forever 21 AND Urban Outfitters attempted to copy it. Of course, the “inspired by” versions stank like poo, but I wasn’t about to pony up $48 for a dress that provided coverage on par …keep reading American Apparel Figure Skater Dress For Less  tags: american apparel - buffalo exchange - dresses - outfits - sustainable shopping - tops.  10 comments
Wah wah, I don’t live in New York, my local Salvation Army/Goodwill/Buff Exchange/et. al is a hot mess of fugly bologna. All of you Philly locals can ferme le bouches now. Let’s talk about Greene Street Consignment. This untapped gem is located on South Street’s 700 block, and borders the dodgy portion …keep reading Philly’s Consignment Scene 
This past Monday was a day that will go down in Cheap JAP history. As I can’t explain why without a bit of back story, a brief description of mother-daughter shopping excursions of years past is in order. The act of shopping for material goodies with Mom seems like a grand idea in …keep reading The Day My Mom Became a Cheap JAP 
An oversized shirt gets a scissor happy makeover and becomes a cute fitted top. An exercise in no-sew DIY fashion. …keep reading How To Cinch an Oversized Top (Sans Sewing) 
Take a transparent tunic from beach coverup to dress with tights and other cold-weather accessories. One top, two looks. …keep reading Beach Coverup/Dress, Courtesy Buff Ex 
What happens when that cheap Target tank top falls apart after one laundry cycle? Address the pilling damage with a fuzz away fabric shaver. …keep reading Cheap Target Tanks Lead to Pillage 
NYC West Village vintage and thrift shop Monk is a cheap gem in a neighborhood of pricey boutiques. …keep reading West Village Wow: Monk Thrift Shop |
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