Friday again already! i cant even believe it, i feel like september is just around the corner as my calender books itself up, and i have said it once and i will say it again, this year is insane, its ticking by way to quick for me to keep up!
today i went op shopping or thrift shopping as its called here in america. this was a serious closet obsession back home but i hadn't gotten into it over here as i was busy marveling at all the other new stores. but it was time, so after much research of places to checkout i ended up finding a simple old salvation army, which isn't really fair to call simple, its popular but it really is amazing! this one was in port chester NY and was three stories. i could believe my eyes, feeling right at home i rushed in grabbing a trolley and asking "what time does this place close tonight" and so delighted to hear 7pm. my poor new friend that i dragged along didnt see this coming, not quite the second hand fanatic like myself, she wasnt so keen. almost 3 hours and about 70 outfits later ( with no changing room, lets just say i flashed a bunch of seedy people way too many times before hiding in the stair well to strip) i met back up with her. after trawling through so much wonderful old junk my senses were buzzing. and i could go back for more tomorrow, but instead im going to wait until Wednesday when everything is 50% off! i really do love these places so much, the stories and history of these pieces small or large, creepy or boring- i dont even want to know them but i love knowing there is a story. that these clothes and items were once loved by someone else and are now been passed on to me to cherish. and cherish i will! $40 later and i had a cute white throw over dress, an amazing 80's checkers maxi dress, perfect high waisted light denim shorts, black high waited jeans which i came home and chopped up (whilst splitting open three of my finger, which is making typing this quite hard work with the tips of my fingers all taped up), a cute long floral skirt ( also cut up), a sweet old vintage black dress with sweet flowers randomly scattered, and a few crop singlets. oh how i love them all! i have a busy weekend ahead which im sure some of my new loves will take part in, along with my camera, so im sure over the next week i will post some of these pics for you.
back home my friends often use to ask my how i could go into any op shop any day and always find something. today as i paced the floors i thought to myself some personal tips that i never even realized i followed and think this could just be the key, so here they are. let me know what you think....
- know what style,colours, cuts, lengths suit your figure
- its all about the fabric, when scalping browse fabrics types and textures more so then the item
- over sized is good!
- always remember with a little snip here and there some thing a little nana-ish can soon be something cute and flirty
- online window shopping at your favorite stores is never a waste of time! find looks you love then remake them for under $5. example i am loving the crop top craze in store at the moment, but $60 for a cut in half singlet is just not ok by me. today i got three original little beauties that i didn't even need to cut for $3.
- shoes shoes shoes, always check the shoes, specially if you have little feet like mine, all the goodies are still there ;)
- scrap material makes great headbands and scarves
- dig deep. start at one end of the store and make a little routine of where you have and have not gone. the good things are always at the bottom or wedged between the ugly so make all the clothes move shuffling it all up and not missing a beat. browsing at a thrift store is boring the completely pointless!
enjoy :) xx
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