Over the past few weeks, Allison has been visiting vintage clothing stores in the Coachella Valley, asking proprietors what trends they are seeing. At every shop, the word "jumpsuit" has been mentioned. Jumpsuits or boiler suits, as they are known in Britain, are hot. Boiler suits are defined as a one-piece protective garment worn for [...]
Thrift stores remind us of the old Mickey Mouse Club’s “Anything Can Happen Day.” Why? Because you can never predict the kind of merchandise and prices you’ll find once you cross the threshold. This came into sharp focus at the Our Lady of Light Thrift Shop in Bonita Springs, Florida, which is south of Fort [...]
We saw this great article today in the publication TDF Stages, and want to share it. Costume Changes at the TDF Costume Collection By Raven Snook Whether you want to rent, buy or just gawk at costumes, here are ways the Collection can help you You probably know that TDF supports audiences by offering discounted ticketsand [...]
Social media went wild yesterday over Nancy Pelosi leaving the White House and putting on her sunglasses. ("The future's so bright I gotta wear shades" sort of thing.) But her red-orange swing coat with the high collar was what got us here at ThriftStyle. It looks a lot like the great coat we featured on [...]
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: You can never predict where you will find a worthwhile, interesting thrift store. For example, the small Mississippi Delta town of Rolling Fork is surrounded by agriculture and a national forest. The nearest large city, Jackson, is about an hour and a half away. You wouldn’t [...]
. Thrift stores and Halloween are quite a pair. It’s a holiday that brings first-time thrifters across the threshold to find already-made costumes or clothes and accessories to create their own. Nearly all thrift stores jump on the Halloween bandwagon, but Goodwill rolls out a big publicity campaign for the holiday. [...]
You’ll rarely see such an unusual setting for a thrift store. In downtown Aspen, Colorado, a mountain town that’s been overtaken by wealthy commerce, you’ll find the bustling Aspen Thrift Store literally across the street from Dior and Gucci stores. For seven decades, volunteers at the Aspen Thrift Shop have turned donated clothing, shoes and [...]
