Upscale marketing can be an uneasy fit with a thrift store. Sadly, we see this in a three-month old Goodwill Boutique in Pawley’s Island, S.C. Housed in a large stand-alone store along the main north-south route in the Grand Strand resort area, the store is subtly advertised with the script logo “GW,” referring to Goodwill. [...]
If you’ve been paying attention to fashion blogs, dressing like a “stick of butter” is a thing. I usually find beige and cream colors blah, but I can see how the minimalists of the world are super excited by this trend. It is chic and a little bit edgy. You get to play with textures [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
