My name is Emily and this spring I went on a three week tour through the Midwestern and Southern United States with my band, Foxygen. More importantly, when I was not playing shows or looking for food, I scoured this great country of ours for hidden treasures of the thrift variety. I kept a diary of my expeditions to…
My name is Emily and I just finished a three week tour through the Midwestern and Southern United States with my band, Foxygen. More importantly, when I was not playing shows or looking for food, I scoured this great country of ours for hidden treasures of the thrift variety. I kept a diary of my expeditions to share…
I feel like this happens to me all the time: I'm browsing the racks at the SalvA, skipping past unfortunate housedresses and schmattas of little significance when I spy something astonishing. Something really gorgeous. And this something only costs a few bucks, and I simply must have it. Only problem is, it doesn't …
Alexa Chung, It-Girl, is launching this reality show where she goes to different thrift stores. This has left us far more conflicted than anything concerning a reality TV show should.
Today's Times tells us that teens are penny-pinching, to the chagrin of the youth apparel industry. But...w hat about thrifting? Isn't that what teens do?
If you're hoping to sell some of your cast-off finery to drum up a little mad money, the Wall Street Journal has some tips for you, thrifty! Apparently your best bets are to dress like a high school student ("eBay says that in the third quarter, the most searched fashion labels on the site were Ed Hardy, Nike,…
Ever wonder if your H&M dress could pass for its designer original? We do, and that's why we are bringing back Label Whores, in which we sew designer labels on cheap chic clothing and attempt to fake out some of the snobbiest sartorialists out there: big city consignment store buyers. In today's installment, we travel…
