Living with Fashion, Giving with Style.
Hello, dearhearts – First, let’s be frank – I’ve fallen off of the thrifting planet completely. Don’t get me wrong, I still THRIFT, but I haven’t been writing about it. For starters, my web guy decided to go awol, which exacerbated what I’d been feeling for quite a while – like a lone woman on [...]
A retiree living in Georgia bought a painting for “a few bucks” from a Georgia thrift store. He brought it to a taping of Antiques Roadshow, who estimated that, should it be restored, it would sell for around $50,000. He decided to leave the condition as it was, and it fetched a whopping $190,000 at [...]
A groundbreaking new class teaches the value of Thrift to New York City high school students. Amber Lapp, the education coordinator for the John Templeton Center for Thrift and Generosity, isn’t satisfied to idly promote the concept; she’s taking thrift to the classroom.
Planet Green has launched “Dresscue Me,” a show that features self-taught designer and vintage guru Shareen Mitchell, showing shoppers how to navigate the world of vintage delights. I will freely admit that initially I felt abject, unbridled envy for Shareen’s job, but she’s a pro. She digs through the bins like the rest of us, [...]
On the subway home this afternoon, I looked over the shoulder of a businessman reading The Financial Times. On the front page was the headline “Cheap chic lifts Fifth Avenue’s fortunes“. You have to sign up online to read the article, but the link is here. The article basically announces the arrival of foreign retailers [...]
My guess is that if you’re a thrift store connoisseur, you’re creative. If you’re reading this, well, you’re also quite the sassy rogue. These are two qualities that I’m looking for to help round out content for our enormously expanding readership. This is an official call for writers. Put pen to page or fingers to [...]
I woke up this morning with a brainstorm. I’m going to begin a marathon of virtual tours of 30 NYC Thrift Stores in 30 Days. There’s a lot to learn about a city by what people give away, and this will offer a rare glimpse of true New York through a very intimate lens. [...]
A great guest post from Rei Fernandez, serious thrifter and owner of The Common Grounds, Thrift Store Shopping Secrets for Guys! For guys, thrift stores aren’t the ideal places we would like to shop.
I’m loving Thrifty Vintage Chic – her gorgeous blog will definitely inspire you, as it did for me today. I’ve been working my butt off and have lost a touch of my sense of humor as a result of being glued to this chair. She came up with a great post “How to Be a [...]
I really should write this as a standard press release, thusly: March 2, 2011 – “Nicole Poole of Thrift Store Confidential was named a 2011 Style Icon by Goodwill of New York/New Jersey earlier today…” but I’m so damned excited about it I can’t focus. Doing funny dances, making little “woop” noises every few minutes, [...]
