Living with Fashion, Giving with Style.
Hot off the presses, the Salvation Army of NYC has announced the dates for their 2011 Coat Sale, an annual event that pits fashionistas against die-hard bargain hunters in the race for the most fabulous coats of the season! Prices are ridiculously low, the competition is high, and, most importantly, real people in need benefit [...]
Crossroads Trading Company, a 20-year old San Francisco institution, has opened its doors in Brooklyn, an exciting event for bargainistas across all 5 boroughs. If you’re not familiar with the model, they buy, sell and trade gently-used, fashion-forward clothing. For those of us who prefer revolving closets, it’s a pretty neat way of doing business. [...]
Day 30 The Thrifty HoG NYC 30X30 The last, but certainly not the least, store in NYC 30×30 is The Thrifty Hog, a true boutique store in the heart of the Flatiron District. Curated with a retailer’s care and attention by Deborah Koenigsberger, Founder and Executive Director of Hearts of Gold (and owner of the [...]
Day 29 St. Luke’s Thrift Shop NYC 30X30 On a sleepy little pass of Hudson street in New York City’s West Village lies St. Luke’s church, an Episcopal oasis and throwback to the days of horse-drawn carriages and sinners who sought redemption. The garden here is beautiful, and I so wish I was the type [...]
Day 28 St. Margaret’s House Thrift Shop A tiny room off of the day room and cafeteria of the sprawling St. Margaret’s House complex houses this little gem of a shop, obviously run with a great lot of care. Prices are rock-bottom and selection, especially of vintage goods for men and women, are solid. I [...]
Day 27 Outcasts Resurrectible Goods Love love love this little gem of a store. Benefiting the soup kitchen at St. Clement’s church, this tiny joint, wedged into a yawning maw of cattywampus storefronts, gas stations and “quality motels” on 10th Avenue in Midtown, reminds me that while we’re all on our way somewhere, we nevertheless [...]
Day 26 Housing Works West Village Banner day today – actually found parking right on Hudson and 10th Street, in Greenwich Village, one of my favorite parts of the city. Here time seems to stand still. The traffic isn’t as snarled as in the rest of the city, bicycles and strollers are everywhere, and the [...]
Day 25 Salvation Army 46th Street I call this Salvation Army The Mothership. With a fleet of SA trucks outside the arched loading docks, dozens of workers dealing with incoming donations, a cavernous first floor receiving area (where the infamous Coat Sale is held), a floor for clothing, a floor dedicated to furniture AND a [...]
Day 24 Council Thrift Shop NYC 30×30 I adore this little shop; once a beacon on an otherwise sleepy little street deep in the heart of the Upper East Side, Council Thrift Shop these days is wedged into a space now dominated by work being done on the mythical 2nd Avenue Subway. Undeterred by the [...]
Day 23 Housing Works 77th Street NYC 30×30 This is my local Housing Works, conveniently located between the subway and my apartment. I can’t help but pass it each day, no matter how hard I try. With frequent surprise sales (all clothing, shoes & accessories 50% off on some days, all shoes $5 on others), [...]
