04 Sep

Posted at 10:03h in Home Decor, How To, Style Guide by
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closet revamp, looking fly on a dimeSix denim shirts. 12 blazers. 20 pairs of jeans. These were some of the clothes I pulled out of my closet last weekend. Needless to say, I don't need six denim shirts, 12 blazers or 20 pairs of jeans. I realized I was suffering from a pretty common dilemma: an overstuffed closet where I buy the same items multiple times because I didn't realize I already owned them.
Sigh.
With fall unofficially here and officially arriving in a few weeks, I took two hours this weekend to get my closet together. And luckily, there were only two major steps involved. Not only will this revamped closet make it easier to get dressed, it also benefits the wallet. When your closet is clutter free, you know what you have, which means you won't spend money buying duplicates.

21 Aug

Posted at 03:00h in How To, shopping, Thrift by
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Thrift collage
When you head out to your favorite thrift store, you're typically thinking of all the goodies you're going to score. But you should really take a few minutes to pack your purse with essential items that can ensure you'll have an optimal shopping experience.
They're all compact and take up just a teeny bit of space in your cross body bag, but they can affect everything from the way you try on clothes to how you lug your items around the store. Below are my five pics for items you should have in your thrift shopping arsenal. You might not need all five, but you certainly need a few...

22 Jul

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looking fly on a dime thrift shopping

I've done quite a few posts on the do's and don'ts of thrifting {check out thrift shopping 101 and 10 Thrift Commandments}, but I've never really done anything on thrift etiquette. Well, after this weekend, I had to change that.For the past decade, I've been a serious secondhand shopper and I've seen a lot of things, but I'm noticing people are becoming increasingly aggressive and some are just jerks.

15 Jul

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how to thrift shop, thrift shopping tips

Thrift stores have come a long way. They're no longer the musky, moth ball ridden places {some of them were} from back in the day. I even wrote a piece for The New York Times on how thrift shopping has gone upscale.In addition to cleaner stores and sales, more stores are offering different ways to purchase clothes other than being sold by the piece. I'm talking about stores where you buy by the pound or bag {like Housing Works Buy the Bag or the Goodwill Outlet}. These are the places I like to go when I really want my buck to stretch.However, these places can be really intimidating since the locations tend to be in massive warehouses and clothes are stored in large bins. But when you have the right tips, you can walk away with clothes that cost less than a buck per piece.

21 Jun

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Thriftspiration is a weekly series that puts a spotlight on readers who share their secondhand shopping tips and fun ways to style thrifted finds.
thrift shopping, thrifty broads
Name: TaNisha and Tisha Location: Detroit
When and why did you start thrift shopping? The two of us started thrift shopping together in 2000. We are sisters through marriage. Our husbands are brothers who come from a family of 14 children (7 boys and 7 girls). It was our husbands' sisters who actually started our love affair for thrifting.What three words would you use to describe your style? TaNisha: Conservative. Chic. Classic Tisha: Edgy. Bold. Colorful