05 Sep

Posted at 09:00h in Looking FLY on a Dime, shopping, Thrift by
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I frequently have people tell me that only major cities have great thrift stores. This is one of the biggest thrift myths I've  encountered. I constantly reassure people great secondhand shops can be found throughout the country or the world, it's just a matter of finding a gem. Though I'm in NYC, trust me, I've run in to some crappy thrift stores in the Big Apple.

Last week I was visiting family in Ohio and I found two supersized thrift stores, a Salvation Army and Goodwill. The fam and I made a trip to the Salv {7000 Heisler Road, Mentor Ohio} and I was amazed.

Though we were in the middle of a small town, the store was massive and had a great selection.

03 Aug

Posted at 15:21h in Thrifty Threads 365 by
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My Thrifty Threads 365 challenge {a year long hiatus from purchasing new clothes, I can only thrift} will be over in just four weeks. I can't believe almost a year has passed. When I started the project on September 1, 2010, I had no idea how it would turn out. I thought I'd be temped to shop but that wasn't the case. Instead, I nabbed so many great items on my trips to secondhand stores that I realized I wasn't missing out on anything. With all of the awesome goodies...

22 Jul

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Since most of my wardrobe is thrifted, there are times when I rock a head to toe thrift store look. And that's exactly what happened this week. I wanted a nice pop of color so I chose my red, sweetheart neckline dress I recently bought from the Salvation Army. After picking out my accessories, I realized the entire ensemble was courtesy of thrift stores {minus an adorable straw purse my cousin gave me a few months ago}.

08 Jul

Posted at 15:03h in Thrifty Threads 365 by
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You guys remember when I purchased this vintage dress from the Salvation Army? It was initially bought for my LA trip to see a taping of Oprah's final post Oscar show. But the weather was a bit crisp so she stayed packed away in my luggage. Well I finally got around to wearing it five months later.A lime green dress with shoulder pads sounds all wrong but it's the details that make this frock so fun: draping at the waist, deep v-neck and paisley like print.