The past two weekends, I ventured to Long Island City for the Housing Works Buy the Bag sale. This is the place to go if you’re seeking the most threads for your cash. For $25, you get a brown bag and whatever you can stuff in it is yours. In late July I managed to fit 35 pieces in the bag and on my final visit of the month, I got 28 items in a bag, for a grand total of 63 pieces for $50. That’s less than 80 cents for each skirt, dress, top, coat, etc.

{my haul, with a tutu on top}

And these aren’t just any old items, a few are department store and even some high end labels. Oh, and a cardigan I found retails for at least 500 bucks.

Peep some of my favorite finds.

The last thing I needed was any more outerwear {I still have a ton from the Salvation Army coat sale}, but I couldn’t pass up these statement pieces.

Zara coat with a faux fur trim and fire engine red brocade coat.

Laundry by Shelli Segal trench and cobalt blue peplum coat

While going through my bag and determining which items I’d keep, I found this H&M faux fur stole!

And it wouldn’t be a thrift shopping trip without some vintage finds, like this sparkly sweater and pussy bow blouse.

But the pièce de résistance is a plum cardigan. A friend of a friend picked it out for me and I loved the crest detail and I’m kinda obsessed with comfy, oversized shirts. It wasn’t until I brought it home that I realized it’s by St. John Collection. This bad boy retails for at least $500. This is what you call a thrift store score!

These are just a few of my favorite tops and coats I found. On Friday I’ll show you some of the best bottoms {jeans, dresses and skirts} I scored.

If you missed the Buy the Bag sale, you’ll have to wait until fall. Housing Works has plans to open an actual Buy the Bag shop. Let’s cross our fingers this happens!