I haven’t posted for a while about how I shop for second hand clothes, mainly I suppose because it’s just something that is so natural to me. I am always shopping, I never turn off from what is going on around me in terms of retail.
I. Love. To. Shop.
If someone enquires about what I’m wearing and finds out that its second hand or vintage, the first question I am mainly asked is, ‘Where do you find this stuff?’
‘I don’t know…?’ isn’t really a helpful answer, but I hope as today’s post shows the stuff is out there if you care to look. I found this entire outfit in the one Salvation Army store, spending a grand total of $35 and about 1 hour shopping.
It was all there for the taking, I guess my number one tip is that you simply have to look at everything. EVERYTHING. That means home wears, manchester(I found a lavender wool coat once someone had put under a duvet), furniture, childrenswear, books- EVERYTHING.
Make ‘scour’ your new mantra.
The second tip is that it takes time to shift through racks and racks of clothing, the reward is that you may just find a complete outfit for under $40. If I’ve learnt one thing from op-shopping since I was 13, it’s that you have to spend time going through everything. Literally pulling every single scarf out of that 1 mt high bin.
Dr. Jones found a black and red Christian Lacroix scarf once doing this(the couture end of the business is now closed= collectors item= $$$) and you’ve seen some of the labels I’ve found over the years in op-shops.
It’s all out there, happy shopping!
Dress: Second hand $7
Glasses: $3
Cotton trench with leather details: $5
Glomesh bag: $10
Leather boots: $10