Nope, no photos yet :p we just got our modem ("router?") in the mail and wi-fi soon to follow, keeping my fingers crossed it's today.
I've been binge reading To Universe with Love because it's amazingly epic, full of good insight, delicious writing and dreamy photographs. It's currently instructing my approach to de-cluttering, minimising my closet, and leveraging online for selling clothes that I clear out.
AND, I'll admit, I'm selling clothes online that were never really mine to begin with....
I've found a number of jaw-dropping steals at my local Traid. Once every few months, there's a huge blow-out sale where all their clothing are priced from £4 and up. Their window-displays are always so creative and eye-catching, and it's what originally drew me in. I find their clothing is well curated, well priced, and they have a great selection of vintage clothes too - 70s, 80s, 90s, even some 40s dresses! It should be noted that this has proven sort of rare in the London charity shops I've explored. Nowhere is quite as eclectic, weird and expansive as North American second hand shops (I'm looking at you, Value Village, Goodwill, Talize).
This past weekend I popped into a few shops with my (super stylish and discerning) boyfriend, and was tempted to buy a pair of ankle boots for £52. I was also looking for a winter coat but having no luck finding one for under 100. It's lucky that was the case, because for £57 I left Traid with:
- 2 wool winter jackets
- 1 stylish winter jacket (less warm than the woollies, but easy to layer sweaters and down pieces under as needed)
- 1 extremely warm and insulated pair of boots
- 1 pair of ankle boots that were exactly like the £52 pair (but only £5!!)
- 1 silky vintage top I've been eyeing at Traid for the past few weeks (£4!!)
- 1 long sleeve turtleneck with a cut-out back - holiday approved :D
- A couple more beautiful pieces that I'll post up on Depop this week (and hopefully make a bit of return on :D)
I've always loved second hand shopping, and this feeling has only grown in recent years. It's more environmentally friendly; you can experiment with personal style a lot more freely and with more creativity; often, you are supporting a good cause; it's a lot more cost effective; it's far less likely that you'll have the exact same outfit/top/dress/bag as other women on the tube, at the bar, or in your friend group.
Sometimes, a few sacrifices need to be made, like sewing up a button, getting something dry cleaned, or buying new insoles. But all these "sacrifices" are completely reasonable in my eyes.
I should also acknowledge that not everyone likes second hand shopping... but I'm completely fine with that because it means more treasures for me!
What are some of the best finds you've come across at local charity or second shops?
**While not published on the weekend, I promise it was inspired and written in a weekend frame of mind, due to lack of internet**
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