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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Hybrid goes Bad


I never got these shoes. They are everywhere in my neighbourhood. Hybrid cars?.....great! hybrid tomatoes....yes! hybrid boots and sandals? nope. I'll be glad when it's too cold for toes to be out and then real boots will have to reveal themselves.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Green Eyed Thrifting Monster


It's a fact that NY is a great city, tons of stuff to do, city that never sleeps and all that, but when it comes to thrifting, this city royally sucks. $20 for a t-shirt is not a thrift store price and neither is $40 for shoes....so unfortunately I sometimes get a case of the green eyed monster when I see other vintage ladies on Twitter announcing a carload of thrifted goodies. This dilemma has turned me into the Marco Polo of thrifting, I go in search of vintage all over the city and beyond, determined to find pockets of clothing I can in fact re-sell. A wonderful source this summer is stoop sales, there's a neighborhood in Brooklyn which seems to have sprouted at least 5 vintage-stocked stoop sales per weekend. So far I have met a stylist selling 12 years of vintage inventory, an antiques dealer who sells slightly damaged goods every few weeks outside her apartment and one incredibly lovely lady who has stacks of vintage patterns, magazines and clothes lined up outside her apartment building. $5 1940's dress? yes please! $15 Edwardian robe...yes! these are like my own teeny thrift stores right out on the street....which makes me very much dread winter and these vintage ladies retreating indoors with their wares....




cat picture above source: ekaputra blog

Friday, July 2, 2010

Been Caught Stealing



The great thing about having an Etsy shop is that you can raid it when you have nothing to wear!
Thought I'd try these Teal High Waisted numbers on the other morning and turns out I love 'em, might have to de-list.....mmmmmm.......what to do.....?

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