i'm over here in the green section, see you by the hats

daddy needs another tie

bring me all of the ties

we are friends with another couple who thrifts a lot, it's pretty awesome because we all know what the others like and what they collect so it results in a slow but steady stream of $2 gifts

for me it's a really solitary activity, though i do find things for people and give them away all the time.

haha yeah, i like to do it by myself too, most of the time for me it's about getting rly rly high and patiently going through every object in the store so nothing is missed.

Oh see I could probably get behind that pretty quickly.

Greetings, thrift clothing shoppers of ilx. My wife likes vintage-y skirts and wrap dresses like this:

http://ak1.ostkcdn.com/images/products/P10678860.jpg

but pairs them with what I think is pretty unflattering footwear. When we first met she would often mix flowery skirts and Teva sandals for sort of a hippie college student look. The Tevas finally bit the dust, thankfully, but she has replaced them with something similar to these (if these didn't have a back on them, like a glorified flip-flop:)

http://www.designershoes.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/300x300/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/r/e/revolve_44487200.jpg

She doesn't really like shoe shopping in thrift stores, hates malls in general, and hasn't shopped much online. I think she kinda just doesn't know what to wear with them. Any recs? She used to have some black oxfords, but wore them til they disintegrated.

I am glad she's gotten past the Tevas at least. That's promising!

There are shoe threads, I think, Dan--this one is specif FOR thrift stores, so maybe your question will get more traffic on another thread?

I do believe it's called "Just got feet, don't got SHOES."

so has anyone tried twice.com? i haven't had the chance to do much recreational thrift store shopping but i'd like some new winter clothes. mine are old and -- i'll admit it -- somewhat decrepit. i do have some plaid wool skirts that i bought when i was in college and STILL WEAR every winter, but i'm interested in some new sweaters.

i still can't bring myself to pay retail for sweaters

they're so expensive! and most are such shitty quality!

agree! i try not to spend much time in the sweater section but i'll usually run my hand over them as i walk past. i found a nice lambswool pendleton sweater this weekend! it didn't fit me (aw) so i bought it for my boyfriend.

They are! I did get a really cute sweater at Target for $20 bucks the other day though. I'm sure it'll fall apart after (or during) this winter but hey - $20!

also 2 wool work shirts and 1 wool dress shirt, all pendleton. it was a pretty good day! xp

Elmo, I'm gonna come down to Providence one of these days and go thrifting with you so you can show me how it's done. Sound good?

also i found this book

http://highvalleybooks.com/book_covers/the-kitchen-book.jpeg?

which i have been seeking for a long time. it's great, as are the other books in that series.

omg that book

yes, e! haha, i actually have a bunch of different 'circuits' i can run on a given day. on saturday i did my eastern circuit (salvation army & savers & south baptist, all in fall river, then salvation army in swansea, then savers in east providence).

I miss my amazing collection if thrifted wool skirts ;_;

oops, it's a saint vincent de paul store in fall river, not a salvation army

I'm totally serious. We're gonna make this happen. :)

LL it's so good! basically my book thrifting has been focused on craft & home decor books, and they better have lots of color plates or gtfo

shit i forgot i saw some furniture at the SVdP that i need to go back and get! maybe i will call tomorrow and see if they can hold it for me

they better have lots of color plates or gtfo

sisters

also partial to realistically illustrated plant and animal books and encyclopedias

or illustrated educational books about processes, in general

anything with good pictures basically
i'm like 3 years old btw

appropriately, i am wearing a plaid button up shirt i got in the boys section i wanna say circa 95 or so. fits snugly like a woman's shirt but is comfortable and boyish in cut and style. one of my favorite shirts!

this is the dinette set i found this weekend but had no way to transport

http://i.imgur.com/5Mz5B.jpg

needs a deep clean but it fits my need & criteria & was priced at $58

there was also a nice old mcm broyhill bedroom set but i don't think i can go for it due to space issues

went in for a cheap pot in which to melt beeswax, came out with

* small pot (made in austria!)
* smooth and unpilled dark green wool vneck sweater
* weird gray creepers i'm not 100% sure about
* late 80s esprit purse that is identical to the one i had in 7th gr except it's square instead of round

sigh

DID NOT buy:

* about 15 other sweaters i looked at
* brooch
* robinson crusoe en español with awesome illustrations (it was too heavy, i was walking)

i think i made the right decisions on those things

I am thrifting hiatus at the moment because christmas exploded all over the house and there is so much stuff that needs to be put away and i'm probably moving in a couple months anyway? i need to sell / donate some stuff

i wish we could have a swap!

i'm wearing the gray creepers today and even though i know they're basically orthopedic shoes for old ladies, i think they look kinda cool? they're extremely comfortable, that's for sure. maybe once i get my own stink on them a little more they will feel more naturally mine.

that's always a phase -- i have to wear something around the house for a while before i can wear it out and not feel like i'm wearing someone else's clothes.

V v intrigued by "grey creepers" and curious if they are actual creeps or just a heavy-soled orthopedic style, but that is right up my alley right now tbh.

yeah do u have pics?

hold on lemme take one!

they're not OFFICIAL creepers
just regular orthopedic shoes with a strange shape

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8231/8346291139_147030b671_c.jpg
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8376/8347347356_abf320deb6_c.jpg
i'm ok with them being kinda ugly btw

I see how they are ortho old lady shoes but apart from that they're quite pretty and quaint imo!

the detailing helps a little, also they're not black/white/"tan"
basically i would never pay more than $5 for these shoes, but they were there, they fit, they're comfortable for walking, and +/- presentable
i'm super excited about the purse, that's at home though.

i think the green argyle socks add a little something less nursing home but maybe i'm kidding myself

No no I think you're on the right track there.

i found a really great vintage heavy wool hiking shirt made for eastern mountain sports the other day, i'd say c. 1970 -- i think it's actually a women's shirt? -- really awesome, almost blanket-weight black & ivory twill. sadly, the collar facing is all torn to hell and it's missing a button and it doesn't quite fit me, but I COULDN'T LEAVE IT THERE. if i can't pawn it off on someone else i'm thinking of cutting it up for fabric.

a quick trip to wikipedia reveals that EMS was bought in 1979 by... the franklin mint?? weird. anyway, this shirt was definitely made before that.

ok so that purse i bought? it took me a while to realize where the smell was coming from, but it REEKS of cigarette smoke. i think this purse spent a lot of time in bars before the smoking ban.

i had a leather jacket with the very same problem, but it was easily solved with this PROTIP: saddle soap

clean that shit with saddle soap and the smell is gone -- my jacket is fine, and i plan on scrubbing the shit out of this purse as soon as i go home.

in the meantime, PEE YEW

All better!!

saddle soap is the best

speaking of leather, just scored this sweet orange suede hoodie spring jacket for 95 cents!
it does not smell (and i think i have either gotten used to my purse or the smell has been solved)
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8387/8622601500_f9ac9a7e8b_z.jpg