A recent article about the Sex in the City movie notes that the characters will be wearing a variety of clothing, including that from thrift stores. Thrift shopping is officially everywhere!
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Thrift store throwdown.
February 12th, 2008 thriftstorelove Posted in Fashion, News 2 Comments »
The University of Oregon wrote about a “Thrift store throwdown” in which two of their writers went to a local thrift store to see what sort of cool outfits they could put together. TSL loves the title, and the concept! Since the average college student has tens of thousands of dollars of debt, we think more of them should try thrift shopping for fashion.
Yahoo news also had a thrift store throwdown of their own, but they called it a “Thrift store challenge” and it was mostly stupid. No offense Yahoo news, but if you’re going to try and illustrate how people can find cool, stylish outfits in thrift stores, don’t use a guy who continually disses thrift stores and acts like they’re gross. Here’s the video if you must see it. We think we could’ve found better outfits, hands down. Plus we would’ve been really excited the whole time instead of negative!
SuperLuckyCat: More recycled clothing.
February 9th, 2008 thriftstorelove Posted in Arts & Crafts, Fashion 2 Comments »
The William Good clothing line isn’t the first one to take used, unwanted clothing and turn it into something new. SuperLuckyCat has been doing just that for seven years! Click here for their website. Crystal Butler and Michael Baffico are behind the company–they are both fashion designers with a love for thrift and vintage clothing. Everything is made in the USA in good working conditions. Yes! Click here to find where you can buy their stuff.
We really love this upcycled dress made from a skirt and two shirts, available at SuperLuckyCat’s online store.
Goodwill presents William Good.
February 7th, 2008 thriftstorelove Posted in Arts & Crafts, Fashion, News No Comments »
Goodwill is partnering with designer Nick Graham to create the William Good clothing line. (Clever name, eh?) Basically it involves taking Goodwill-donated clothing and upcycling it into something new. The company will follow the Goodwill model of hiring people who are down and out on their luck and need a fresh start, then teaching them useful skills that can help keep them on their feet.
Click here to view the William Good ebay shop.
TSL is veeeery excited about this! It is something we’ve dreamed of for years, but weren’t in a place to do much of anything about it. Seriously folks, one-of-a-kind designer clothing made out of reused materials and constructed by people being paid a decent wage? Please let this become a trend!