https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Mon, 18 May 2026 08:31:20 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-302660 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:31:50 +0000 Bluebell 302660@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok love love love EVERYTHING! lol! You should live in shorts!! your legs are fantabulous!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-302652 Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:15:10 +0000 rae 302652@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW, Una, thanks for the info on Dollar-A-Pound! Darn, I will have to find an excuse to travel to Boston... </p> <p>Reneeb &amp; Aunty, thank you for the kind compliments and validation to toss the pants!</p> <p>Lisa, I'm still debating on the #8 skirt. The fiance likes it, and I don't necessarily have to wear it to work. You are right, though; it is shorter than I like for work, despite the fact that I'm sure no one would blink if I wore it with tights. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-301358 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:57:31 +0000 Lisa 301358@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow you are a super thrifter, great haul here. Like others, I'm voting pass on the pants. I do like the bright skirt in #8 but the length in #9 is more sexy secretary. Did #8 pass the sit down test for length? #7 looks like a great party dress to accessorize easily. I really like you in brights such as the lime in #2. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-301239 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:57:57 +0000 Aunty 301239@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ok it is official, you would look great in a black sack tied with string ( as my granny used to say) Keep everything but the trousers. Fantastic. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-301176 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 04:10:46 +0000 Reneeb 301176@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great finds love the pink dress and green sweater. I think I might pass on the pants but everything else is fabulous. You are so pretty. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-301141 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 03:19:10 +0000 catgirl 301141@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rae, there's a place in Boston called Dollar-A-Pound that's in an old warehouse. We used to call it "Rags" because it was a place where they cut clothes into industrial-use rags, but on Sundays from 7-9 a.m. they would sell clothing straight off the floor for $1 per pound. You could find anything at all there, including an occasional cat. </p> <p>I scored some truly unique fab items back when I was in law school, including a lime green suede 60s miniskirt that I still mourn having lost during one of my moves. My friends and I even kept a journal with our finds of the day: ugly, best, craziest... Digging around in piles of clothing was a real social equalizer too - everyone from students to street folks to vintage store owners...</p> <p>Read about it here if you want!</p> <p><a href="http://www.igougo.com/review-r1176098-Second-Hand_Shopping.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.igougo.com/review-r.....pping.html</a></p> <p>Oh, yeah, and you found some KILLER stuff! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-301008 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:19:08 +0000 taylor 301008@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thrift shopping is an art..one that you have definitely mastered!! Nice haul! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-300865 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:21:22 +0000 Ornella 300865@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You've got some fantastic pieces there and I find it hard to choose a favorite. Isn't it amazing how we always play that game though - which garment/outfit we love best And, I love that game.</p> <p>Anyway, here's me:<br /> Checkered Shirt Dress looks - reminded me of Lyn's cute polka-dot dress from a few days ago. Items like these make my mind spin from the possibilities to dress them up or down.<br /> J Crew dress - wardrobe staple. Looking forward to seeing what you'll do with it.<br /> Black wool skirt - another staple and I absolutely love the length and how it fits you. I also love that top.<br /> Checkered blouse - fun and fab.</p> <p>ETA: I've just realized I mostly went for b/w pieces </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-300840 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 15:07:45 +0000 Polly (thunalata) 300840@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Amazing haul. So impressed with your ability to unearth all of this by searching through all of those piles. Wow! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-300834 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:50:23 +0000 Queen Mum 300834@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>All I can say is Wow! You did amazing there.<br /> I do agree to pass on those last pants. Not only are they too short, they don't do you justice. Everything else is just fabulous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-300830 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 14:43:21 +0000 rae 300830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Alllrighty, the pants be gone! Thanks, everyone, I wondered if I was being a heel snob or something, but no love for the pants = toss. </p> <p>Thank you for the kind words about my shopping methods as well. I started shopping second hand at a young age, which made me somewhat embarrassed about it. To this day, I'm still careful about who I discuss it with for fear of getting that eew-you-dig-through-WHAT-to-find-your-clothes response -- but I knew YLF would be a safe haven. :)</p> <p>Note that I am not a saint with my pocketbook all the time; my thriftiness helps me rationalize spending more on my true loves: handbags and boots! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-300813 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 13:18:52 +0000 crwilson 300813@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Wow - I am so impressed with what you found and the amount of patience it took to find it. The only thing I would pass on is the pants because of the length. (And can I just say - you're gorgeous! You have such a nice smile.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-300788 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 06:53:41 +0000 CocoLion 300788@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That is an interesting method and I'm so impressed by your price points!</p> <p>I love #1, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10. #9 looks high end which you achieved for only $2. I agree with others that the tan pants are too short. The red skirt kind of pulls so if you're feeling picky I would send that back. The red blouse in #8 is very MaryAnn from Gilligan's Island! I would keep the lime sweater, it's cheerful and flattering on you.</p> <p>I think the silk top will look cute in wide-leg high waisted pants. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-300776 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 05:39:39 +0000 Sveta 300776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great haul! I especially like the pink dress and both red and black skirts.<br /> I also have never seen $1 prices in the thrift stores - only on garage sales... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-300772 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 05:28:54 +0000 rae 300772@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Angie, apparently items that the Goodwill doesn't sell after a time get sold by the pound. Some vendors that sell at the swap meet buy the clothes buy the pound, then resell them for $1 a piece. The catch is that everything is completely unsorted -- just in huge piles. It usually takes me about two hours to comb 2-4 vendors... it is not for everyone, but I happen to find the process very zen. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-300697 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:15:25 +0000 Angie 300697@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>WOW!! Looks fabulous!! You clever gal. </p> <p>Where on earth do you thrift so that each piece is $1. I have *never* seen thrifted items at those prices. Not even at Goodwill. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-300693 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 02:11:27 +0000 Kate 300693@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Everything looks AMAZING! Except the pants, I would also pass on those (or see if you can get the hem taken out a whole lot). I wish my local thirft stores had a more current selection - it's mostly from a decade or two ago. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-300665 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 01:11:16 +0000 sinead 300665@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Great haul! I love that pink J Crew dress on you. Definitely will work for dressier occasions. The pants look a little short- I'd pass on these. Wonderful, useful black skirt too! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/possibly-my-biggest-most-successful-thrift-haul-ever-pic-heavy#post-300662 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:47:50 +0000 rae 300662@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>So apart from the #10-11 shirt, which was under $7 shipped off Ebay, everything was $1 a piece. This was over about a month of swap meet shopping, but this is the first time I've loved so much of what I got. Plus, I fulfilled some shopping goals for Spring. Please excuse the pile of to-donate kites behind me. :)</p> <p>1- J Crew cardigan. Fills goal: going preppy for summer. </p> <p>2- Lime/Citron sweater. Fills goal: brightening up the casual wardrobe. Do you like it? I'm on the fence but leaning toward keep. </p> <p>3- Silk polka dot top - NOT how I'd style it. Fills goal: polka dots!</p> <p>4- Navy/Black striped thermal. Hey, a thermal that doesn't hang past my butt! And it's striped with one of my fave color combos. </p> <p>5-6- Checkered Shirt Dress. Similar to a plaid flannel dress I have, but this is more Spring friendly, since it's not flannel. Fills goal: more checkers, please!</p> <p>7- J Crew dress. (Hopefully) fills goal: dressy/party capsule. Do you think it will work for holiday parties and such?</p> <p>8- striped top and red Ann Taylor skirt. Does the skirt fit well enough to keep? I already have a red skirt, but this one is more spring-y.</p> <p>9- Bloomingdale's wool skirt. Fills goal: wool skirt to wear with leather vest. Also, fun printed top. </p> <p>10-11- Ben Sherman checkered blouse. Fills goal: more checkers, please! Also, not-quite khaki pants. Thinking of passing on these... didn't realize how short they are, and these are my shortest heels. I think I'd have to wear flats with them. </p>