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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: should be banned from thrift shops https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:51:15 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php Sal on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302741 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:45:19 +0000 Sal 2302741@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You do well thrifting! January is probably a good time as I think people do have a clean up! That’s touching and sad about your friend- I am pleased you can remember her in such a way. Jenni NZ on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302740 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 20:42:21 +0000 Jenni NZ 2302740@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ That is such a beautiful poem. Excellent items especially the Mi Piaci and the green top. Helena on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302658 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 12:08:19 +0000 Helena 2302658@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ What a beautiful poem. I can imagine it must mean SO much to your friend's parents that you guys still remember and celebrate her like that. Xx Fab scores ... Don't you dare get yourself banned Carla on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302638 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 05:01:37 +0000 Carla 2302638@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You have to strike while the iron is hot when it comes to thrift shopping.  The green velvet jacket is a handsome piece.  Your hair is looking particularly good - the shape/style and the colour. Indigoprint on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302602 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 01:38:01 +0000 Indigoprint 2302602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I would not know that poem had you not posted. So powerful. Thank you. Sally on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302592 Tue, 17 Jan 2023 01:29:22 +0000 Sally 2302592@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you everyone for your kind words and your warm feedback.  I have lost two close friends in the last 10 years to cancer.  In both cases though, I have either forged closer relationships with the mutual friends we had and we make an effort to meet now where we wouldn't and one lady was a close friend of my friend who passed who I got to know after her death.  As one person said they live on through our memories, and the love or friendship never really goes away. I found this poem which I put on my social media.  Sorry I got off topic but I thought I would share anyway.   Anonymous on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302563 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 20:57:37 +0000 Anonymous 2302563@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Good buys! Love the velvet jacket especially! Toasting your late friend with my NA beer! Anonymous on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302560 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 20:35:04 +0000 Anonymous 2302560@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I enjoyed your outfits! Adore the green pieces. The green tank in #2 and 3 is very pretty and the velvet blazer is a lot of fun. Great sandals too. Sorry about your friend and I admire your remembrance tradition. Star (Lise) on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302535 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 17:36:07 +0000 Star (Lise) 2302535@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great finds and cool outfits.   Angie on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302510 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:43:18 +0000 Angie 2302510@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ You have excellent luck at thrift stores! Please carry on :) It's lovely that you celebrated your late friend with other friends. The memories live on in your head and heart. Meaningful. You must miss your best friend every day.  LOVE what you wore in  #2. That is very YOU, Sally! And looking gorgeous in #3 with those special pearls! LJP on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302493 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 14:39:09 +0000 LJP 2302493@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The Zara velvet jacket is beautiful!  Fit and colour and great .  Your story prompted me to reach out to a friend who recently lost her husband.  Dee on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302466 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:53:39 +0000 Dee 2302466@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh some great finds there Sally, green is a great colour on you, pearls look great with that outfit. Thats a good idea of taking stock of what you wont be needing anymore if you feel your wardrobe might be getting too big. kkards on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302465 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:51:11 +0000 kkards 2302465@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love that you meet up with old friends to mark and remember the loss  of another friend. <div> </div><div>Love both the leather jacket and the green velvet!  And what a great green it is…fab!   </div> ChristelJ on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302459 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 11:55:34 +0000 ChristelJ 2302459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love thrifting so am getting a vicarious thrill from your haul! Such great finds, every one of them. When you are on a roll, you should milk it, I say. Thrifting luck is capricious. Cardiff girl on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302457 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 10:44:19 +0000 Cardiff girl 2302457@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gosh great finds!How lovely that you remember your friend in such away,they do say that the dead are never truly gone as long as they live on the lips of the living so what a lovely way to honour her memory. As for the clothes , l think that l would probably try and lighten things up abit by adding jewellery and maybe a scarf.Play around see what you can come up with! Sally on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302445 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 06:54:13 +0000 Sally 2302445@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you Irina. I haven’t worn much green before but recently have come across things I like in that colour. Thank you slim cat! Thank you Indigoprint - I hesitated with the leather jacket as I already have a black moto jacket but it’s not leather. Thank you Jussie. I don’t always have that kind of luck in thrift shops and it’s harder if you need a particular thing. jussie on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302442 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 05:55:42 +0000 jussie 2302442@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Gosh I really like all of these. Fab finds! Wish I could get stuff like this at the thrift shop! Indigoprint on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302427 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 04:44:12 +0000 Indigoprint 2302427@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Wow you did well! You are a perfect example of a win win in resale for the environment!! #4 is exceptional ....looks as if it fits into your wardrobe seamlessly. Well done! slim cat on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302426 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 04:43:11 +0000 slim cat 2302426@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Great finds - lucky you ! Irina on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302425 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 04:11:31 +0000 Irina 2302425@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sally, you look gorgeous in #3! I love all “new” things, sandals look fantastic. Also, green is absolutely your color! Sally on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302422 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 03:54:47 +0000 Sally 2302422@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you Bijou.   I think looking over pinterest and other clothes sites etc helps as you get an idea of what goes with what.   Sally on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302420 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 03:53:17 +0000 Sally 2302420@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Thank you Jaime.  I knew you would appreciate a successful thrift moment.  I still have an oversized blazer coming but that is at the dry cleaners.  I usually hand wash or machine wash my thrift finds but with jackets I normally dry clean and I need to factor that into the price.  Thank you Isabel for your kind words :)  Thank you Suz - yes the sandals are pretty much new.  I can't understand how someone could give them away.  The velvet jacket is in new condition too.  Yes it was great o celebrate her life.  We also sent flowers to her parents.   Bijou on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302419 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 03:51:26 +0000 Bijou 2302419@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sally, you have such a great eye for items that suit you - the sandals are a fabulous find. Suz on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302416 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 03:36:48 +0000 Suz 2302416@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Sally, you are doing brilliantly at the thrift stores! Wow! The sandals look new and unworn, your mother's pearls are lovely on you, and the jackets are both terrific! Love the rich colour of the velvet.  What a wonderful way to remember and celebrate your friend. I'm so glad you and your mutual friends were able to do this.  Isabel on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302415 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 03:31:42 +0000 Isabel 2302415@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think you look amazing. What a wonderful and touching remembrance. Jaime on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302403 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 02:56:40 +0000 Jaime 2302403@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I don't know Sally, looks like you do exceptionally well at thrift shops . Great finds and outfits. And what a lovely way to remember your friend. Sally on "should be banned from thrift shops" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/should-be-banned-from-thrift-shops#post-2302401 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 02:53:41 +0000 Sally 2302401@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ The thing is I pass by and think I'll just pop in.  At least I'm going back to work soon so I'll be kept busy.      1.  close up of near new leather slides. They are Mi Piaci and retail at $260. I paid $10. I thought at least if I don't wear them that much I will pass them on, but they are actually really comfortable.   2.  My outfit to dinner- black country road pants cuffed, David Lawrence shirt.   3. and 2 strands of my mother's pearls. It is the 10 year anniversary of the death of my best friend from high school.  We were friends for 25 years until she passed away.  I went out with 2 other mutual friends for cocktails, dinner and dessert as well as climbing her favourite hill and reading poetry.   4.  This is a leather jacket I picked up.  It has a bit of a shiny finish but I like the roughed up look and I had olive for my 2023 colour so couldn't resist it.  I have gone off denim jackets and have 2 so thinking of donating one of them now.  5.  This is the velvet jacket I picked up.  I wanted a velvet jacket to smarten up dressy outfits.  .  It is zara and is a good fit.  Pic of it buttoned. 6.  but I think I prefer it opened. 7.  close up of colour.   I was complaining before that my wardrobe is too big so I'm thinking of replacing the velvet with a black jacket that I don't wear.  Any ideas of how I could style these appreciated.