I LOVE me some secondhand, especially if they’re retro in style! I try to keep myself to a strict list of silhouettes, colors, and accessories. I shop equally between eBay (shoes, hosiery, Wolford separates) and Goodwill, with more occasional forays into consignment.
Sorry this comment is so long, but I have a huge enthusiasm for thrifting. If you’re ever in Atlanta, and want to go hunting, let me know!
I recently found an amazing Hugo Boss blouse at GW, that I’m planning to wear to a jazz open mic tomorrow with a longer black pencil skirt, black cinch belt, and black stiletto heels, in a sort of 1940s homage to Veronica Lake.
Here are some of my more recent treasures from 2018-2019 - mostly candid snaps - so PLEASE excuse the terrible lighting, disheveled hair, lack of makeup, absence of shapewear, highly contrasting underpinnings, and general background mess...
1) Magaschoni Blue-Green Silk two-piece suit. (Under $10 at Goodwill) The tag was mostly cut out, but I was able to ID the label, and the color, which is the most incredible sea-blue turquoise. I popped a white Wolford bodysuit under it. I’m a couple of pounds shy of the skirt fitting as well as I’d like but I’m confident I’ll be there in a few weeks. I plan to wear this to a singing gig at some point.
2). Persaman Embroidered Skirt - ($5 at Goodwill). This isn’t recent - ive had this skirt for several years. It seems to get worn about once a year, dressed up like you see here, or with summer sandals and a short-sleeve bodysuit.
3). Hugo Boss Blouse ($6 at Goodwill). As mentioned above.
4). I don’t have a full length photo, but this is a vintage camel coat from Saks, and a metallic blue/green scarf ($10/$3 at Goodwill). I got the coat last spring and started wearing it this winter.
5). West Coast Metallic Blue Leather Dress ($7 at Goodwill). I did some research - this dress retailed for something close to $2k. The company seems to be the descendant of the iconic North Beach Leather. I was about four pounds heavier in this photo, but this dress fits now. Where does one wear a leather dress? To a Mardi Gras gig on March 5th, with my new swing band.
6) MAAC London Bandage Dress. ($30 eBay). I love this dress so much - I bought it to perform in, but instead, it’s become the dress I wear to fancier events.
7). French Connection Bandage Dress ($7 Goodwill). I bought this in late October, and I’ve already worn it several times, to sing in. This dress underlines the importance of checking every rack at the thrift store - it was halfway off the hanger, shoved into a bunch of sweaters. The color caught my eye.
8). Miss Sixty Denim Dress ($7 Goodwill). It has pocketses, precious! And it’s an XL that fits like an 8, so, ignore the size tags when you see something cool on th racks, and try it on anyway. I always cinch it tight with a belt, and my baby sister has called dibs if I ever decide to purge it.
9). Long Military-Style Coat by Forever XXI ($7 Goodwill). I. don’t have a full length picture, but when I saw this last spring, I knew it had to go into my pirate costume capsule. I wore it to an open mic at Halloween.
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