seen over at Fly!

Love this concept. And there’s more! It’s funny because I actually went to the mall this morning and it was a terrible experience as usual for me. I can never find my size (yes, I’m a pear), I think that salespeople take one look at you and wonder why you’re even in their shop, and I can never find anything so unique that I would want to purchase it. I’ll think to myself, this is cute but I’m sure I’ll see someone else wearing this. (yeah, I’m talking to you Forever 21 and your manufactured crap.)

When I was a kid, I hated shopping at the thrift store. My parents didn’t have money to throw away on designer duds. I thought it was embarrassing and everything just smelled weird. Now I crave the smell of moth balls and dusty old things. I would say over 75% of my clothes come from thrifting. I would say my books, records, and cute things to decorate my home with come from these place too. There’s lots of good stuff to be had and I don’t think it makes you all hipster. It makes you fashionable without the price. And it’s fun too! I think the next “vacation time” I have off, I’ll just hit up all the thrift shops from here to Austin to maybe even Houston to find the perfect, complete wardrobe. That would be an awesome trip!