Fashion Mission: Thrift Store Edition

     I came across a video recently called "How To Shop At a Thrift Store." The video was an episode from Cosmopolitan's show called Fashion Mission. The show stars two fashion bloggers named Lindsey Calla, who has been in another video I've posted, and Karen Blanchard. The episodes involve different fashion challenges that Blanchard and Calla are assigned to take on. 
     In this specific episode their assignment is to design an outfit for a blind date. The challenge is that they're only allowed to spend $50 at a Goodwill. The video does an excellent job showing the process and strategy they use while surfing the racks and selecting what items to purchase. 
     The one thing they mentioned that stuck with me was that when you're shopping at a thrift store you shouldn't be paying attention to the sizes. The reason for this is because the racks are filled with a mix of items from different years so size really doesn't mean much. Plus you can always use the money you'll be saving and spend it on tailoring the clothes if they're a little too big. Overall, this video was very upbeat, enjoyable and definitely incorporated some good lessons about thrift shops! 

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Secret Treasures

I recently discovered this YouTube video entitled "Thrift Store Shopping Secrets". This video was actually aired on a television show and included an interview with fashion expert, Lindsey Calla. She spoke highly about the recent trend of shopping at thrift stores. This video boldly stated that the typical woman spends over $140,000 on clothes during her adult lifetime. During the video you will see three outfits that Lindsey assembled herself from thrift stores that she visited in New York City. She swears that each entire outfit cost less than fifty dollars, which as a fellow thrift shopper is completely believable! Lindsey's passion in the video was contagious and made me proud that I'm saving money and helping the community by shopping at second-hand stores. The greatest thing that Lindsey said during her interview was that thrift shopping is like a treasure hunt because when you find something that is your size it's like it was put there specifically for you! Hopefully you all to get something different and useful from this video. 

Thrift Store Shopping Secrets