Are Thoughtless Summer Donations Driving Up Thrift Store Costs?
There is a hypothesis as to why the cost of clothes have gone up, while the quality has gone down. Thrifting has become a profitable business, instead of a hobby, or an alternative way to access high quality pieces without the high price tag.
Don’t Get Influenced By Influencers: How To Find Your Personal Style
Minimizing your wardrobe, finding your personal style will change your purchasing habits healthier, less consuming. And it can be a potential key to reduce the number of clothes that end up in landfills. Photo by Isra Sharnez
The Shift to Thrift: A Paradox of Goodwill
In the case of increased demand for second-hand fashion, prices at thrift stores around the country have increased over the last few years.
You’re Going to Want These Berriez: Meet the founder Emma Zack
Let me introduce you to Shop Berriez. Founded by the wonderful Emma Zack, Berriez is like nowhere else I’ve shopped before. Walking into Emma’s basement studio full of beautiful, fun racks of vintage clothing that I knew would actually fit me made thrifting feel like home again.
The Gentrification of Thrifting
Industrialization, ready to wear and department stores put an end to a long era of custom made clothes, but also contributed to the birth of what we now call “thrift stores.”
Fashionability Collective Presents Thrifted Lookbook Video
Fashionability Collective aims to make accessing sustainable fashion alternatives easy for conscious consumers.
Building a Clothes Relationship
The Love Line, an online blog and styling service, offers affordable pieces that are personally handpicked for you.
Falling in Love with Depop
Depop is a peer-to-peer shopping app where you can buy second hand fashion at a fixed or negotiated price.