On a Saturday morning a couple of months ago, a New York magazine reporter, vintage store owner Greg Armas and myself were in line at the Upper West Side Goodwill at 9 AM. Some people had been posted in front of the store since 4 AM that morning, anticipating a huge deal on one of the new designer arrivals. (Did they not know most of it was fake?) Greg and I geared up to complete our challenge: spend $100 on as many items as possible that could be resold at better value. As soon as the clerk opened the door, we rushed in and went on our mission. I think we both did really well in the end. We both spent our money wisely on classic, timeless pieces. And we got to keep them too!
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Hi Natalie,
This is great! How does one find out about these sales/events in NY?
Interesting.
So what do you mean by fake…. a mock look from designers?
Love your chic blog.. ^^
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To Strawberry: The bags were not real Louis Vouitton or Chanel, copies, fakes..
And to Christine: there r 2 thrift stores uptown who are very successful and do sales like this one. I wonder if you could call 311 to find out. my bet is the internet. we just happen to stumble on this one.
this is so fun! Dear Ms. Joos, I've been reading your blog for a few months now and while I haven't been able to comment (browser compatibility issues) I'm actually really excited to comment now! Your blog is absolutely my favorite because I just got interested in vintage and now I'm obsessed! I went to Florence and hit up half of the places you recommended (and stumbled upon countless more). Ok now I sound too fanny but thanks for this blog it's not only fun to read but great inspiration and i love being able to use it in real life!
Looks great! I love the RL brogues and camel coat. Im a sucker for a woman in menswear inspired clothing
great picks!
xo