thrift style posts

Buying Vintage Online: How to Match this Modern Look

Wednesday, April 20th, 2011
Buying Vintage Online: How to Match this Modern Look

  Happy vintage mailbox Wednesday, everyone!!! I was so pumped to debut a new regularly occurring post last week called “vintage mailbox,” where I answer a question as posed by a thrift warrior and vintage lover like YOU! Last week I answered a few questions about my history & love of vintage fashion as asked [...]

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Vintage Mailbag: Kirsty Q’s Questions Answered!

Wednesday, April 13th, 2011
Vintage Mailbag: Kirsty Q’s Questions Answered!

Happy Mailbox Wednesday everyone! ;-) Over the past few months, I’ve had quite a few amazing emails come through my inbox. Some of them are written by fellow thrift warriors and vintage lovers, sharing their tales of thrift travels and proud accomplishments of separating the thrift treasure from trash. Some are simple (but sincerely appreciated!) [...]

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How to Wear & Identify Vintage Dress Styles for Spring

Monday, April 11th, 2011
How to Wear & Identify Vintage Dress Styles for Spring

Happy Monday, everyone!!! It gives me GREAT DELIGHT to start the week off in the best of ways — giving you a dash of vintage fashion inspiration & education with today’s post, plus almost too-good-to-be-true shop-happy enlightenment with a newly updated Shop Finds page. According to our friend the weatherman, the temps in NYC are [...]

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Thrift Shopping Dictionary: Thrifting Jargon 101

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011
Thrift Shopping Dictionary: Thrifting Jargon 101

Today’s installment of Sammy Davis Vintage is an exciting one, because it marks a featured piece on the site that I will be continually adding to based upon recommendations from you. Many of you are proud thrift warriors (see that definition below, too!) and have a ton of “thrift jargon” that you use casually between [...]

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How I Saved $1,084.45 Thrifting Spring Trends

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
How I Saved $1,084.45 Thrifting Spring Trends

HAPPY SAVING MONEY WEDNESDAY EVERYONE!!!! I have fond memories of shopping with my mom at the local mall as a teenager, scouting the sales and premeditating our plan of action for the best bargain deal. We’d  research the upcoming sales in the Sunday newspaper’s circulars, and  then deliberate over “when” to hit them. After shopping [...]

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11 Ways to Know its Vintage by Labels & Tags

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
11 Ways to Know its Vintage by Labels & Tags

Hello and happy Wednesday everyone! ;-) Yes, that picture above is the mecca of all thrifting meccas … the GOODWILL OUTLET in Queens, New York, where finding a fabulous piece takes some serious digging and a critical eye to separate the treasure from the trash. Defining what true “treasure” is remains up to you — [...]

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