thrifting blog posts

5 Reasons Why Thrifting is an Addiction

Thursday, November 17th, 2011
5 Reasons Why Thrifting is an Addiction

Hello and happy Thursday, vintage lovers!! If I had my way, my heaven would be a thrift store — and the reality of it all is that most of you reading today’s post probably would want that, too! So that’s why I’m devoting this blog post to why thrift shopping our wardrobes is such an [...]

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How to Furnish a Brooklyn Bedroom Part II: Painting, Finishing & Organizing

Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
How to Furnish a Brooklyn Bedroom Part II: Painting, Finishing & Organizing

HELLO and happy Wednesday, vintage lovers!!! Some of you may remember last week’s post where I shared the experience of thrift shopping for my good friend & first Sammy Davis Vintage personal shopping client Sabrina Newman. Sabrina is a friend of 5 years + who I first met interning in the magazine industry way back [...]

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Thrift Shopping Salvation Army for a Brooklyn Bedroom

Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Thrift Shopping Salvation Army for a Brooklyn Bedroom

Hello and happy Wednesday, vintage lovers!!! A few days ago I queued you into the fact that I had officially taken on my FIRST Sammy Davis Vintage “shopping” client, my extremely talented friend Sabrina Newman behind the web site A New Mode. Not only is Sabrina extremely talented, but all that talent has made her [...]

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Thrift Store Clothing Spending Guide: How to Save Money & Buy Smart When Shopping Thrift Stores

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010
Thrift Store Clothing Spending Guide: How to Save Money & Buy Smart When Shopping Thrift Stores

I was 16 years old when I started shopping at thrift stores. I was a child of the over cultured, under-intellectually nourished MTV generation and had been reading fashion magazines since I was 12. Presumably, years of media saturation a la the ’90s had taught me the difference between “fashion” and “style” and how a [...]

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