Thrifting has always been confusing to me. I never understood the appeal. Where I grew up the nearest thrift store was the local Goodwill. Great prices, of course, but nothing there was particularly appealing. It wasn’t until recently that I discovered that the real thrifting finds are a lot about location of the store.
Thrift shops located closer to cities and larger populations of trendy young people are typically where you can find the best steals (in my experience.) Recently I took a trip out to Portland, Oregon, where there is a plethora of young, trendy people. My entire tainted vision of thrift shops being filled with old sports team t-shirts, jeans you wore in middle school, and stained work shirts was totally shattered. Visiting thrift shops in Portland made me want to start thrifting. I didn’t know why these people didn’t want these awesome clothes anymore, I didn’t care, because now I wanted them. After visiting a few shops I decided on a long-sleeved, black t-shirt dress by Stolen Girlfriends Club. It has a …
