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Thriftspired by: Olivia Palmero’s Yellow Coat
Time for a secondhand story called How to Trick the Thrift Gods. I’ve had a yellow wool coat on my thrift wish list for probably two or three years ever since I saw Olivia Palmero’s coat years ago. Although I did find yellow coats many times, they were never really what I had in mind – I wanted either a pea or funnel neck coat in a specific shade of bright yellow- so I kept passing since it wasn’t really a priority and I didn’t wanna thrift something I truly didn’t love. Finally this year I gave up and splurged...
How to Tell If an Article of Clothing Will Stand the Test of Time
It happens to the best of us: You wander into Uniqlo or Zara or H&M for a pair of socks, but distracted by the reams of shiny sweatshirts and ribbed turtlenecks, you’re pulled in. Fifteen minutes later, you leave with $100 missing from your wallet and a bag of clothes that probably won’t last a year. But fast fashion isn’t always terrible, as long as you’re being mindful with what you purchase. There are ways to tell if clothes will go the distance—or just fall apart after the first wash or be rendered obsolete by the shifting sands of trends....