Secondhand Wisdom: Inspiring Volunteer, Secondhand Styling and More

• 95-year-old Mary Cuckler continues to volunteer at Treasure Trunk Thrift Store in Colorado – More
• High style from (where else?) Goodwill in this fun personal styling competition – More
• Cool! Contest to win $2,500 in free Hanes clothes. (Who doesn't need more socks, amirite?) To enter, donate to Goodwill, snap a picture and upload to Hanes' Facebook page. – More

Thrift Store Finds – The "Dodged the Snow Bullet" Edition

On Thursday, I was being threatened with snow (in San Francisco, for pete’s sake!). By Sunday, it was sunny. Today? Flipping freezing.

Nevertheless, while I understand the excitement of those who didn’t grow up with snow each winter, I’m glad not to have snow for the moment. So I’m sharing some recent fun finds that won’t be seeing sunlight for a while yet.

Mossimo Cardigan - $4.49

Mossimo Flats - $3.49

A totally Goodwill outfit at that!

• Gap Black dress - $8.99
• Mossimo Blue Open Front Cardigan - $4.49
• Mossimo Black Flats - $3.49 (1/2 price during the Presidents’ Day Sale)

I’m definitely looking forward to weather that lets me wear this! Do you have any fun recent finds?

Secondhand Wisdom: Fashion History Primer, Save on Gas & More

Photo from Of Another Fashion

• Cintra Wilson writes for the New York Times about the evolution of secondhand shopping and a no-boys-allowed vintage store – More
• Fantastic history project, Of Another Fashion, chronicles the history of fashion for women of color. The photos Minh-Ha T. Pham has collected are worth a look on their own, but the history lessons in the captions are incredible! – More
• Good primer from SavvySugar on what to do to curb pain at the pump – More

Thrift Store Finds - Goodwill Presidents' Day Sale

Goodwill was running a sale this weekend for Presidents' Day, 60% off all denim (more on that later), 50% off selected women's tops and bottoms and 50% off shoes. I found some fun stuff that I might not ordinarily have decided to bring home. 

That inspired me to go digging through my recent finds to put together some cute outfits rather than letting them languish. 

I bought the black flats about 2 weeks ago, but hadn't yet tried them out with anything. The sweater is another in my quest to leave no grey sweater unturned. I do rather like it though, and it's just worn enough to be snuggly. 

Xhilaration black 
studded flats - $8.99 

Grey Mossimo Oversize
Cardigan - $2.74 (on a 50% off
sale at Goodwill)

Those two pieces, combined with black skinny jeans and a black cami, put together an outfit not unlike what I wear when Goodwilling, but this should also make a good option for switching into after work to go out.