This month’s thrift haul is a mix of secondhand finds – from both thrift stores and consignment shops. With spring on its way, I’ve packed away some of my heavier sweaters and have been looking forward to wearing skirts and dresses WITHOUT tights in the near future! My thrift finds reflect that with some in-between season clothes.
Let’s take a look at this month’s finds:
Sage Collective Joggers, $5.50
These joggers were new with tags and I found them on the ‘extra 75% off’ clearance rack at one of my favorite consignment shops. I wasn’t familiar with the brand, but I did some google sleuthing and it looks like they are sold at Nordstrom Rack. They are super comfortable and incredibly soft with nice, deep pockets, so for less than $6 they are a fantastic addition to my telework outfits!
Athleta cross-over sweatshirt top, $7.50
This was another item from that super sale rack. However, this one has certainly seen some wear… so I would not have purchased it if it were not as cheap as it was. With that being said, it’s super soft and warm with thumb-holes and for less than 8 bucks, it will certainly get lots more wear in my closet. This is another great telework top and also a comfy top to throw on for outdoor walks. Eventually, when it gets even more worn-looking, it will be demoted to bedtime wear and I’ll use it as a pj topper (until it gets thrown across the room when I overheat halfway through the night).
Lauren Ralph Lauren skirt, $23
Another new with tags find from the consignment store! This one still had the Macy’s retail tags for $155 and it was marked at $23. Not quite thrift prices, but quite a bit of savings. I went back and forth on whether I wanted to add the animal print to my closet, but this print is a pretty classic brown and black version that I anticipate will go in and out of style over the next couple decades. As it is, I think it will get enough wear in my closet to make this a good buy.
Charlestown Shoe “Federal” Boot, $7.50
The extremely luxe leather on these blue booties initially called to me. I didn’t recognize the logo, but there were a few clues that it was a higher end brand:
- The logo was embossed on a leather insole – cheaper brands don’t typically use leather insoles. They also tend to stamp print their name/logo, rather than emboss it.
- The leather is SO NICE. It’s a thick and chewy leather with the blue stain going all the way through.
- Someone had spent the extra money to add on a protected sole on the bottom of the shoe.
Also, the embossed logo tickled my brain as being vaguely like Tory Burch. So I took a quick photo of the logo and the shoe and ran it through Google images to track it down and found:
There you go — a gorgeous and well-made pair of booties to add to my collection! They were marked at $14 at the thrift store, but purple tags were half off… so I got them for just $7.50.
For those of you who are ‘secondhand shoe curious’ I’m planning to write up a quick shoe cleaning/care post early next week!