At AuH2O Thriftique, we’re pretty old school about how we stock our store. We go out and unearth the gently worn gems ourselves for two reasons:1. We’re utterly addicted to the thrill of ...
On an AuH2O stock run a few weeks back, Kate and I came across two labels of note.One was vintage. One was pretending to be. The label at left hails from a time when shoppers actually gave a shit abo...
So, it’s Saturday night. I’m supposed to hit a party with my BF in Brooklyn but I’m all kinds of exhaustified. I decide to be responsible (read: drink cocktails at my apartment inst...
I trekked to Queens the other day in search of new and noteworthy neighborhood thrifts (whoa alliteration overload – my bad).My first stop was Second Best Thrift Shop in Astoria. On the organiz...
So, flea markets kind of scare me. Mostly because they’re notoriously free of price tags.I’m a chatty person by nature – the only time I ever really shut up is when I’m shoppi...
Secondhand shopping convert Violet popped by my store the other day to dish about her latest resale finds. I begged her to email the requisite photographic evidence, and she happily obliged!Violet re...
I’m not really sure how to explain the shit going down at Goodwill’s Greenwich Village Boutique. I’m also not really sure why no one else in the NYC shopping blogosphere seems to ha...
About a month or so ago, an intriguing flyer made its way into my mailbox. Goodwill was going upmarket, reserving the best of its donation pool for its latest initiative:The Goodwill Greenwich Villag...
Pardon the absence, chickadees – biznass at my thriftique is, well, BOOMING.By the by, we’re phasing out consignment and phasing in cash-for-clothes – if you’ve got castoffs t...
Every time I hit Shopbop for Hanky Pankies, I make the mistake of forgetting to browse by brand. Instead, I hit the general “Panties” category, where I’m inevitably confronted by a ...
Surprise! Miss me? Good. Ditto. Discussion on the absurdity of Spring’s Retro Trend shall heretofore commence. Clarifying the meaning of “retro” as it relates to style is probs a go...
Last summer, I wrote a proposal for a secondhand shopping bible. My agent loved it. His colleagues loved it. Ten or so editors at bigwig publishing houses loved it too.I was funny! I was talented! I ...
Unsatisfied in the bedroom as of late? Fret not, chickadees. You don’t need a man or a vibrator to get yourself off. All you need is a credit card, a slightly distorted sense of reality, and so...
Before I reveal the specifics of my epic jumpsuit find, I’d like to revisit one of thrift’s greatest truths:The last thing you find is usually the best.Here’s how this usually plays...
This is a dress from Marc by Marc Jacobs‘ latest runway show.The technical term for a dress like this is vintage-inspired. Horseshit. This is highbrow copycatting at its most uncreative.I mean,...
This past Monday, i.e. Valentine’s Day, the window display at my thriftique was a shitshow of pink. I figured I’d temper the girly vibe/commiserate with uncoupled shoppers by donning all-...
We dress up for work at AuH2O, and by “dress up,” I mean we don clothes in a way that reinforces one of life’s greatest truths: Secondhand and style aren’t mutually exclusive ...
In an oversexed culture, Valentine’s Day isn’t merely a celebration of love; it’s a holiday on which we’re supposed to get laid. Pre-copulation trinkets are traded among coupl...
Thrifting a Goodwill Outlet Center isn’t just challenging: It is a trying test of spirit and will. I’ve been at it for two years now, and it knocks me on my ass EVERY SINGLE TIME.High vol...
It takes me 30 to 45 minutes to execute the at-home manicure process convincingly, drying time excluded. Is this an adequate use of my time?Not by a long shot. I’m sorry, but a chip-free paint ...
When I’m thrifting, I make it my biznass to keep an open mind. Almost everything comes full circle in fashion; what I find might not be In now, but it doesn’t mean it won’t be all t...
This stellar pair of overalls cost me eight bucks at Buffalo Exchange.I layered them over a Theory blouse (also Buff Ex – $21.00, WORD) and added navy tights and black Etienne Aigner oxfords (M...
I’ve been indulging my closet feminism via The Hairpin as of late: It’s a chocolate coated reality pill that makes generic fashion-related media go down easier (for metaphorical reference...
Follow my blog with bloglovinI received a kickass shipment of vintage jewelry a few weeks ago. Among the lot were a few loose lockets, pendants and charms (hereafter, “loosies.”) Let me t...
Why should you buy yourself a bauble on Valentine’s Day, in lieu of waiting for a man to bestow one on you? Because the vast majority of dudes have – how do I say this delicately – ...
I’m a sucker for inventive names, hence the reason it takes me approximately ten minutes to pick out a nail polish color at the salon. Visuals fail to trump creativity; if it doesn’t have...
I said BRRR, it’s COLD in here (I said there must be some Clovers in the at-mo-sphere!…sorry). Even fashion’s pre-spring psychobabble can’t change the fact that it’s eff...
A few mornings ago, me and my greasy hair took an L train back from my boyfriend’s apartment, and I realized I had a crucial decision to make: Wash and blow dry my hair, or get to work on time....
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