The first step was coming up with a rough list for what I NEEDED vs. what I WANTED. I used Tan Frances list and suggestions from the Cladwell app to come up with what I felt like a was good place to start. I spent time looking at my inspirations, mixing and matching on Cladwell… Continue reading Through Style I’ll… shop for the perfect pieces
Tag: secondhandseptember
#SecondhandSeptember: Fat Fancy
*a project I started in September before I moved and took a brief hiatus from posting. This is a review of my experience at one of two plus size stores for Secondhand shopping in Portland OR. The first of two shops I visited in September, a plus size consignment shop. I think at first I… Continue reading #SecondhandSeptember: Fat Fancy
#SecondhandSeptember: Savvy Plus
* a series started in September 2020 and finished in December after a hiatus from blogging focused on buying secondhand clothes and also for me, a review of that experience as a plus size lady. The second shop I visited on my Plus Size, Secondhand Shopping Portland adventure was Savvy Plus. They sell both new… Continue reading #SecondhandSeptember: Savvy Plus
#SecondhandSeptember: Plus Size Shopping… in Secondhand (need I say more?)
Shopping of any kind as a plus size person can be a nightmare, but secondhand clothes shopping is an actual personal hell for many I think. It certainly has been for me. Racks and racks of poorly sized and actually terrible options at Goodwills and Salvation Army.... hours spent to find next to nothing. Even… Continue reading #SecondhandSeptember: Plus Size Shopping… in Secondhand (need I say more?)
#SecondhandSeptember: High Fashion, Fast Fashion, and Frumpy Fashion… How has Covid Changed the Fashion Industry and How do we Want it to Change?
*this was started in September 2020... I went through a weird time in my life and I never posted or finished it, so I’m doing it now, because I think it’s worth it. Anyone who hasn’t spent ALL of the last 10 months under a rock knows that the world looks very different now then… Continue reading #SecondhandSeptember: High Fashion, Fast Fashion, and Frumpy Fashion… How has Covid Changed the Fashion Industry and How do we Want it to Change?
#SecondHandSeptember
Love when I talk about stuff other than grief? Love my little mini series? Good news, as 'Activism Actions: From One White Person to Another' will be ending in the next week or so, I have come up with another fabulous thing to write about, for the month of September. Inspired by and in conjunction… Continue reading #SecondHandSeptember
#SecondhandSeptember: My Favorite Secondhand Resources ( in December)
I took a break from Blogging for a little while. We bought the house, moved, returned to work, quit, started another new job, and so much more. But I wanted to share this stuff with you all anyway. There are obviously lots of large online services, for example Poshmark, which have their uses. I have… Continue reading #SecondhandSeptember: My Favorite Secondhand Resources ( in December)
#SecondhandSeptember: Best Secondhand Buys of 2020
Thought this would be a fun post to work on since it is the end of the year here soon and I had failed to previously post this... so here it goes! Madewell Overalls... absolutely love overalls and I love Madewell, it’s easily my favorite fast fashion brand, so getting it secondhand feels much better.… Continue reading #SecondhandSeptember: Best Secondhand Buys of 2020
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