Thrift Score!

I’ve always loved vintage clothes and tend to dress with a sort-of-vintage look, even when I buy new clothes. I prefer broadcloth to jersey, pedal pushers to flares and cardigans to t-shirts. Sometimes I even get teased  that if you handed me something brand new, it would look vintage just because it came into contact with me.So, in an effort to embrace my vintagey-ness, we went to the River Market Antque Mall — four stories of secondhand goodness! Boy, did I ever score!

Thanks to the super bike, I am now at a size that actually fits into a lot of the vintage items. I bought so much stuff that the guys at the counter asked if I’d mind them sticking all the goods into a giant black trash bag as it was the only bag big enough to hold the bounty.

The Details (in no particular order):

• The Sailor dress is a perfect, form-fitting fit but the collar is stained with make-up and is a bit dingy yellow.
• The bowling ensemble is in mint condition though the skirt is a bit snug in the waist (luckily, there is some room on the waistband to move the button just a smidge).
• The Peter Pan collar shirt is a little large and there is some sun fading but I think it will be adorable with some pedal pushers and a cardigan.
• The crinoline and pettipants were total impulse purchases but how could I resist? I love enamel flower pins, silk scarves and decorative hankies so I got stocked up on those too.
• The industrial green tackle box was in MINT condition — the first one I’ve found in such good shape so I snagged it.

There was also a plethora of vintage sewing patterns in various sizes and conditions that I would have loved to buy but I was iffy about what I would do with them. I  want to start sewing some vintage outfits but some of the most delicious patterns were from the 1940s and I’m still not sure if that’s a good look for me. The 50s patterns I found were amazing but looked like they were going to be complicated and might require some modifications to fit properly — a skill I don’t currently possess.

I think I cashed out all my Thrift Karma in one day. I think it was totally worth it.

[More photos in my River Market Antique Mall set on Flickr]

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