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I can’t believe it’s been nearly a week since I had my Tom Ford & Bergdorf Goodman rant but time flies by and waits for no one!  I did get a reply back from Bergdorf Goodman thanking me for alerting them about this ‘issue’ and that they had forward my post to their Customer Service TEAM to help prevent this from happening in the future and not a peep from Tom Ford orJoe….  Here is how the week rolled out for me: started with the Tom Ford & Bergdorf Goodman rant, found a pink vintage Pringle of S

If only you could crawl inside the internet so that you could feel the fabric of this cream Eskandar top, I think you probably wouldn’t want to go back…  It reminds me of my grandmother’s dish cloth, it’s that soft soft cotton and all you want to do is feel it.  Everyone needs to own tops made from this type of cotton because it’s all about comfort.  Established in 1993 by Eskandar Nabavi, the Eskandar womenswear label has grown in success at an unprecedented rate.  The signature fluid lines and

Who doesn’t love a fire engine red linen dress especially when it’s made by Max Mara?  I know I can’t think of a soul either.  I’m sure NASA spotted this fire engine red linen Max Maradress from outer space.  It didn’t take me over a minute to see this one.  It’s beautiful with just the right amount of glam but that’s what you would expect from a 60 year old Italian  company like Max Mara.  I love this brand because they really do minimal & streamline to perfection.  So I grabbed this dress and

Fasten your seat belts because I have a story for you.  Picture this… it was March 2012 and my STYLISH friend was in New York for her birthday and decides she’s going to hunt for the perfect handbag which means starting at Bergdorf Goodman, see didn’t I tell you she has STYLE?  She walks right into Bergdorf Goodman and instantly spots her ‘IT’ bag, it was a Tom Ford black leather zipper bag that you might have seen Jennifer Aniston photographed carrying a brown leather version.  So my STYLISH fr

Someone said to me the other day at Doubletake ”Vintage is back in STYLE”  and my reply was “darling vintage is always in STYLE”…  Back in STYLE, she obviously doesn’t know what I blog about does she?  I just took a deep breath and sold her a fabulous piece of expensive vintage and off she went, in STYLE.  Here is last week’s re-cap of all the great luxury I salvaged:  Alice + Olivia top, Gianfranco Ferre slacks, vintage Pierre Cardin clutch, 2 Rebecca Taylor sill dresses, Alice + Olivia dress,

That’s right not 1 but 2 BRAND new pairs of Ferragamo shoes.  The average price for BRAND new Ferragamo shoes are between $250-300 and that’s average because they can go up to $1,000+.  I’m always bewildered by finding BRAND new anything from a thrift store and believe me I’m always bewildered in a good way but Ferragamo?  WOW thank you thrift store GODS for watching over me and guiding me to this treasure troll of yumminess.  A heritage rich in creativity, inspired by beauty and sophistication,

It was a very short week because of my trip to see my parents in south Texas so I only have the Ferragamo shoes post and a post from fellow thrifter Susan.  I’m still blown away by all the luxury Susan was able to find in her small town in Texas local Goodwill.  Anyone out there that has found 6-8 pieces of truly luxury clothing please snap some photos & write me a brief description and I would love to publish it on The Thrifters Blog…  Friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter…. Keep keepi

I LOVEEEE  it when fellow thrifters email me with their stories & photos, you have no idea how that makes my heart sing….  Hearing from you, telling me that you found STYLISH recycled luxury items inside a thrift store and saving you mucho dinero is like listening to James Earl Jones read the phone book….. I could listen to that all day long.  Here is a letter from Susan: 

Dear Daniel

I wanted to send you pictures of my fabulous finds.  I live in a tiny tiny town in central Texas and if I can find

I just couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the Chanel label, still can’t believe my eyes…  It isnt’ everyday, every week, every month that I find Chanel inside a thrift store so you better believe when I do I               C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E !  I just kept thinking Coco would be so pleased with me for salvaging these classic black wool Chanel slacks from a thrift store so that I can blog about them and hold them up to high praise.  Yes yes I know there is also Burberry in this posting but I’m sor

First let me say goodbye Whitney Houston and may you Rest In Peace .  My thoughts go out to her daughter and family.  Here is a brief re-cap of all my fashionable recycled luxury pieces I’ve scored this week.  Tadashi, Carmen Marc Valvo, Rebecca Taylor, J Brand jeans, Alberto Makali, Trian Turk, Theory, Kulson, Vivienne Tam, Valentino, Burberry & Chanel. So much ‘green’ eco friendly luxury out there just waiting for you .  Be STYLISH and shop green.  Friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitte

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On March 10 2011, Veritas Fashion will embark on their “Into the Valley” Road Tour to bring awareness to and raise support for the community of Maai Mahiu,Kenya. Maai Mahiu is located along the major trade route between Nairobi, Kenya and Kampala, Uganda. This trade route, known by locals as the AIDS Highway, runs through some of the most densely HIV infected populations in Sub-Saharan Africa and is the home to 3000 internally displaced people. There are two children born every minute in Kenya,

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“I want to do plus sizes. Great opportunity. Need to get the customersinterested. They dont buy our 14 and 16′s I always get stuck with them.” That was the tweet that started it all. Marc Jacob’s business partner Robert Duffy (aka @MarcJacobsInt in the Twitter world) revealed last week the fashion house’s possible plus-sized collection. (more…)

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If you’re an emerging designer, you might want to add “Twittersphere,” “Facebooking”, and “trending topics” to “ruching”, “interfacing” and the other sewing terms of your everyday vocabulary. According to WWD, there are 126 million blogs on the Internet today and women, the prime target for designers, use a whopping 84% of all social-networking sites. It’s an unprecedented opportunity for fashion-industry hopefuls to engage with a worldwide community of customers