Fashion Blogs

You know I LOVE and adore Jil Sander what is there not to LOVE about this label but finding Matthew Williamson blew me out of the water.  I’ve never found this label until now, so technically I’m no longer a virgin when it comes to this label.  I’ve read and seem so much about Matthew Williamson over the years and always hoped I would find something while thrifting, well I guess the GODS wanted to throw me a bone.  Matthew Williamson was born in Manchester England and graduated from Central Sain

I am completely unplugging and going on a summer vacation mixed with a buying trip .  There won’t be another blog posting until I return which will be May 22nd so until then here are a few things you can do for me or yourself…  Take this time to revisit older blog posting and you can do this by clicking ——> here

You can also scroll through and look at all the consigned pieces I have from my boutique called Doubletake Recycled Luxury, these pieces belong to a wide variety of lovely ladies that hav

I was sitting inside my car waiting for the thrift store to open and had some time to kill.  Now having time to kill for me can either be a good thing or a very bad thing but rest assured it’s all good.  I started to think about how I shop for items on my blog daily but never really show images of what’s really inside thrift stores.  So when the thrift store opened and I was walking towards the door I just thought to myself take some photos Daniel and do a different blog post.  I know for most p

I almost came unglued when I saw the Ungaro Solo Donna made in Italy.  I haven’t found Ungaro Solo Donna until now so it’s fun to chit chat about.  The color, I mean this shade of pink is right on and the best thing is that there were no stains, no tears, no smells no nothing just in excellent condition.  It is as well preserved as Joan Rivers is…  Solo Donna is one of three Ungaro’s women’s collections; the others are Emanuel Ungaro Parallele, the signature line, and Emanuel, a bridge collectio

If this isn’t one simple chic outfit then I don’t know what I’m doing…. but since I know what I’m doing it’s safe to say this ensemble is super chic.  I love anything that is a wrap, but I love it a little bit more when it’s from Dolce & Gabbana.  I almost crapped in my pants when I saw this label and I’m not lying.  If you’re going to have a wrap top in your wardrobe I’m thinking it should be by D&G.  Dolce & Gabbana are one of  Italy’s premium exports and with loyal fans like the ones they hav

I swear I gathered up all 3 pieces in under 30 seconds at my local thrift store.  They were all side by side, making my life easy, and just waiting for someone to salvage them.  I love the Kay Unger silk dress, just love it.  When Kay Unger does something this marvelous it should get the full shout out.  Then I found the Michael Kors dress made in Italy which is really really good.  I love finding Michael Kors items that were made in Italy because the quality is 100 times better and if you could

Happy Earth Day !!!!!!   Yes this is indeed one of my favorite holidays right behind Halloween!  I started The Thrifters blog back in 2009 and every single blog post had something to do with changing our shopping habits, case in point, thrifting.  When we look for our clothing, furniture, tableware, silver ware, drink ware, gardening tools, out door patio furniture etc etc in thrift stores, consignment stores, at yard sales & estate sale and lets not forget flea markets we are SHOPPING GREEN.  M

My intent for this posting was to deliberately go into a thrift store and pull together an entire black ensemble.  Considering this ensemble consist of Cacharel & Cynthia Rowley, and not just any Cynthia Rowley but a new Cynthia Rowley still with tags, it’s a black outfit that would even make Johnny Cash proud.  I’m a huge fan of long pleated skirts and this Cynthia Rowley one wins the award for Best in SHOW hands down.  Long skirts to me go from daytime to evening instantly and effortlessly, it

I was leaving my house and driving through my neighborhood when I had to slow down for the trash collectors on my street.  I decided to turn down another road I normally don’t take and when I did I passed this house that’s going on the market, that they had apparently just cleaned out the attic.  There was a pile of crap a mile high and as I drove by, from the corner of my eyes, I see the Gucci luggage in the pile.  I put my car in reverse like I was Danica Patrick.  When I picked the luggage up

The only pieces I will never pick up from Malandrino would be items that have FUR and she loves her FUR unfortunately.  This is my lucky day because it’s FUR free and that makes it sexy as hell to me.  I’m a huge animal lover so therefore I loathe FUR and really don’t support designers that keep pulling FUR out of their magic hat thinking the world is still intrigued by it when it isn’t.  Malandrino began her career in Paris, working at fashion houses such as Louis Feraud & Ungaro, and later in

Nothing makes me happier than when I find not 1 but 2 fabulous pieces of fashion inside a thrift store.  Well there is something that does make me happy but it’s really not legal (puff puff wink wink)..  I love both of these items and I never fail to rescue them from the trappings of being inside a thrift store.  This KENZO over the top chic tank, made in Italy, is a statement piece that’s for sure.  The fashion house of KENZO was started in 1970 in Paris by Kenzo Takada.  Kenzo retired as artis

I mean who doesn’t love wearing Giorgio Armani ?  Wearing it or finding it, everyone loves Armani and with very good reason.  I found this 2 piece suit in a thrift store and couldn’t believe my eyes or luck for that matter.  I never ever pass up the chance to grab Giorgio Armani out from a thrift store to save it from the possibility of ending up in a landfill.  Sad but it happens all the time and to every single designer you can think of.  We live in a very throw away society and that breaks my

I think the Celine magazine ads are the best.  Love the pure simple images that I’ve been lusting over so when I saw this white blouse from Celine well you know it was my lucky day.  It’s not every day I find Celine but I certainly do enjoy finding this label.  It’s very FRENCH.  Phoebe Philo was born in Paris and educated in London and is the creative director for Celine.  I’m loving all the workmanship in this white blouse and I have to ask you “can you ever have enough stylish white blouses”?

I can’t tell you just how many times during the day I say to myself “I love vintage…. and vintage loves me…”  it’s my mantra that helps me through the day.  Yes I love and adore vintage, give me vintage luxury any day of the week and I’m happy.  Who in their right mind wants to look like everyone else?  I certainly don’t and I certainly never did.  Finding both of these vintage pieces just made me happy.  Who doesn’t love finding vintage DVF? DVF is timeless and classic just like this Joan & Dav

Finding this vintage Katherine Hamnett 2 piece super short skirt with matching jacket brought back some very delightful memories.  I was living in Dallas in 84 and working for HD’s Clothing Company, the only place anyone ever needs to shop in Dallas in my opinion, and that’s when I became familiar with Katherine Hamnett.  In 85 when she did the iconic t-shirt “Stay Alive in 85″ of course I owned a red one.  Fast forward to today I still have 2 pair of black slacks from the 80′s that I still wear

Well maybe not 101 reasons but when we are talking about Armani & Alberta Ferretti here so its not a difficult task.  Love this entire ensemble starting with the sweetest Armani Collezioni patterned top.  Armani Collezioni collection is targeted at people of ripe age who are not chasing season fashion “trends” but prefer classics and high-grade fit.  Armani Collezioni stands for elegance, exceptional attention towards the fit and details made of high quality fabrics.  Now I’m working my way down

Every time I find fabulous pieces inside a thrift store I’m reminded of our society at large and just how apparent the, throw it away mentality, actually is.  I’m constantly blown away by the amount of lush luxe pieces that are just floating out there.  This blog posting is about a Marc Jacobs silk top & Calvin Klein Collection silk shorts and it is luxe.  I love the color of this Marc Jacobs silk top, it’s very SPRING and I like that and plus it’s beautiful.  Now what I’m really loving are thes

It’s sweet to find a brand new Akris punto navy top in the thrift store but its sweeter to find a vintage Scaasi linen skirt as well…  These 2 were completely made to go with each other they just didn’t know it until I grabbed them both and introduced them to each other.  I love what you find when you go thrift store shopping, you have no idea what goodies are out there you just have to find them.  Shopping second hand for all your clothing isn’t just chic anymore it’s what most STYLISH people a

There isn’t one thing about this Badgley Mischka dress I don’t like…  One side of the dress buttons inside and ties in the back putting a nice new spin to the iconic wrap dress.  The color combination, the ruffles, the tie in back all made me grab this dress at the thrift store and run like a bandit to the counter.  Mark Badgley & James Mischka have been hailed by Vogue as one of the “top 10 American designers” and as Hollywood go to guys.  They joined forces in 1988 and have been creating timel

I just about crapped in my pants when I saw the Ungaro label inside this fantastic & fabulous silk dress that was made in Italy.  This dress is your quintessential 80′s Ungaro.  This is when Emanuel Ungaro was on his game in the 80′s, there is absolutely nothing better than this period in his French fashion house.  The prints and patterns he used in the 80′s were over the top amazing and breathtakingly gorgeous.  Ungaro 80′s dresses with this type of floral pattern is very collectible and desira