Growing up I was forced to go thrift shopping with my mother. We were a middle-class family that did not place emphasis on by designer labels, or at least that’s what my mother told me. Whenever it came time for back-to-school shopping or new summer clothes, I always took a trip with her to the local Goodwills or the consignment stores or one of the many other thrift stores around the state.
I hated the smell, I hated the idea of it and I hated everything about wearing secondhand clothes.
However, as an adult and someone who has worked as a fashion designer in the industry, I know the actual cost of garment creation. As well as, the implications of the fashion industry and the environment. For these reasons I now thrift with no problem. So naturally, when it came time for me to update my fall wardrobe I knew exactly where I would be headed. To the Goodwill, Plato’s closet and any other thrift store that would have me.
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