So who loves to collect clothes & accessories?

[thriftypenguin]

Most of the things I buy from thrift stores are clothing and accessories.  I have bought other things from furniture to cookware to craft supplies to books.  But my main interest is clothing & accessories.

[Sprocket]

I love thrifting for aloha shirts.

-Sprock

[anastasiabeaverhausen]

I am always on the lookout for clothes to wear to work, we have to *dress up* 4 days a week and Im a harley shirt and jeans kinda gal...its hard to find clothes sometimes, Im one of those lovely plus size gals...:} I always look for harley tees too, no matter what size, I plan to make a quilt with all harley tees one day. Always look at the jewelery and purses, and the more I come to this site the more different things I look for now then when I used to at the Thrift stores and yard sales and any other thrifty adventure!

[SeSo_Says_So]

I am always on the lookout for clothes to wear to work, we have to *dress up* 4 days a week and Im a harley shirt and jeans kinda gal...its hard to find clothes sometimes, Im one of those lovely plus size gals...:} I always look for harley tees too, no matter what size, I plan to make a quilt with all harley tees one day. Always look at the jewelery and purses, and the more I come to this site the more different things I look for now then when I used to at the Thrift stores and yard sales and any other thrifty adventure!

I LOVE your idea of a Harley quilt!

I always look at purses and jewelry. Scarves, too. They are all my fatal weaknesses when thrifting. I have five plastic containers of handbags--99% of them thrifted. I love the thrill of the hunt. Though the other day, I did a good thing--a thrift store customer admired the purse I found, so I gave it to her to buy because I just couldn't bear bringing another one home. She was thrilled--it was only a buck!--and I made a new friend, too. 

[oceangurl]

I do! I do! I thrift a variety of things, from collectibles, to scarves like you Seso , to clothes, shoes, handbags, books etc. I have an over abundance of clothes and shoes though! I love the bargain aspect of it and the thrill of the hunt, especially for name brand things or designer things, to know that I only acquired something for 50 cents or 1.00 when the value is so much more just makes me lightheaded and I get such a rush, now doing something with the things I acquire or wearing something is totally different, sometimes I give away things that I bought in the "moment" thinking I would wear them or sometimes I see something and think "oh I'll redesign it or turn it into something else, etc" but like so many people I get sooooo time challenged, so all these things I acquired will have to wait until Iam retired so I can finally do 'something" with them!

[SeSo_Says_So]

LOL! Oceangurl, don't run out of house before you retire!

But you have such a great eye and you find such great stuff, you just can't walk away, now, can you?

I don't remember if I posted this, but a few weeks ago, I found this incredible vintage 80s Furla bag in excellent vintage condition. It was, of course, at one of the Catholic thrifts in the area--fortunately not near my home, so I can't get there too often and spend all of SpaceCadet's hard-earned $$$$ . It was 8 bucks, but the store was having a 20% off sale, so how could I refuse? I had gotten a handbag very similar to it for my mom about 20 years ago, on deeeeeeeeeeeeeep discount from Macy's, but it got ruined when her house got flooded a few years ago, so I am going to send her this one. She's thrilled!

[nancydr2]

I don't spend a lot of time looking at clothes and accessories, but I have gotten some good stuff.  Recently, I got a pristine pair of salmon-colored Chuck Taylor Oxfords for a whopping $7.  I also picked up a way cool vintage wood Walborg handbag.  I cannot walk away from a vintage hat.  Years ago, I got a Saks Fifth Ave straw hat with fake fruit on it.  It's definitely from the 1950s and tres chic.  I wear it whenever I'm invited to a daytime wedding.  

[SeSo_Says_So]

Yowza, that hat sounds divine! It must look so elegant. I can imagine it with a longer dress, maybe bias-cut and the color of flowers running in the rain--like water-colors. I bet you look smashing!

Groovy find on the Wahlborg, too--in wood, no less. Good one!!

[DianneK]

Handbags!!!And I am always on the hunt for vintage jewelry.But mostly handbags.My third love besides my children  and the mister,of course.

[Sooty]

I love reading your stories about how you get funky handbags and vera scarves.  I look but they all seem old and grubby at our local Goodwill, but as I said before we have a gang of hardcore thrifters that seem in the know as to what is coming out and when, god forbid you got there before them.  I wonder if anything that good makes it to the sales floor here.
  I do buy funky mens stuff for my oldest boy, and I am currently into the wardrobe refashion idea so attempt to cut up and make big tshirts look stylish..........alas so far nothing is that nice that I feel I can wear it in public. but one day if I keep trying I will nail it!
  I buy pyrex currently but sure that wont last long as I havent got a big enough kitchen and I have a rule to try and love the stuff I have and use it in everyday life.  I allways buy fleece blankets or bedding for my dogs,they are better kitted out than the kids!! I never understand how people go to the big pet chains and spend a fortune when you can get some really good bedding that can be adapted for much less money.
  oh yeah I allways look at the jewellry pins for my daughter, she wears them on her cap and I have to say she gets a lot of comments and her cap looks pretty good........  unfortunately the first one she had got nicked when she was at High School.....oh well, thats life.
 Happy Thrifting.   

[DianneK]

My favorite handbag that i found at Goodwill is a brown leather drawstring bag from Fossil.It was in excellent condition when I bought her and she is big and roomy enough to carry the kitchen sink in.I wouldn't trade her in for all of the tea in China.

[thriftypenguin]

I like a number of different purses, but I'm not fond of Coach or Dooney & Burke purses.  They seem to have lost their "mystic" because now everyone has one.   Too common place.

I like Fossil but have not seen any at thrift stores.  I have bought a couple of Fossils at Macy's and Younker's for half price. 

My best thrift finds for purses so far has been a black Sak that I found at Goodwill for $9.  It retails for over $100.  It was in mint condition.  I've also bought Nine West and Liz Claiborne purses at Goodwill this summer. 

For me, I would get really excited if I found a genuine Christian Dior, Gucci, Cole Haan or Prada bag at a thrift store!    

[thrifty hippie]

i usually will buy t-shirts at value village, especially vintage button up shirts, or jeans if they fit my
"style" i like punk rock style levis and dickies pants, carharts etc. etc. but the local thriftstores in my town are often picked clean very fast. i did manange however to snag a nice vintage pabst blue ribbon shirt from value village before they got it !

[Zephyr]

I love looking for vintage tees...especially concert tees!
Hard to find but awesome when you do find them...

[Frchgrl]

I cannot resist vintage shoes and vintage purses among many other things. Clothing, you name it.