Thrift Shops

March 15, 2024

Sturbridge Show Is a Gold Mine for Vintage Clothing Buffs

Laverne Cox, Anna Sui and other enthusiasts shop at the Sturbridge Show, a gold mine for people who buy and wear exquisite old things. Few people […]
January 22, 2023

A New Way to Hand-Me-Down

To help reduce clothing waste, two mothers in San Antonio started a small business reselling used children’s clothes. This article is part of a series examining […]
November 21, 2022

He Helps the RealReal Keep It Real

The trash bags seemingly contained a treasure trove. Comme des Garçons, Maison Margiela, Helmut Lang and Jean Paul Gaultier were all names on the tags of […]
June 14, 2022

Furniture Flippers Will Take That Dresser You’re Done With, Thank You

Fueled by the pandemic’s convergence of endless scrolling, supply chain woes and the thrill of quick cash, furniture flipping has become a D.I.Y. that, for many, […]
May 19, 2022

It’s Emma Rogue’s Downtown Now

One morning in March, Emma Rogue hopped in the black Nissan Rogue she shares with her brother and pulled out from a parking spot across the […]
May 19, 2022

It’s Emma Rogue’s Downtown Now

One morning in March, Emma Rogue hopped in the black Nissan Rogue she shares with her brother and pulled out from a parking spot across the […]
September 22, 2020

Find Yourself a Tailor. It’s Not Fancy, It’s Freeing.

Often when I tell someone about my tailoring habit — say, by referring in an offhand way to “my tailor” — I can see they are […]