I had so much fun with Heike, the winner of the latest Shop with Sheri contest, that I decided to give her a Refashionista Makeover too!
We had such a grand chat about thrifting, fast fashion and thrift store transparency I thought it was worth sharing:
Take a peek at our thrift shop thoughts and then share your own with Let’s talk about Thrifting + Heike’s Refashionista Makeover Part 1:
Which lovely vintage lace should I use to refashion Heike’s dress?
Head on over here for part 2 of Heike’s Refashionista Makeover and check out more Confessions of a Refashionista makeovers right here!
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Sheri, I love love love your blog and mindset about sustainable fashion. I live in the United States my city has many options for thrifting including large chain stores, consignment shops, and church fundraiser type resale shops, AND Facebook swap sites. I know which stores are stupid expensive, and I avoid them. The swap sites are great because you can talk back and forth with the seller in an effort to get the price to one both parties are happy with. At Goodwill (my favorite!) Prices have gone up in the past few years for standard priced items. I’m with you: I’d like to know what this price jump was based on. I’m more willing to pay a higher price at a boutique resale shop that I know is a source of income for an charitable organization. My hard and fast rule is if it costs too much, I pass and shop my closet instead. I think the way we can send a powerful message to the thrift stores is by voting with our dollar. You do a good job of educating the public about how spending money on fast fashion I’d a form of this voting. If sales go down, that sends a message to management. I’m ok with not having a “policy” to keep prices low because they need profit to keep the lights on, pay employees to keep the store clean and appealing, etc. I would like to know how the process are derived, tho. I love your conversation in this video
I love (& agree with) every awesome point in your fab comment! Swaps are absolutely fantastic and I’m currently in the process of setting up a regular monthly swap. Since returning to Canada last year, after over 2 decades living & working abroad, I have been continually shocked at the incredibly high prices of so-called thrift and charity shops. I’ve discovered so many items with the original tags still attached yet priced higher on the thrift shop tag – now that is just bizarre 🙁