Determined to re-instate my love of the thrift, I went on a weekday and forbade myself from buying anything that was filtered through the "yeah, but would someone else pay for this?" lens.
I ended up with some gloriously comfortable, 1940s style pumps with a mini Cuban heel, some blousy culottes whose art nouveau-ish pattern you see in the foreground, a 1950s bracelet, a tartan bangle (which is as far as I will take the whole "Vivienne Westwood Again" fall trend) and possibly the sweetest album cover I've ever seen (and which reminds me of a certain Paraphernalia necklace that's been on my wishlist for ages). I can't decide whether to frame it, or turn it into a photo album cover. I also ended up with an early 1980's reversible green/white whale print on navy slicker, a pair of purple leopard zooba pants, and yet another Madras skirt...
Coolest thing at the thrift store that I didn't buy?
A gold spray-painted boombox, at home in the thrift's "cool stuff" vignette with the lava lamp. Kinda regretting this now, but alas, I have no space and no tapes.
What would you do with a functionless, gold boombox?
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Here's to re-instating your love for the thrift! Awesome finds, I'm especially intrigued by the blousy culottes!
P.S. I'm not sure what I would do with the boombox, but I used to own that exact lava lamp.
Put some dirt in the tape deck and use the boombox as a planter. Or it'd make a great doorstop. Or hells, just a fantastic conversation piece.
Sounds like your love of thrifting is back with a vengeance. That's quite a haul!
Missa-- I wore the culottes today much to the chagrin of my employer, and much to my chuffed-ness! Very spiffy.
Sal-- Now that I don't have it, I'm thinking of a bazillion reasons why I should, too! Coulda been a sweet home for my figurines!
I thought of glitter-encrusting a record player as an art piece...
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