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From brick and mortar to e-commerce, the way we shop is changing. Discover what it means to be a shopper and consumer today.
5 Latest Ankara Gown Styles For Social Outings
If making heads turn and gents drool when you arrive at an event is your thing, you can never go wrong with Ankara. Widely known for their rich color, Ankara fabrics are a go-to fashion trend for different types of ceremonies in African society. It is sure to make you stand out in a crowd. However, the best part is that you do not need to be African to tap into the beauty of Ankara fabrics.
By Holly Fletcher5 years ago in Styled
Top 5 Gold Choker Designs You Must Know
The close neck jewellery are the most loved jewellery items all over the world. Whether you’re planning to embellish yourself with a traditional saree, or the modern dress, you can never go wrong with this. Most of the gold choker designs you can find today in the market give you the flexibility to match them with any jewellery items like earrings, bangles, or bracelets.
By Adil Parray5 years ago in Styled
You Deserve Beautiful Things.
I come from a family who has struggled with money on and off for much of my life which is why I am incredibly grateful for the current thrifting craze. I wish I could reach back through time and tell my middle-school self that one day all the cool girls would shop at the thrift store. I’d want her to know that style wouldn’t always be so defined by having the latest trends from a handful of socially-accepted brands. I was so bored just striving to wear the exact same things that everyone else wore. I may as well have just stayed at my old school with its ugly forest green and burgundy uniforms! If we all had to wear big ugly Hollister logos on our chests what was the difference anyway?
By Kayla Noelle Foster-Brandt5 years ago in Styled
To think that I found it in Thrift Stores
Wexler and Dexter For as long as I can remember my family has done a secret Santa gift exchange amongst ourselves, where we all draw a name of one of our siblings out of a hat and have to give that sibling a gift. My younger sister and I have gotten each other a few times in recent years as we've both been getting older and we've somehow developed a similar taste in knick knacks and doodads. She picked my name last year and went shopping at the Salvation army. This particular Salvation Army was the biggest Thrift Store I’ve ever been to, and had multiple shelves simply stocked full of knick knacks, doodads, bling, and trinkets. It was the perfect place to shop at, and a recurring favorite of mine. My sister found this pair of wax squirrel candles the glitter ever so slightly in the light and knew she'd found the perfect Secret Santa gift for me. Everything was well until she made it to the register to pay and found she was short by a few dollars. Reluctantly, she put one of the squirrels back and trudged out the front door; one squirrel was better than no squirrels, and was still a great gift. Once she was back in her car she looked in her cup holder and found enough money to buy the formerly forsaken squirrel. She hurried back inside and told the lady at the register "I found enough money." The lady told her she was glad because she didn't want to break up the set and my sister walked out of there with dos ardillas. Come Christmas Morning and I’ve opened my Secret Santa gift I love the squirrels, but then she tells me “there’s a story too.”
By alan pierce5 years ago in Styled
Lady Luck
Thrifting is fun. Whether it be clothes, furniture and toys, the feeling of going treasure hunting and finding something that is almost as rare as a first edition Charizard Pokemon card is joyous. Stumbling upon something incredible by chance and knowing there will not be another person out there that has the same thing as you? What more could you ask for?
By Einreb Ortega5 years ago in Styled
Thrift Shop Treasures
It’s a used one. I mean when I got it, it was already covered up by other people’s fingerprints. At first my attention was drawn to it because of the cover image. I like the four seasons in itself; I find that it is a fully complete process. I especially love how in winter everything freezes. It’s like if Simon in Simon Says called out: “Simon says freeze!” Then I heard the violins playing in my head like if my memory file contained the music sheet. I felt warmth in my heart. My eyes were closed yet allowing for the imagery of the letters to take place like a printed logo on my brain. I read: Vivaldi
By Alice K.S.5 years ago in Styled
Thrifting and I became... a Thing
It was after a stressful day of work, and I needed a good drink and some retail therapy. This particular day, as soon as I got off, I drove to the nearest daiquiri shop. To my convience, there was a thrift shop across the street, yet a few stores down from the daiquiri shop. Now, this would be my very first time going into a thrift store. My grandma introduced me to them because for some reason she would get a kick out of "bagging" items that were "brand new" in her eyes. Sometimes I wanted to say "Lady, if it's in the thrift store, do you really think it's new?" But she loved it, and today I decided to get a taste of the thrill she gets out of thrift shopping.
By T'Nasha Thomas5 years ago in Styled
Lost and Found
I’ve always liked the idea that some items have a special place, somewhere they really belong. Perhaps it’s a romantic notion, to believe that everything that exists has some important purpose, but the thought has always shaped how I see the world. I go through each day, trying to connect the dots, to discover hidden meanings in the ordinary. Sometimes, the connections are pretty obscure, maybe even far-fetched, but I can recall an interesting event a few years ago, where the connection was clear.
By Maegan White5 years ago in Styled
