Can I Find Your Wishlist Secondhand?
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Whatever your wishlist holds — funky jeans, slippery suede skirts, buttery leather boots stuck in the recesses of your mind — can be found secondhand. This I am sure of.
Recently I have taken to video in pursuit of sharing secondhand and vintage alternatives to popular fast-fashion-adjacent items. This is often how I shop for myself: using an item I spot in stores or on a hot babe crossing the street as the blueprint, I track down something similar in my size/color preference/ideal material or vibe on a resale site.
Because why buy the $548 Reformation boots when you could get the vintage Prada pair they’re inspired by for four hundred dollars less?
This particular find felt so good. Goosebumps good. The direct line of inspiration is obvious, and how delicious that the original Prada was only a fraction of the price?
That’s the kind of rush vintage obsessives live for. I imagine us all like pirates, sailing the seven resale site seas with mad looks in our eyes pursuing a treasure everyone else thinks we’re crazy to believe in. But, as you know if you’re on board too, the treasure is always there. It’s just waiting for someone to find it.
So this series combines two shopping passions: finding beautiful vintage and luring others onto the secondhand ship with me. All in pursuit of better alternatives to what’s already in your cart.1
In this letter — 30 secondhand finds to cure spring sartorial cravings based on your requests.
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The craving: Reformation Clara Cardigan, $198
The idea of this cardigan had a chokehold on me a few years ago, too, until I tried it on in-store and found the neckline so awkward and unflattering on me. And of course… you know how much I love secondhand cashmere.
The cure:
What’s so appealing about this particular cardigan that I kept in mind while hunting —
a boxy silhouette that isn’t entirely shapeless
a sweet little crewneck neckline
and a semi-cropped length that renders it appropriate for any occasion
Below the fold: cashmere continued, flirty silk dresses a la Realisation Par, leather boots galore, and more.