Words of wisdom from Marie Claire fashion director Nina Garcia. She’s best known for her appearance as the unerring, formidable fashion judge on the hit show Project Runway.
RePlace
Shopping the recycled way
It’s February: Time for some CPR around your place!
February is the PERFECT time to do CPR on your closet or storage space:
Consider… Purge…Reorganize
Consider: Go through your possessions. Love it? Maybe it’s just not for YOU or your home. But it could be JUST what someone else wants. So consign or sell it at a profit or donate it to your favorite cause’s thrift shop.
Purge: If you don’t use it at least a few times a year, don’t let it hang in your closet or sit in a cupboard all unloved and forlorn. Pass it on.
Reorganize: Take a look at what remains, the things you love. Would a pair of red jeans or a brass lamp jazz up your wardrobe or your decor? An artist’s manikin accent your collection of oddities? You know what I’m going to say:
Shop consignment, resale and thrift to reorganize your most-prized possessions!
On a serious note, here’s some recommendations on keeping your heart healthy.
February Sweetie Valentine
No matter what your current sweetie situation is, your fav shop has some sweet deals for gifting yourself.
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Treat yourself to a Valentine’s present you KNOW you’ll love! Or find one for a friend, or even both 😉
No, no, chocolates (by themselves) are simply not welcome.
For all you Valentine-givers out there in Romance Land, be advised:
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Loyal To Local
I’m sure you’ve all heard of the “Shop Local” movement, as a way to support your town’s downtown, to keep your community’s economy healthy, and even to do your part to shop sustainably. Great idea, for sure. But did you know that
resale is as local as it gets
because the money flows right back into your community in ways you may not even have though about?
For example: An older couple is downsizing. They use a consignment shop to find new homes for things they no longer need. Selling their cherished furniture gives them cash for the landscaping at their new home (the landscaping company might even be your sibling’s!), and doesn’t involve shipping merchandise via diesel truck or (horrors!) sending that comfy couch to the landfill.
Or a local college student sells his last-year’s clothes or dorm decor at a resale shop and turns right around and spends the money on pizza at your cousin’s place and new boots at your shoe shop.
And the family whose babies are now elementary-school age? Infant clothing gets donated to the local nonprofit thrift shop. Some of it is given to needy families within your area, keeping them solvent, while other items are sold to fund the charity’s mission within your community.
Every buyer: of furniture, that cool leather jacket, or those adorable ruffly party dresses size 2T, benefits not only by the great prices at resale, but by not having to spend the time and the gas to go to the mall. Besides, your little ones like visiting Heloise’s HandMeDowns because the local owner knows her name… and hands out candy!
Sellers benefit. Buyers benefit. And resale shop owners and managers earn their living, staff members have local jobs close to home, and everyone buys groceries, pays rent or mortgage, and sometimes even flowers from your daughter’s flower shop!
How to Consign 