One of my favorite places to shop is NuLook - a great consignment shop at 50th and Penn. I went today, with fingers crossed, for some pants...
I had to post about my loot today, in part, because it involves pants. I've been on the hunt for some comfortable bottoms since I started expanding, and always, always, always came up short. It's quite frustrating. Well, today, I found three pairs! Two of the three are not maternity, just a larger size than I normally wear (which will be useful for a while yet, and again post-birth). All three are super comfy, and in great condition. As you can see, there are two pairs of black, but one is a dress slack (J. Crew), the other for yoga (the latter are actually maternity).
I also picked up two pairs of shoes. One is a boot, very (very) similar to the boots I've been wearing, but newer and in much better shape (the old pair are getting tossed - a hole in the seam and a Winter's worth of salt and mud means trash - but, at least I bought those used too, so I don't hardly feel bad about tossing them. Though, I wonder if there's a way to str
ip down shoes for parts...). Originally $24; at 75% off, I got 'em for 6 bucks!! Oh, and they're NINE WEST.The other is a pair of slip-on's, for everyday wear. These babies came in at a whopping $2! And, they're DOCKERS. I feel like a pirate!!
**please ignore the pasty white legs in the pictures, or quickly move past them to avoid hurting your eyes**
**also: I'm not typically one to boast about brands, but I've come to realize you get what you pay for, and seeing certain names on the labels means you'll get a bit more life out of them, which, essentially, means lowering your overall consumption**
The sweater in the picture is another proud score. It's a long, cozy sweater with a hood (I love long sweaters!), in warm browns. Perfect for days like today, the quintessential windy, overcast Spring day. I took it to the register, thinking I was getting away with something tricky when the tag read 75% off, making it 6 bucks. To my surprise, it rang up $2!! Apparently, they were having an "anything with a date older than 11/1/08 is $2" sale today. Yay, me!!
All in all, 3 pairs of pants, a sweater and two pairs of shoes cost me $58. That's $11.60 an item. Sure, you could do just as well, or better, at some place like Wal-mart, but not only would you not get the quality of names like Dockers and J. Crew for that price, but you'd also be supporting a corrupt system of underpaid workers ("slaves" is probably the better term) and a corporation that cares more about its bottom dollar than its employees or the community naively supporting it. Consignment shops and thrift stores are nearly always (if not always) locally-owned, often times hire developmentally disabled persons, or they're a non-profit benefitting the community (instead of depleting it). AND, of course, you're not buying new when you're shopping thrift and consignment. New items carry a huge eco-footprint, and often times (especially at this one) consignment shops are plum-full of quality items worn very little by rich-bitches (oops) who need the latest & greatest. Take advantage - go pirating!!! It feels great.
Arrrggghh!
