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Thick Thrift LA – Flea Market for Plus Size Secondhand
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- Feb 18, 2025
How To Shop Kids Vintage & Secondhand
How to start if you want to dress your kids in vintage and secondhand? We reached out to a bunch of kids secondhand sellers and asked them to share their best tips. - Feb 11, 2025
New Vintage Stores in Los Angeles
Here are four new amazing vintage stores in Los Angeles. Find your new favorite! - Feb 4, 2025
Sydney Vintage Store Guide
While some say its vintage scene pales compared to long-time rival Melbourne, Sydney has come a long way in past decades. Local stylist and sustainable fashion educator Jo Gambale lists her top picks. - Jan 28, 2025
The Magic of 50s Vanity Fair Nightgowns
How to feel fabulous in a nightgown – Keely Gordon shares her vintage Vanity Fair collection. - Jan 21, 2025
Five Trends to Shop Secondhand This Spring
A new season means new outfit ideas. We put together what’s coming up this spring, and how to do it with secondhand! - Jan 14, 2025
Tell Me Lies – Costume Design for a TV Series
How do you do the costume design with secondhand for a TV series? Costume designer Charlotte Svenson tells how she designed and found the costumes for the drama series Tell Me Lies. - Jan 7, 2025
Viv Chen of The Molehill Shares Her Best Vintage Finds
We met our favorite substack writer, Viv Chen of The Molehill in Oakland, and photographed her favorite vintage finds. - Dec 31, 2024
The 2024 Gem Recap
Welcome to the first ever Gem yearly recap where we reveal the most searched brands and items of 2024. - Dec 24, 2024
How To Shop Less and Live More
Sustainable fashion content creator Emily Fenves got burnt out by fast fashion. This led to some important discoveries and life changes. - Dec 17, 2024
When Vintage Clothes Beat The New
Stylist Lakyn Carlton uses vintage to solve her clients’ style challenges. Sometimes there are styling needs only vintage clothing can address. - Dec 10, 2024
With Pretty Penny – Decades of Memories and Treasured Finds
Pretty Penny is a vintage clothing store and a hair salon in Berkeley, CA. We asked loyal Pretty Penny customers to share their memories and best purchases. - Dec 3, 2024
San Francisco Vintage Shopping Guide
Find your San Francisco vintage stores with our comprehensive guide describing over 30 shopping destinations. - Nov 26, 2024
Grunge & Graphics – Jason Rivette Shares His Favorite Tees
How a childhood hobby evolved into a serious pursuit of t-shirt collecting, fueled by a nostalgia for the 90s. - Nov 19, 2024
How to Make Our Wardrobes More Sustainable
Brooke Bowlin wants to help people see the benefits and rewards of more sustainable choices. - Nov 12, 2024
25+ Vintage Shops to Check Out In Upstate New York
Rosie Mae Turner lists her favorite vintage and antique stores in Upstate New York for your ultimate shopping adventure. - Nov 5, 2024
BeReworn – A Platform For Slow Fashion Events
BeReworn is like an Eventbrite for slow fashion – it helps you organize and find events around sustainable style. We chatted with the co-founder Samantha S Cervin, 26. - Oct 29, 2024
Random Threads of Kindness – Giving Clothes For Free In Exchange For Good Deeds
Andrea Diodati started to give away her clothes for free on Instagram – in exchange for pledges of random acts of kindness, big or small.