Thrifting and then some

Mars was here last week and she wanted to go vintage shopping so I did my research, bought a day pass, and traipsed around the city to go thrifting.

Our first stop was Value Village, where I was patting myself on the back for putting down everything I was holding (I had shoes, a suitcase, some books, a manual camera) when Mars came up to me with this.

Mars taught me how to look at the lining of clothes to tell if they're real or fake; it's all in the seams. This was 100% wool and I am confident it will keep me warm during the cooler months.

 And for this price? Yes, please!
The last leg of our trip was to Penny Arcade Vintage, where I found these buttery soft leather oxfords. I wore them all day of Friday and Saturday and had no problem whatsoever.

 The price of these bad boys? $20! And when I thought all was well and done, I saw this bag. Damnit! Vintage Coach is my weakness.

 The size was perfect too since it fits my umbrella! I know it's a really weird condition to have but I really hate lugging umbrellas around. I love the wear and tear of it.

 Ballpen marks and all.

 I met this man who taught me how to tell how old exactly a vintage Coach purse is. He said that if it says it was made in New York or USA, it was made in the 60s or 70s since everything is now made in China.

 The next day we dropped by Haute Classics after lunch. It's a designer consignment store in Yorkville that was on our list of places to go to the previous day but wasn't able to. I unfortunately saw this pair of shoes, and it was love at first sight.

 They're barely used, I'd say the previous owner maybe wore it twice? The leather hardly has any creases.

 The next day, mom and I ventured out east to eat at this place called Dangerous Dan's but passed another Value Village.

 This was $9.99! The colour's a bit similar to the one I bought two days before but it was so pretty! I bought another pair of shoes but I can't find them right now so that will come later on. On our way to Dangerous Dan's we passed by Common Sort and I saw this!! Ugh, so pretty, but also so poor! So I decided not to get it.However I couldn't stop thinking about it for the next 24 hours and asked my mom to pass by and get it the next day.

And that, my friends is why I am not eating forever. Or buying from actual stores again.