num_pages: 336
description: Fun, funky, and fabulous, this is the first personal buying guide to help you get in on the resale craze that is sweeping America.Would you like to find a mint-condition Yves Saint Laurent jacket for $25...a brand-new, pleated wool skirt still bearing the original $40 price tag, for $7...a genuine Dior suit for $75? Now you can! In Secondhand Chic you'll discover where to look, what to look for, and how to buy quality. In fact, you'll get all the secrets of spotting a valuable bargain so you can shop brilliantly whether you're in a consignment, thrift, or vintage store. Expert shopper Christa Weil shares the insider information that will help you buy the best clothes you've ever owned...at a fraction of the retail cost.Learn Spotting quality -- which you will know immediately from buttons, pockets, seams, and fabricLabels...big names, department store brands, exquisite foreign lines -- and fakes!Finding your size when there are no labels or tagsFlaws you can fix and the ones you can't -- from wrong lengths and wrinkles to stains and shininessUnearthing handmade shoes, silk scarves, name jewelry, and other elegant accessoriesBuying what you really need -- and caring for the clothes you've gotThe styles that make your body look bestFrom domestic to international stores, from New York to London, from Memphis to Paris -- no matter where you buy, you can buy secondhand chic.
language: English
title: Secondhand Chic: Finding Fabulous Fashion at Consignment, Vintage, and Thrift Shops
titlecomplete: Secondhand Chic: Finding Fabulous Fashion at Consignment, Vintage, and Thrift Shops
genres: Reference, Fashion, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 68
publisher: Gallery Books