The Art of Thrifting

From a very young age my mother had always taken my sister and I thrifting. Most of the clothes we wore were from thrift shops and our days of thrifting only continued from then on. However, as I grew older I always hoped that no one would find out that many of my clothes were from thrift shops, just to avoid being judged and laughed at. Cause to everyone else thrifting seemed "uncool". But as I grew older, I no longer cared and it's still one of my favorite things to do. The excitement of walking into a store and wondering what awesome thing you'll find never vanishes. So I decided to take a little trip and show you guys that thrifting can be fun and that there's absolutely nothing wrong in doing so.

 This is a thrift shop located in Wynwood, down here in Miami. They have many cool things and you can find just about anything in there.

At a thrift shop you can find everything from furniture, books, jewelry, clothes, shoes and things that you've probably haven't seen in a while and makes you a bit nostalgic, but in a good way.

                         This couch ended up being one of my favorite things I came across that day. 

When thrifting you should always have some patience and take the time to look through things. I've found that if you are in no hurry and you allow yourself to be open-minded about things, you usually find some great stuff. And trust me you'll jump from excitement when you find something you know it was meant to be yours. Many times I also find things that look completely brand new, like if no one ever even wore it at all.

 Here are some things that I've found thrifting and it's like they were brand new to begin with. A red dress that happened to be from Forever21, and baby blue long sleeve top that looks similar to one you'd find at ModCloth and a black & white striped, short sleeved top that happened to be from Ralph Lauren. You'd be surprised how many well-known brands you will find at pretty low price, which makes the experience of it all even more awesome.

                       

So as you can see thrifting can be really fun and exciting. You can find things that possibly no one else might have and it makes it all even more special cause it's now yours. So if you ever have the urge to try something new, grab a friend just like I did and enjoy the art of thrifting. 

                                                                                                

Feel free to document your thrifting adventure and take many pictures, it'll be a great memory to look back on. Hope you guys find great treasures!