Monthly Archives: August 2010

Op Shopping Adventures..

Posted on August 28, 2010 by muchelle

Ive had a super lazy week­end, filled with lots of Agatha Christie and addic­tive soapy TV shows. I did man­age to take a few pho­tos of my recent op-shop finds, though. While attempt­ing to shop for a white queen cos­tume for … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Etsy, or Ebay?

Posted on August 27, 2010 by muchelle

The two main places that peo­ple sell cre­ative goods are etsy & ebay. When you start up an online store, choos­ing between the two is usu­ally a dif­fi­cult deci­sion. So, me being as great as I am, decided to con­struct … Con­tinue read­ing →

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How To Op Shop

Posted on August 22, 2010 by muchelle

A sim­ple, begin­ners guide to shop­ping at op shops. 1. Find thrift stores in your area. To find thrift stores around where you live, you can search around in the yel­low pages, and, of course, google it! I’m not too sure about other … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Why wear vintage clothing?

Posted on August 21, 2010 by muchelle

“Why not just go to the near­est chain cloth­ing store and buy imi­ta­tion vin­tage?” I hear you ask. Plenty of rea­sons! Here are the main ones — Eco Friendly Regard­less of whether you’re pas­sion­ate about sav­ing the envi­ron­ment or not; it’s … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Fashion in the 1980s

Posted on August 21, 2010 by muchelle

The 80’s were a time when nearly all of the fash­ion trends that peo­ple love to hate were cre­ated. Hair was teased and permed to get that nice Afro style, make up was more alike to fence paint, and unplucked … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Fashion in the 1990s

Posted on August 17, 2010 by muchelle

The 1990’s – a decade filled with mini dresses, flan­nels, crop tops and scrunchies. Nir­vana, Pearl Jam, Red Hot Chilli Pep­pers, Alice in Chains – are all bands had a huge take on the some­times bizarre 1990’s fash­ion trends. It … Con­tinue read­ing →

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