“Fashion is art and you are the canvas.” – Savio Fonseca Okay, here is the big debatable question of buying second hand… Where do you draw the line? What items of clothing will you not buy used? Yes, even I have my limits – I don’t buy bathing suits or underwear preowned (for obvious reasons)….

“Beautiful things don’t ask for attention.” Clothing and jewelry are not the only things that can be bought second hand and brought to life, and second hand doesn’t always have to be from someone else. My husband and I recently decided to move to a bigger apartment, which I of course took as an excuse…

“Fashion has to reflect who you are, what you feel at the moment and where you’re going.” – Pharrell Williams Years ago I dabbled in making my own graphic tees with those iron-on sheets, and when I say years ago, I mean the last time I did it, I printed a picture of a bunny that…

“Your clothes should be tight enough to show you’re a woman but loose enough to show you’re a lady.” – Marilyn Monroe My mother and I have done many sewing projects together, but this was the one that almost made her quit. We began referring to it as “The Green Dress.” It was my first…

“A piece of jewelry is often a piece of art. But it only becomes valuable when emotions are added to it.” Not only can second hand clothes be altered, but jewelry can be restored as well. Years ago when my husband and I first started dating, he went away on a missions trip for a…

“Style is a way to say who you are without having to speak.” – Rachel Zoe I don’t know many people that would venture to purchase a second hand wedding dress. “What if it’s dirty?” “What if it’s ripped?” “You don’t know what’s been on there” and of course, the stigma of buying something second…

“One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” Go ahead, call me cliché, but this quote speaks to me. Buying secondhand is not just a hobby of mine or something I do to stay within budget (although these are certainly true), it’s my philosophy. Other than the fact that I have a small heart attack every…