Tag: sustainable living

FINDING YOUR GOOD: Flower Power – Spring Thrifted Fashion Trends

DC and Baltimore area fashion bloggers, Keisha, Mayra and Taylor, discuss the latest spring fashion trends and tips for thrifting the season’s essentials at Goodwill. They answer questions about dressing up on a rainy wet day, how to style short-sleeved sweaters, and thoughts on practical yet versatile fabric types.

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Inspo Rewind: Maryland Style, 1963

I felt low on fashion inspiration this past month. Post-holiday doldrums, continued political violence, and a wild work schedule — clothes felt unimportant. I decided to go back in time with the help of an old University of Maryland yearbook, picked up at Goodwill, of course! What style tips do the Terrapins of the Class of 1963 have for us from the past? Let’s find out…

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FINDING YOUR GOOD: I Stopped Buying New For a Year

With purchasing habits and personal priorities forever changed because of COVID-19, the way that we shop is more important than ever before. Catherine Castillo, a DC-area sustainable fashion and lifestyle expert, shares how she navigated a year of not purchasing anything new (with the exception of items like undergarments).

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Goodness Gracious, It’s Goodwill Gifting

My preamble is brief, and you’ll probably hear it elsewhere from all sorts of voices this holiday season: shop local, and shop secondhand. It’s easy enough to say that, but in practice? If you just took mental stock of the folks on your list and gulped, wondering how in the world to shop for Jordan and Stephanie (and don’t we all have a Jordan and Stephanie in our lives) then you might need the boost that only Goodwill aisles can bring. Here are some themed groups of preloved holiday gifts — I prefer the nondenominational term Annual Prize Packs — that I’ll use to guide my giving this year.

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