/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

I thrift often anyways for my normal wardrobe (not into jfash) so finding cosplay pieces is icing on the cake.

Fucking macklemore though, ruined my hobby for at least a year when thrifting got really popular amongst young people and they bought up all the good shit in my size.

>>7063570
I thrift a lot for my normal wardrobe too, though I live in an area that's pretty "out of touch" with alt fashion so it's really rare to find anything that would be workable for most cosplay or lolita

I guess our local hipsters missed that trend because I never really noticed a lapse in good shit in my size.

I can't get a good photograph of it because iphone camera in a dark room but I found a great black blouse the other day with nice quality lace, cloth buttons, pin-tucking down the front, and a cute little peter-pan collar. I'm super happy about it, hahaha. I'm always holding my breath and hoping that someday a lolita might move to my area and then somehow her clothes would end up in our Goodwill, but chances of that are pretty much slim to none lol.

Is it weird that I would be super excited to move to a big city just for the thrifting?

Neverending Nightmare Mode-ish:
Wine blouse that was exactly the right shade for my IW skirt, fit perfectly, and had no damage or fading despite being a vintage piece

Hard Mode:
Not Goodwill, but found perfect-fitting ankle boots in the clearance section for $4
Loads of classic style vintage blouses, hats, and a pair of wine rocking horse heel-style shoes

>>7063593
Oh man, are you the one with the IW stained glass JSK in red?? If so that coord is so fucking gorgeous and inspirational!! Either way I love your coords :)

>>7063647
Thank you! It was my first coord and still my favorite!

bump for interest

found a pink sailor jsk for $3
and bodyline earmuffs for 5¢
The Jsk is a babydoll, and I'm 6ft..
but I'm not giving it up. I've seen photos of it all across tumblr. I've worn it during the summer on hot days.
also found a popple(25¢), a working game boy advance ($1),
a sailor moon doll with all accessories included (25¢) a bag of 15 old gen mlps.($3), geta and gothic lolitable heels from rocketdog's Japan-inspired releases ($12 total), and a carousel horse large enough to seat a small child ($20),
the carousel horse needs to be repainted but I've always dreamed of having one. I'd like to make it an art project to do with friends.

It always stresses me out when brand gets donated. I'm happy when lolitas find them, yes, its good, great find, you feel like a champ.
but it makes me wonder, why WERE they donated? what happened to the lolitas originally? It pains me to see these items given away, because if its for charity then the owner could of just sold the dress and given the money away to charity, which is a lot more profitable for charities then it ending up in the $5 bin. But that's just me.

>>7063858
Lolitas do die and have their possessions go missing or have to abandon their possessions/shitty housemats who steal their stuff not really understanding its value, life is hard like that.

Most likely though, the lolita moved away to college and the parents did a clean-out or the stuff was considered not good enough on comm sales and sat around for a long time until the owner got fed up and donated.

>>7063651
could you post the coord?

I love thrift shopping, especially since there's so many different thrift shops in my area. Orange county is crawling with them, not just major ones like Goodwill, but smaller independently owned places. One of my favorite finds was a pair of cute boots I paid $4 for a friend at a Foster Care Auxiliary run one.

I'm always hunting for loliable shoes and blouses at thrift stores. Also I've had luck finding bridal petticoats. I've got one I've taken apart and I'm making into a new petticoat. I've had luck and found a few pieces. The blouse in this picture is a thrift store find. I should probably consider replacing the sleeves, but it's the only short sleeve blouse I have atm.

>>7063903
I don't have any pictures of it worn the day of, but here's my second time wearing it (pardon the no petti, it's in tx)

Most of my blouses come from thrift stores, there are excellent vintage blouses that I've gotten, perfect for both classic and sweet. I've also found a handmade skirt with little flowers and hearts on it and embroidery on the bottom. Not sure what it was originally from, but was perfect for lolita. Cool vintage hats and shoes too, and got a Malco Modes petti around Halloween.
Closest thing I ever found to brand was a Liz Lisa sweater. Had a dream about finding a full Toy Parade JSK set with matching pony bag at goodwill once, but went thrifting when I woke up and found nothing even remotely loli-able.

>>7063928
I love the burgundy long sleeve shirt.
Too glorious.

Used to thrift a lot, knew where all the good stores were. Highlights of my shopping:
>designer military style suit with pencil skirt, jacket works well with classic lolita, $12
>several blouses and nice jackets for lolita around $1-$5
>white ruffled cotton skirt perfect for an underskirt $3
>wool button-front trousers $3 (tailored and hemmed up into breeches)
>dress/jsk very similar to Meta's kimono print series, apparently from some expensive plus suze rockabilly brand $8
>velvet quipao perfect for a cosplay I had been planning, $3

My friend's kid always makes off like a bandit at thrift shops, she found a bunch of silk saris, lots of cute loliable skirts and blouses, and tons of designer stuff.

>>7063928
Hnnngh, this coord is what put that print on my wishlist. I don't look great in red though so the blue colorway is the one I'm watching for!
Congrats again on that blouse, man!

>>7063987
Oooh I love the blue too! It's such a nice fit, I know you'll love it.
I will swear by Goodwill and old lady estate sales for loli stuff.

I found a pair of bodyline Rocking Horse shoes :C

Otherwise, never found anything too amazing for lolita thrifting except a skirt I use as an underskirt

Everyone says to always go to thrift or goodwill. I have never found anything useable even once. Don't know how people get so lucky.

Lots of cardigans, lots of lovely chiffon blouses. Some pretty awesome shoes. I found a sweet pastel 80's knitted sweater complete with cheesy ducks. I keep looking for Bodyline or Brand hoping I might find something, but I know of pretty much everyone in the area who might have anything.

Also, popples, G1 ponies, Pound Puppies new in package, vintage care bears. Sometimes I have really good hauls, other times I can't find much of anything.

One of the charity shops where I live has a separate part of the store dedicated to vintage, and I can usually find some decent blouses there (and it's usually a bit cheaper than the 'proper' vintage stores). Last time I went in, there was also a loliable dress in pink and blue with a very princessy cut, but the lace was terrible and it didn't fit quite right on the shoulders so I didn't want to take another project on. I've been regretting it since, and might go and see if its still there when I next move in.

>>7063593

Dem blouses. Maybe I should take some time at Goodwill the next chance I get, those look great.

>>7064277
fuck, forgot pic

Neverending Nightmare Mode.

EVERYTHING besides Hagrid's Wig/Beard from the thrift shop, in one trip.

Somewhat related... I brought a Songstress Yuna cosplay to my local Value Village. I hope to see someone wearing it one day!

>>7063909
Oh, hey, an OC brolita. Agreed, I've seen two or three thrift stores pop up in the last year within 5 minutes of where I live. My old ballet dance studio that I went to when I was little got turned into one.

>>7064299
>brolita

But yeah, They keep popping up, one down the road from me opened up recently. Anaheim and Buena park are really crawling with them.

>>7064238
Where the heck is everyone finding G1s and popples? Only ever see single g3s in bags with unrelated junk, baby toys, and once snagged a 10 lb bag of Bratz and Barbie clothes for my Monster High dolls.

>>7063858
holy shit where do you live?? all those finds...

Ok thrifty sistas/bros, I moved to Portland recently. There is a dizzying amount of thrift stores here. Where do I go to find the best shit?
Most specifically I'm in the suburbs just out of Portland, Clackamas/Happy Valley area.

>Neverending Nightmare mode
Got boots today at Value World for my Engineer cosplay. Never worn, in my size, and comfy as fuck. Real leather and Clark's brand which are really nice. Also had a 50% off coupon so they were only $10!

Also got a toolbox and a pair of brown overalls for under $5 at my last visit. Really wanted to be Demo but this is working out nicely.

>>7065275
It's hard, because Portland is crawling with hipsters who stake out all the good spots. I can say not to waste your money at places like Red Light vintage though, at least 90% of their stuff comes from The Bins. If you have a lot of patience and a pair of thick gloves, you can get some good shit yourself at The Bins though

>>7065275
Portland-anon here.
There are a ton of Goodwills here. If you go down-town Portland area, there's Buffalo Exchange near Powell's Books. There's also Plato's Closet you can check out for more casual, modern clothing. Don't know anything else besides the mom and pop shops here and there. Good luck fellow Oregonian!

Jfa:
Most of my wardrobe is thrifted
I've found a myriad of blouses, dresses, and skirts, recently a cute straw hat. Not too long ago I found the perfect sailor collar drop waist dress and another old-school drop waist dress at a consignment store, although I'm waiting for my cousin to tailor them a bit for me.

Lolita:
Hard mode: blouses, a pair of ankle boots(impossible for my giant feet), and a non-brand sailor op that I sold, mainly because it was too big for me. pic related

Insane mode: Not sure if it counts, but I found pic related bodyline dress. I've removed the ugly lace on the sleeves and the cravat. Not sure what to do with it

>>7065262
I haven't found a G1 in all my thrifting days, but I did find a G1 tin lunchbox. It's scratched in some areas, but it' still cute!

>>7065330
Forgot this pic of the back

>>7065275
Don't bother going places like Buffalo Exchange or Red Light. They are way over priced.
I highly recommend Goodwills, especially the bins. You need to dedicate a couple hours of digging, but you pay by the pound and will almost always find things worth your time.
My information comes from living in the area my whole life.

I've found a lot of good stuff at Goodwill, gotta love that student discount.

>>7065330
>>7065444
By the way that Bubbles on the front is so cute.

>>7065262
>>7065330
All the G1 ponies I have were basically found at garage sales and thrift stores. Except for a select few which were ebayed.

I'm new to NYC, can anyone reccomend any good thrift shops? I don't even know where to start...

>>7064221

It depends on the demographic where you live. I rarely ever find anything good despite there being 10+ in my driving range because I live in redneck hell so everything is flannel, denim, and dixie outfitters.

>>7066013
That's why you go to the rich goodwills. That's where all the good shit is.

>>7066020

I live in redneck hell, there are none.

>Neverending Nightmare mode
I bought not one but two identical pairs of loafers (in the same size) in what seriously looked to be like-new condition at a value village two months apart. I use one pair for all of my school uniform outfits and the other pair got modified for a specific costume.

That being said, the majority of the stuff that I alter is thrift stuff because I can't be asked to go to a mall and pay full price for things.

>>7066030
Well shit.

Driving out somewhere would cost more than it's really worth at that point. I guess you're stuck to ordering things online or sewing clothes yourself.

>>7065295
....what is the Bins? Why do I need gloves?
>terrified Portland newb

>>7066096
Probably pointy shit that gets hidden in there. Maybe someone's been tossing in their drug needles.

You never know what you're going to run into when you're digging through bins.

>>7065330
>mother
>fucking
>Firefly
I need this desperately.

Most of my ponies came from Ebay lots, before FIM came out and they were going for cheap. I like getting the dirtiest grossest batch of mildewed plastic on there and making them all pretty again.

>>7066101
I'm so confused. Do you mean like... Dumpsters?

>>7066107
There are goodwills/thrift shops where they toss clothes, toys, etc, into big bins. There's a row of bins for clothes, a couple bins for jeans/outerwear, etc. You have to rummage through the bins to find anything, and sometimes poke yourself on shit if you're not careful, because who knows what people have hidden in there.

>>7066110
....whoa ok thats weird. Haven't seen that at one yet, but I'll keep the glove thing in mind.

>>7065262
The only real G1 stuff I've found in charity shop was two Advent Calendars from 85/86 respectively. In the original wrappers and not opened. Bought both for £1, sold for £25 when I needed money.

Neverending Nightmare mode: Tuk's Victorian Maiden knockoff ghille boots in my size. I wanted them for years and snagged them at my local DAV for $6.00.
Also, I've found a surprising amount of Bodyline, F+F, and other such things at the local thrift shops. I'm the only dedicated lolita within an hour's drive, so I have no clue where they are coming from. Also, keep an eye out for 70's secretary blouses, vests, and felt boaters. I've made out like a bandit over the years, seriously some of my vintage hats are nicer than my IW and Meta ones. I just make my own ribbon chin straps for them. And, as everyone knows, if you want a lolita-style blouse in some redonkulous color, go to goodwill (or ebay) and trawl for old secretary blouses. I've got a midnight blue one that matches my End of Immortal Eden skirt perfectly, and it was from one of those "X" colored tags are all 1.29 sale.

>>7066110
This. There's one goodwill in my area that has a bin full of clothing. Most of them have everything on shelves, and this is the only one in my area that has the large bin.

The majority of goodwill's in my area receive a large stock of stuff from Target. Instead of trashing the items like some stores, Target sends off all their stuff that didn't sell in Clearance to Goodwill. Of course not everything ends up going to Goodwill.

One time when we were moving, my husband and I stopped off by the dumpster by the store(it's wide out in the open) to grab a couple boxes they had around and any sitting on the top. My husband looked inside the dumpster and they had a bunch of desks and other furniture pieces. Stuff that was damaged or not stable. We ended up snagging a end table that was sitting on top(only issue with it is that it's a little wobbly). Reminds me of all the times I've read the dumpster diving threads on /diy/

>>7066096
It's basically a warehouse full of giant bins of stuff, and you have to get in there and dig through the bins. My friend goes there pretty often (she sells vintage clothes on eBay), and there can be rusty metal, pointy things, maybe a dirty diaper or dead rat, and just general grime and grossness. The one in P-town is pretty much everything is thrown into bins, only the shoes and large furniture are really separated out, and the shoes aren't in pairs so you have to look for a matching one

>>7063928
You have the most gorgeous figure. I'm jealous.

>>7064238
That feel when I will never find G1 ponies as I live in Australia and they weren't that popular here.

>tfw live in a normal area where the goodwill doesn't have SHIT and it smells like PISS

>>7066013

I feel you. I live in a massive suburb-town, so all of our goodwills are 90% Uniforms/old work clothes. A bit away is the more downtown/'cool' area but it's been gentrified to hell and back so the hipsters all live there and have take all the cool shit in minutes and either keep it or re-sell it in their mass 'vintage' shops.

I live in a fairly nice city but my local Goodwill doesn't have anything interesting most of the time. I want cool vintage stuff, but half the clothing items are crap from Target, muumuus, and basic-ass t-shirts you could get brand new for less than what they charge.

But anyway, my most interesting thrift store finds (not all Goodwill):
-Sailor Moon and Rainbow Brite VHS tapes
-90s Animerica magazines (omg you guys, check out this awesome new anime called Pokemon!)
-Gunne Sax dress
-Korean Hanbok
-Various teacups and china
-Japanese craft DIY book
-Other books and manga

Have never found anything remotely lolita-friendly in all my years of going though. I envy you guys finding good blouses.

>>7066203
>Implying there aren't Australia-exclusive G1 MLP

you can chase the dream, anon. The dream

So not really board related but I picked these up today and I'm really happy, lol

Struck out on a baby pink cardigan this time though, the only one they had was a 4XL.

Found some boots today that will work perfectly for an Attack on Titan cosplay. They came with the cut part in the back and all. Just need to make a cover to hide the awful stitching and detailing on the outside and make some tassels and they're set.

Sorry for the horrible pic. Too lazy to take a better picture.

>>7068285
ah! I'm excited for you! you're going to have lots of fun with Aladdin! The cave levels are a real bitch, never got past them. Most Disney games for the Genesis are great.
If you get a chance, pick up "fatal labyrinth" it's my favorite genesis game.
I like the money system in that lol
>the more money you have, the more people attend your funeral
(literally, that's its only purpose)

>>7068543
>implying super nintendo Aladdin wasn't the better version

>>7068543
>>7068543
>The cave levels are a real bitch, never got past them.
Oh god, I'm so glad I'm not the only one. I just couldn't get my ass away from that fucking lava.

>>7068543
HAH yeah dude this game is a lot harder than I remembered, I've got it on an emulator on my PC too lol. I've never heard of Fatal Labyrinth though, sounds like my kind of game man

Got this really awesome blouse today (ignore the FMA reference and eyes, i was sending it as a joke to my bf), mostly for DEM SLEEVES. Would look so perfect with cinema doll if I had it. Hoping it will look good with my wonder story round collar jsk in black when it arrives in the mail.

>>7068836
Hey, I remember you posted your room full of happy cloud walls in a room thread,

>>7068836
>>7068924

never forget

>>7068929
>>7068924
>mfw everyone on cgl is starting to recognize my room and i feel like a tripfag without a trip

>>7068285
I love finding videogames at goodwill. Especially the PS1 and PS2 games. Found a copy of Guitaroman and Megaman Legends at Goodwill.

>>7068929
Wait a second. Why is the image a tumblr url? ARE THERE PHOTOS OF MY ROOM ON TUMBLR SOMEWHERE WHAT IS GOING ON

>>7068935
Can we call you Cloudia?

>>7068954
>Cloudia

"All hail Cloudia, keeper of the kawaii cloud bedroom!"

>>7068947
AHAHAHA yeah somebody reposted it to tumblr because the filename made them laugh. It's just the cloudstrife.jpg, not your whole room. Check the cgl tag, I grabbed it from there because I forgot to save it from the room thread lol.

>>7068937
Awh yeah Megaman Legends! I also found a copy of Gundam Battle Assault 2 for the playstation a few weeks ago, but all of my friends were like "1 was so much better, loser" hahaha

>>7068954
>>7068972
m-my name is s-sandy....

if only I painted a beach on my wall instead...

I've found a wildfox sweater, cult party-style nightdresses, basic jfashion shit...some more unique finds I am probably missing/forgetting. I did accidentally buy 90's vhs hentai.
the value village downtown in seattle is known for having some weird shit. like sex toys bagged up for 99c...

>>7069160
>90's vhs hentai
I wish I could find a gem like that.
I did find some volumes of Level-C shoved in with the kid's books though. Didn't buy them because I'm not a yaoi fan though.

>>7068836
Lisa?

>>7063543
Well I bought my friend 2 rilakkuma plushies Christmas acouples months later I seen some kids in the good will store with them, I said to my friend it was weird, she told me she gave them to good will.

To bad babies were drooling all over them...

>>7068285
I have a handy money making tip for you (and other seagulls)! Learn your shit about retro games and go searching round yard sales, car boots, charity shops etc. Once you know what's valuable snap it up straight away, put it on ebay when you get home and watch the $$$ roll in
I've been doing this on and off and made the equivalent of about $1000 profit - it's literally the easiest thing to do and requires no real effort other than a bit of reading, stalking out shops and going to the post office every now and again

I've found a metric fuckton of loliable shit while I was out thrifting. It depends a lot on timing and the area you're shopping in, but you can find some good stuff second-hand. I realised while I was pulling all this stuff out to photograph that I had way too much to catalog, (I didn't even attempt to go through my jewelry, ugh) so here are just some of my favorite pieces.
All the blouses came to me for under $5. I love the detailing on some of these almost as much as I do my brand blouses, the pink blouse has flowers embroidered on the collar and the white peter-pan blouse has similar detailing on the collar and pintucks. the reticule was like $10? and the jabot was thrown in a pile of doll clothes and sold for fifty cents because someone had mistaken it as an apron for an American Girl doll or something.

>>7069847
Dang. That is pretty damned sweet.

also dresses! all three are gunne saxe, the cardigan doesn't have a label so I have no idea where it came from. I once found a gunne saxe medieval-inspired wedding dress for $20 at my local thifting place before it got super-touristy, but my ribcage couldn't fit it so I had to leave it behind...that was the beginning of a minor obsession, haha.

I guess this one other thing counts as 'insane mode', even if it's not related to lolita. I once brought home a Members Only leather bomber jacket--still available on the webshop (for ~$200, no less)--for twenty bucks.
>mfw dem thriftstores have no idea what they have.

definitely one of my favorite finds!

>>7069847
Holy shit. All of my jelly..

Just got this bag from a charity shop yesterday for £3.50! It's also completely black on the other side.

>>7070434
I want it.

>>7069860
>>7069876
>>7070434
I'm so jelly right now

I found a semi sheer black blouse at Goodwill, but it's missing several of it's buttons. Wonderin' if anyone has suggestions on where to get nice buttons similar to it's existing? Pic related.

>>7070509
>take blouse
>go to fabric/sewing/button store
>match to shirt
>if no matches, find new set of buttons that you like

>>7070434
Oh my god, fuck you.

But in all honesty I am very jealous, and great find, dude!

If I wasn't drunk on boxed wine right now I'd go thrift store shopping because now I'm in the mood for it.

Not clothing, but earlier this year I was perusing my local animal welfare, when I turned a corner and this came into sight.

That's right, a mint condition Cardcaptor Sakura clow book complete with every card, not a scratch on them.
That little sticker at the top there? £2.

Not clothing, but earlier this year I was perusing my local animal welfare, when I turned a corner and this came into sight.

That's right, a mint condition Cardcaptor Sakura clow book complete with every card, not a scratch on them.
That little sticker at the top there? £2.

I later told my friend who works in the about my find (they didn't know what CCS was), and he told his co-workers about it offhandedly and they got all nasty and bitchy because they mistakenly thought that I bought it to resell it and that I should have brought it to them immediately and informed them of it's real value so that they could sell it on eBay themselves.

>>7064306
This is why I love my hometown.

>>7070618
I am literally (NOT figuratively) tearing up. You're really lucky, Anon.

>>7070644

Yeah well sadly I ended up having to really sell it when I temporarily fell on hard times :(

>>7070618
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Card-Captor-Sakura-Clow-Book-W-All-52-Cards-/331005551312?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d1177e2d0

>Mistakenly thought that I bought it to resell it

>>7070685

Did my use of the pound sign not make it obvious that I'm from the UK? And I said that I bought this earlier this year, do you really think that I'm the only person is the world who ever owned one of these?

>>7070695
Lol what a dumb ass.

Fuck, I hate living in Britain. The best thing I've ever found was a pint glass, which was only good because my Dad wanted one. Loliable finds though? Nope. Occasionally find fabric to sew for cosplay and simple shoes.
Sage for no loli finds.

>>7070834

Oh yeah, British charity shops fucking suck. All we get is our parents generations old shellsuit throwbacks along with nasty old granny jumpers, anoraks and gross loafers. Oh and a shit load of minging flowery plates, bowls and cups.

>>7070618
lel I bought the same book at a thrift store once, I have no idea where it went.

Oh yeah, anybody else have luck with sewing supplies? I've found an old ;ate 80's, early 90's singer sewing machine with metal parts. Took it to a sewing repair place and the guy send the machine was working fine.

Also, I always like to dig through the sewing patters. Also will find bundles of buttons, trim, and bias tape.

>>7070970
I've seen the old metal machines, but I haven't bought one.

>>7070988
They're suppose to be good little work horses. I keep the one as a backup in case my main machine breaks down.

The thrift store that I live near is in the second most wealthiest city in the state and has regular dumps of anime/manga related shit. I got Azumanga Daioh volumes 1 & 2 in perfect condition for 40 cents each. Other than manga, it mostly consists of VHS tapes of older animes but I don't buy them for the intent to sell. I bring them to swap meets instead.

I know this isn't about thrifting but does anyone else go to swap meets? The hauls that I get from them are insane. The last one that I went to I got two NES zelda games, and FF1 (NES) for a naruto akatsuki cloak and a wig. I got a lot more than that but the trades that people offered me almost seemed unfair for THEM. Sometimes I actually felt so bad for how much their offers would rip themselves off so I'd throw in something else for free.

>>7070970
I found two bulk rolls of velcro (about 1 yard a roll) for $5 each at a Lutheran thrift store. Little old church ladies dump their stuff off there so the amount of sewing supplies they had were in abundance.

>>7070618
OH MAN... Anon, I found the exact same thing in an antique junkyard for $3.00 last winter. I counted all the cards and they were all there and I nearly cried. I'd wanted it all of my childhood and at age 21, I FINALLY GOT IT.

CLAMP bless us.

>>7070970
I found two bulk rolls of velcro (about 25 yards) for $5 each at a Lutheran thrift store. Little old church ladies dump their stuff off there so the amount of sewing supplies they had were in abundance.

>>7071568
*brought

>>7070922
"Minging" Oh, Anon. That word just bought a smile to my face

I dunno, it depends where you go in the UK - Cambridge and other rich areas have great charity shops, and there are fantastic vintage shops around Liverpool Street Station / Brick lane where I've picked up a few blouses from

>>7070685
What a retard, even if she did want to re sell it who cares? She bought it, she didn't fucking steal it. People buy and resell all the time in fact some people's job is just that.

>>7070618
>>7071447
You two are the luckiest anons ever! I remember gawking at that beauty in a Suncoast store. They were selling it for 30 dollars. I was saving up my lunch money to buy it at the time, but when I finally had the money, the store was gone. Sad day for me.

I'm actually going down to my local Goodwill today to poke around. Here's hoping I come back with a decent ivory/cream/white blouse or something in black.
mfw all the hipsters are back in school so it'll be fairly empty

>>7070834
Urgh yes I feel you. The clothing is complete crap. But I find a hell of a lot of vintage toys when I go to the bigger towns. You just have to spend most of your day digging through buckets. Found so many my little ponies for like 20p or 50p

>>7070970
Got a bag with a full card of black venise lace and red ribbon that matched one of my Meta JSKs for $2. Also, if this counts, got my current sewing machine (a vintage 80's Janome in excellent working condition) at a local estate sale for $45.

>>7070834
Wasn't there some Northern Irish girl a while back who found an adorable tartan AP JSK in her local charity shop, though? All my jellies were had that day.

>>7071641
From memory it was at a vintage store where they're more selective about their stock and charge more.
Still a great find though.

>>7070970
shit man
i always find sewing stuff
got a bag full of elastic for cosplay for a dollar
then one time I was at a thrift store where all clothes were a dollar and everything else was 50% off
this was before I got into lolita but I picked up a lace variety bag and a bag full of sewing supplies for a dollar each.
they were both donated by the same lady, who I presume died/went to an old folks home. it was FILLED with great quality lace and trims and even clothing tags for her homemade baby clothing brand.
the other bag had tons of elastic, needles, buttons velcro, zippers, snaps, hook and eyes, etc. The elastic alone (what I wanted at the time and what I could only really see in the bag) made it worth it. and everything smelled heavily of potpourri
I regret not buying the other bag filled with lace though ;__;

Here's my G-Will haul today!
Loads of cardigans/coats/boleros out plus last year's Halloween stragglers, but most was horribly stained or ancient
Managed to snag a white lace bolero, black IW-like cutsew, and a picnic basket w/ bottle and blanket roll holders
Ignore my cat

>>7072016
I will NOT ignore your cat. He's too cute.

>>7072016
>steppin' all over your shit as soon as you get it
Yep, that's a cat.

I found the Pokemon sheets I wanted as a kid at the thrift store today. I want to practice my sewing skills before I touch them, but if anyone has any suggestions of what to make of them, I'm listening.

>>7072429
Maybe not clothing, but maybe take them and make some cute messenger bags.

>>7072429
buy a shit to n of fake fur and make this