Thrift shopping lolita

[Anonymous No.7140750]

or charity shops/vintage shops etc

so /cgl/! what loliable clothes have you purchased from thrift/charity/vintage shops recently, or just when ever!

super hardmode: actual brand found in thrift shops

[Anonymous No.7140759]

Recently I found some almost new brown oxford heels. Before I found a black fur tippet and two neutral cardigans with pearl buttons and detachable fur collars

[op No.7140784]

shit i think i may have mis fired my reply w o o p s

anyway I didnt notice the colour co ording of my purchases until just now! (all the berets were 1 pound each ugh total heaven)

[Anonymous No.7140961]

I've found some blouses and stuff, a nice shawl, a nice fluffy white underskirt, and a pretty cute rockabilly/vintage style dress that looks a lot like the Meta kimono print jsks. Most of my finds have been daily wear (good quality businesswear to punk up a bit) and steampunk shit for my friends.

[Anonymous No.7141022]

>>7140784
I love that ivory hat

[Anonymous No.7141052]

I just bought a super cute fur collar from goodwill last weekend for 6 usd.

mfw I realized it was real fur.

Not sure if want...

[Anonymous No.7141063]

>>7141052
I'll take it if you don't want it, no point in not wearing it since it's already dead.

[Anonymous No.7141066]

Found a Maxicimam skirt at Goodwill not too long ago w/ it's original tags still attached. $4.99.

[Anonymous No.7141073]

>>7141052
Probably rabbit fur, they are farmed and eaten. If not then >>7141063
Just wear it.

[None !!6okAHTBtkbF No.7141077]

Found about $200 worth of dresses from Goodwill for $28, cause people around here don't know shit about real vs fake and pricing. I'm making the Torrid into a lolita skirt (might keep the bodice the way it is), the American Girl into a skirt for a christmas coord, and I'm selling the Lip Service.
I got the most comfy fucking shoes for lolita at my goodwill, but they broke. :(

[None !!6okAHTBtkbF No.7141079]

>>7141066
Holy hell, where was this?!

[Anonymous No.7141094]

>>7140784
Thats some cute finds there, OP. I love berets, wish I had one in every color

[Anonymous No.7141098]

>>7141052
What's wrong anon? That animal died to make that collar. The least you could do it wear it. Throwing it out would be disrespectful and a waste, or selling it and making a personal profit is just a bad. You didn't kill it, nor did you pay for it to be killed. Wear it and respect what it died for.

[Anonymous No.7141107]

The gold blouse is much prettier in real life, I was considering coording it with melty royal chocolate after rounding the collar corner out a bit. Opinions? Do I have shit taste?

The rest aren't perfect but look alright under a cardigan/jsk.

[Anonymous No.7141125]

>>7141107
Tacky. Too shiny.

[Anonymous No.7141139]

>>7141107
I'm not a fan of the the shininess. I wish I could find nice white blouses like those around here. I like your tastes

[Anonymous No.7141145]

>>7141125
>>7141139

Yeah, I was worried about that.

Anyone know if there's a way to possibly remove the shininess? It's a dry clean only blouse, rayon and acetate.

[Anonymous No.7141302]

>>7141145
Baby powder?

(spoiler: don't do this)

[Anonymous No.7141636]

>>7141107
i think it would look good.

[op No.7141693]

>>7141107
i actually think it would look pretty cool, I'm always so tempted by gold and shiny blouses but don't have a single print to go with them
>>7141094
I know god damn berets are perfect, they had some other colours in the shop but they didn't fit particularly well

[Anonymous No.7141877]

>>7141145
Just leave the shine! Don't let people who have used satin distastefully in the past spoil it for you. This would be perfect for a chocolate coord, like a wrapper from fancy boxed candy.

If you must, try fabric softener.

[Anonymous No.7141890]

I've heard the girls in the Philippines often find brand in their thrift stores

[Anonymous No.7142620]

>>7141145
Don't listen to them, that gold blouse is amazing. Gold is supposed to be shiny anyway

[Anonymous No.7142695]

Man, I'll have to take some photos later. I have a ton of shit.

Though it's difficult to find vintage blouses that aren'tpolyester and loliable here despite being in vancouver

[Anonymous No.7142704]

>>7141890
To the philippines!

[Anonymous No.7142711]

>>7141107
I think it would look alright. I've noticed in photos that satin looks shinier than it does irl/natural light. Try it out and gauge whether you think it would go or not. I like how another anon said it would look like gold wrapper on chocolates.

[Anonymous No.7142953]

>>7141890
really? I've found incredibly cheap dresses in thrift stores here that came from japan(mostly himekaji and non brand lolita stuff tho) but I've never encountered burando. if I ever find any, I'd signal boost y'all.

[Anonymous No.7142961]

My friend found authentic doc martens

[Anonymous No.7142970]

>>7141063
>>7141073
>>7141098

Oh I'm absolutely going to keep it. I'm along the same line of thinking as "its already dead, and I'm not giving money to the person who killed it" etc, etc

I just feel a little creeped out by wearing a dead thing.

[Anonymous No.7142994]

>>7142970
Eh, if it makes you uncomfortable, give it away or sell it. Personally, I wouldn't wear rabbit fur just because I'm opposed to it ethically. It would gross me out too, already dead or not.

[Anonymous No.7143008]

Not strictly lolita, but a friend found a BJD worth a few hundred pounds for £30 in a charity shop, and I've found Doc Martens and Demonia boots for a fraction of their retail price.

[Anonymous No.7143020]

My girlfriend found a NWT AP Lyrical Bunny plush bag in a local mom n' pop toy store. I think she paid like, $10 for it. Looked it up when she came home, and she found out it was worth over $100 secondhand.
As for me, I've found some epic stuff in thrift, secondhand and bargain stores. My best find was an amazing 1970's Gunne Sax dress that I was able to shorten and modify slightly to accommodate a full petticoat underneath. It's perfect for classic, and not a bit frumpy or "old ladyish." I've also found adorable red t-strap heels that I wear with Lolita, some nice blouses that I upcycled a little, and a skirt that I also tailored and added lace to.

[Anonymous No.7143022]

If you're on the smaller size, check the kids section. I've found tons of cute kids dresses in sizes 14 and 16. Sometimes I find peter pan collar blouses in a size 14/16 too.
Usually I sift through vintage blouses for cute finds. Typically most of them are much larger than I am (Size 12 & 14 is what I see the most), but occasionally I run into some of the tune of more of a size 4.

[Anonymous No.7143058]

I've found cute loafers and heels and some blouses as well.

My city has a bunch of thrift stores. Some are basic, like Goodwill, but others are "vintage stores" so they're more expensive but also more selective, and it's likely you'll find cute things there.

I'm going to a few stores today so if I find anything I will make sure to post pictures.

[Anonymous No.7143102]

>tfw you live in the Europe's asshole and all you get here are leftovers from thrift shops in UK and Germany

I did find some nice blouses and sundresses, but never anything brand, not even 'mainstream' brands like Versace and such. My friend claims she found a BTSSB dress once, but it was gone when she came back with money so I'll never know...

[Anonymous No.7143108]

>>7143008
a bjd in a charity shop? how does that even happen I'm so insanely jealous

sorta loli related, got my self a big korillakuma plush for two pound fiddy

[Anonymous No.7143115]

>>7143102
why the hell didnt she get them to hold it? If i see something i remotely like I always ask charity shops to hold them

[Anonymous No.7143123]

I have one friend who found a coat in a store, not a regular coat that was big enough for a petti, a full blown pink lolita coat with bunnies and a fur hood. None of us could fit it though. I've found a few dresses I could modify to be lolita as well as fur lined cape for winter and a pair of victorian boots.

[Anonymous No.7143152]

>>7143149

This was meant to be a post here ((

[Anonymous No.7143157]

>>7143152
So delete it and repost it here? You look a hot mess btw, sorry girl

[Anonymous No.7143163]

>>7143157
Yeah why? Just curious.

[Anonymous No.7143170]

>>7143152
Here's the dress.

[Anonymous No.7143182]

>>7143115

Some charity shops don't hold items. I went to three charity shops once and none of them would hold any item for me. I don't know why, but it's their policy.

[Anonymous No.7143184]

I never find anything good thrifting, probably because I'm always looking for blouses and I'm picky as fuck about those.

Also dreaming of the day I find adorable loliable shoes in the kids section, otherwise there's a huge Taobao shoe order in my future.

>>7141107
The chiffon blouse on the top right is amazing.

[Anonymous No.7143185]

>>7143108
Not same anon but I'm probably responsible for someone's bjd-in-a-thrift-shop experiences. My grandma "helped" me clean my childhood bedroom when I moved out, and a few of my smaller dolls got mixed in with some Barbies and baby dolls headed to Goodwill. They were cheap non-resin and only one was a true bjd (some custom painted Obitsus and a Hujoo) and my grandma wouldn't tell me where she donated them to so I couldn't retrieve them. I just hope a collector found them and it made their day (and obv I'm REALLY glad it wasn't a resin!)

[Anonymous No.7143200]

>>7143185
honestly if that happened to me and one of my resin dolls got sent to a goodwill and my grandma wouldn't tell me which one, I would have punched her right in her head.

I feel bad saying that, but like, shit Grandma that's a lot of fucking money.

[Anonymous No.7143211]

I found this wool cape this week for 10 euro. I am pretty much addicted to my local thrift shops. I found so many nice things. Never brand tho but I am from a stupid little country.

[Anonymous No.7143213]

>>7143211
and I got this bag for 1 euro and this bracelet for 30 cent.

[Anonymous No.7143221]

>>7143200
Gruesome as the loss is, imagine the little girl's day you made. All she's had are worn-out secondhand Barbies and she sees your BJD amid the tatty bears and GI Joes.
She takes it home and cherishes it. That doll gets her through some hard times and she goes on to pass it down to her children.
>optimism

[Anonymous No.7143232]

>>7143221
Did you really think a child would understand the value in things.

[Anonymous No.7143237]

>>7143221
This is what I like to think about my first brand piece that ended up at Goodwill. It helps me not feel sad about it, even though it was years ago.

[Anonymous No.7143582]

Most of my non-taobao blouses are from the vintage section of Etsy. I got pic related for Chess Chocolate, a sheer silk blouse with a giant neck bow, ivory ascot blouses, etc.

[Anonymous No.7143591]

>>7143582
Also some nice oxford pumps for classic coords.
All for about $20 bucks each.

[Anonymous No.7143589]

>>7142961
honey we've all found authentic doc martens..

[Anonymous No.7143606]

>>7141077
I found a Lip Service skirt at a thrift store for really cheap. It's only missing a button but it looks great over an A-line petti. it even has embroidered lace around the bottom. Wish I would have started wearing it as an early coord instead of the ita shit I blew my money on when I first really started investing in the fashion.

i've also thrifted some cute embroidered blouses, some even have peter pan collars, i've also found nice looking cardigans and boleros.

[Anonymous No.7143653]

>>7143200
I considered it not as bad as it could have been. She also threw out quite a lot of sentimental and valuable jewelry and a lot of papers I needed, like my birth certificate and high school transcripts, and I had to dig through wet sacks of trash to find things after. Grandma believed I was a hoarder (anyone who collects things that arent practical, regardless of how they are stored, is a hoarder to her) and she thought if I knew whwre my stuff was that I'd go and buy everything back.I let it go because, as I said, it could have been way worse than losing a few $30 dolls and I'd rather not upset my grandma immediately before leaving for a sizeable amount of time.

[Anonymous No.7143661]

>>7143221
The dolls involved were.....Obitsus.... Like anime Barbie with big squishy boobs and nipples. I sincerely hope a collector has them and not a child.
Pic is not one of the dolls lost but very similar, mine were painted by my boyfriend (who used to be well known for painting dolls)

[Anonymous No.7143664]

>>7143661
Obitsus don't all have big squishy boobs though...

[Anonymous No.7143690]

>>7143664
No, but all the ones that were donated did.

[op No.7143826]

>>7143170
the dress is pretty cute but a bigger petti, lose the belt and sort out the front lacing so it's less tacky and you got a much cuter outfit!
also not so sure about those shoes with the outfit, the browns a bit out of no where

[Anonymous No.7143832]

>>7143661
Gruesome as the loss is, imagine the sweaty teenage boy's day you made. All he's had are tattered Playboy hand-me-downs and his little sister's Barbies and he sees your doll tucked behind some glassware where the employee hoped no child would find it.
He takes it home and cherishes it. He cherishes it so hard.

[Anonymous No.7144202]

>>7143832
...Ok now I feel like I need a shower. Thanks for that anon.

[Anonymous No.7144444]

>>7140750
Here is a loli. What gaijin thinks of lolis is bullshit. Japanese loli = slut without antecedents of being one.

[Anonymous No.7144543]

>>7143653
I remember your story from that families thread a while back! Sorry this happened to you anon.

[Anonymous No.7144591]

I've found an Anna House blouse and Infanta JSK at Goodwill before. Both don't fit, but I was thinking about altering them eventually.

[Anonymous No.7144596]

>>7143237
>Goodwill
Why would you donate your first brand piece to Goodwill?

[Anonymous No.7144604]

>>7141107
I have that exact same blouse on the middle row far right, except in white. it's one of my favorites. you have good taste, fellow thrifting lolita. (but you should've folded it full-length in the photo to show off the embroidery on the front! the embroidery is the best part!!)

[Anonymous No.7144626]

>>7144604
Thanks, do you happen to have a worn photo? I'm don't really have anything to do with it at the moment, but it was such a good deal, I couldn't pass it up. It'd be nice to see it coorded.

[Anonymous No.7144633]

>>7144596
I'm guessing they didn't donate it, it ended up there because someone else was clearing their stuff out...

[Anonymous No.7144638]

>>7144444
wut

[Anonymous No.7144650]

I managed to find some things yesterday! Grainy cellphone pics incoming

I got the blouse on the left yesterday, it has really pretty and soft lace on it. The pink shirt is tacky as fuck but I couldn't leave it.

[Anonymous No.7144654]

>>7144650
*meant to say I got the blouse a few months ago, how I wrote that I do not know.

Anyway, close-up of the bag.

[Anonymous No.7144661]

>>7143832
Now THIS sounds like a more realistic Goodwill scenario.

[Anonymous No.7144953]

I love buying vintage items from the 40s-60s. I have some pretty nice stuff I've found on etsy. Beautifully tailored jackets, hats, and handmade dresses. I really like buying old clothing, gives the piece a bit of character plus you can daydream about who used to wear it half a century ago.

[Anonymous No.7147364]

>>7143826
Thanks for the input! Agree on the petti. When I read 'hot mess' I expected much worse.

[Anonymous No.7147387]

>>7144650
I like the middle blouse! Looks so detailed

[Anonymous No.7147495]

>>7144596
Long story short: My mother stole it and gave it to my niece, because it was a "little girl's skirt". My aunt didn't know it was taken without my permission and chopped it up so it would fit my niece. When she outgrew it, they donated it to Goodwill.

[Anonymous No.7147501]

>>7147495
YOU'RE TWINKLE JOURNEY GIRL HOLY SHIT I HAVE NIGHTMARES ABOUT THIS STILL

[Anonymous No.7147519]

>>7147495
your mother owes you a serious chunk of change for that sort of bullshit
and an apology

[Anonymous No.7147549]

>>7147495
oh god you're that girl I'm so sorry

I agree your mother owes you an apology or at least cash to compensate; did she ever give you either? ugh my heart goes out to you that sucks so much

[Anonymous No.7147552]

>>7147495
thats like something from a bad dream man!

[SlowMope !LQ6XW3vel6 No.7147563]

I am so mad, the only "thrift" stores I have ever been to charge almost full price (or often times MORE) for dingy dirty shit with holes and missing buttons, all the shoes will be completely destroyed and unwearable, and if they have a decent accessory or piece of glassware without a chip it will be under a glass case next to the early 2000's cellphones and old mcdonalds toys that they are charging $100+ dollars for.

It is awful, and to make matters worse there will always be a sad looking poor mother and her two little kids picking through the overpriced shit, telling her daughter that she can't have the doll with no clothes and ratty hair (the best doll in the whole store that is not under a piece of glass: $10.75) because they can only afford to get school clothes today. You see this family and you know that they were raised to think they could only afford thrift shop clothing because they were so poor, so they have never walked into a target or walmart or anything like that to look for clothing because it has never occurred to them that the thrift shop is gouging the prices to hell and back. It is enraging, and it makes you feel even worse when there is a little old lady who has obviously immigrated here with her grandchildren and speaks little to no english, is puttering about trying to find something to cook food in and all she can find is a rusted, dented, farberware pan for $15, when just down the street is a Ross with far superior pans for $9-20 for a set, and you can't tell her that because she speaks so little english.

EVERYTIME you see these people. I wish I could think it was just a Santa Barbara thing, but when I lived in Idaho it was 10X worse. Only Savers was any good there. I spent a lot of time in Savers and oh how I miss it.

[Anonymous No.7147575]

>>7147563
Santa Barbara's thrift stores are that bad?

Oh girl, make a trip down to LA/OC. There a fucking ton of thrift stores around here. Especially in Anaheim/Buena Park. The LA county goodwills tend to be a bit cheaper though then the OC ones.

One of my favorites is the one run by Foster Care Auxiliary. Found the cutest fucking boots for a friend there and only paid $4. They're pretty small store but still have at least a few things, mostly clothing.

[Anonymous No.7147591]

>>7147563
I used to hit a couple different Goodwills where I grew up and the difference n pricing is amazing. One fairly busy shop on the highway would charge $15 or so for those crappy porcelain dolls and anything vaguely collectible or electronic would be $50, and their clothing section was a mess. Twenty minutes away was a smaller store in a shopping center but they'd have the same stuff for $2-10 dollars and would often have brand new with tags/packaging or damaged-box stuff from local stores. I got a brand new pair of Skullcandy headphones for $12 there, and often picked up Monster High dolls with damaged boxes or stuff loose in the packaging for $5.

[Anonymous No.7147928]

>>7147387
Thank you! The lace is a tiny bit on the cheap side but since it's white on white I can probably make it work (at least I hope so, because I like the rest of it).

[Anonymous No.7147940]

>>7147575
Nia pls go

[Anonymous No.7151259]

>>7147563
Where in Idaho did you live? I'm from Payette, SO GLAD I LEFT. Everything there sucked. not just the thrift stores.

[SlowMope !LQ6XW3vel6 No.7151270]

>>7151259
Idaho Falls and then Boise, yes everything sucked. I regret nothing about leaving, only that I could not somehow drag all my friends with me.

[Anonymous No.7151282]

>>7147940
Ha. Not Nia. Not every anon/lolita in the OC is Nia. Just an anon that's lived in Norwalk(562 area code) for years. I moved to Anaheim back in January. Much nicer area, but more expensive thrift stores. I love the auxiliary store since they're so cheap compared to other OC shops.

[Anonymous No.7151285]

>>7147563
this teared me up I admit.
of course im an adult who knows their way around for a good find but because of this I can look back on growing up now and see how these so called "good intentioned shops" rip the shit out of the people who actually need it.

[Anonymous No.7151413]

>>7147501
Lol, I didn't think anyone would remember.

>>7147519
>>7147549
My mother and I don't communicate anymore. Trying to get an apology would be a practice in futility.

>>7147552
I'll admit, I cried over it.

[Ignaxio No.7151428]

>>7147563
Im assuming all profits are from donated items and the stores are tax and rent exempt?

Thats basically how it is in Australia, I know this since I had to do some stupid ass work shit at a Vinnies.

Anything that remotely looks collectable will be price gouged, brand clothes will be also.

hell one had $12 on a Star Wars special edition VHS set missing some of the sleeves...

Its a damned travesty

[Anonymous No.7151823]

>>7151428
Depends. Some "thrift" stores in the US are completely profit based. Goodwill, for example, takes donations, but is not a non-profit, charity organisation. They're just a big chain of second hand stores with a clever name that makes people think they are.

[Anonymous No.7151997]

>>7151428
That's how it is here in BC, Canada

Value Village is the worst
>old ratty shoes are $20+
>dresses are $20 even if they're shitty, if it's brand expect to pay much more
that's why I never actually pay for things when I go there

The small thrift shops are still good and don't tax cheat and gauge, but they are small and usually don't have much

[Kawaii Kek-chan No.7152402]

>>7151997
Yes, another BCbro!
Wait, you can find BRAND at value village?

[Anonymous No.7152407]

>>7144444
Nice quints, shitposter.