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By: I am not a Recessionista: Thrifting as a way of life, not a trend | Painfully Hip

Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:58:09 +0000

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By: elliebelle

elliebelle — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:29:31 +0000

I think it is hard to make yourself really stop and think about your spending habits when maybe you haven’t really had to think about them before. With so much advertising in our faces all of the time, I think it is hard not to want that it thing, or brand name item. For people who do love fashion and like a change in their wardrobe, it’s difficult to change – but maybe the idea of reworking what you already have into something unique is the best way to approach it. I think that cutting fashion spending entirely probably isn’t an option for people like me – but maybe being more creative is. Who knows. It will be interesting to see where we are at in a year from now.

By: Ninainvorm

Ninainvorm — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:37:13 +0000

I always enjoy your well-written articles about style/fashion and the questions you ask! I think it’s good to keep asking yourself questions about style, consuming and the (fashion) industry. Like you I’m an avid thrifter (and a proud one! ), because of the things I find, but also because it’s a more fun way of shopping that stimulates your creativity. It’s so easy to spend a lot of money on beautiful and expensive clothes, but that’s just not as much fun (and besides I don’t have that much money…).

By: Nadia Lewis

Nadia Lewis — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:23:45 +0000

I agree with Hugh from Gaping Void and Danielle from Final Fashion: screw recessions. After four months of unemployment, I just got the highest paying job I’ve ever had.

How does the economy or my own income affect me? Not much. Sometimes I have savings, sometimes I have credit card debt, but I’m always spending on lifestyle the Nadia way: thrifting, knitting, sewing, investing in quality pieces. Whatever gets the job done, whatever builds a amazing, long term, unique set of things that I want around me. For me, I’ll always look for a deal, but I’ll always be willing to lay out a lot for quality too.

By: Barry Wright, III

Barry Wright, III — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 03:02:32 +0000

First of all, thanks for the shout out! Personally, my spending habits haven’t changed too much, but I’m looking for new ways to spend (on modification, learning how to construct, etc) as well.

As a (very) amateur economist, the collapse of capitalism simply won’t happen, as people will continue spending on things (even if there are some price drops in the future). There may be significant restructuring of the economy towards more vital goods, and the fashion industry could take a hit, but capitalism will be quite alright.

Interesting that the streetstyle blogs have such an influence, kindof makes me wish I lived in a bigger town (so that I’d have one!).

By: Eyeliah

Eyeliah — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:49:25 +0000

Linked you and posted about lolbook on my blog here: http://stylesymmetry.com/2009/03/10/pass-it-on/

By: danielle

danielle — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:50:50 +0000

on one hand it’s disturbing to see original style go from just that to the racks of F21 in a heartbeat. on the other hand, it may just be natural and in direct correlation to the speed of the world.

By: ambika

ambika — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:32:20 +0000

I’ve definitely felt a shift in expressions of consumption. Whether on blogs, in magazines, or even just amongst friends–with so many people losing their jobs, it just feels way less appropriate to go on about one’s latest purchase (whether thrifted or not) when so many people are struggling. Maybe it’s just my own internalization of the grim news that’s every where…but it does seem less prevalent.

& I’m with you. Anything that gets people to think about their consumption, whether societal or personal, is probably a good thing.

By: Sal

Sal — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:15:14 +0000

As someone who always watched her pennies and NEVER gave a crap about logo’ed merch, I can’t say I’m feeling any differently about consumption or style. But it sure is interesting to read again and again that other folks are experiencing a paradigm shift … or claim to be.

And holy cow that lolbook.nu site is a scream!

By: I could still use a little thrift « Oak Glasses

I could still use a little thrift « Oak Glasses — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 03:57:55 +0000

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