“Each time I handed a Zara, I used to all the time assume, ‘Oh, I’ll simply have a fast look.’ Now I can’t inform you the final time I went into one — I haven’t been right into a clothes store for 3 years,” remembers Sue Poole. “I really feel a lot happier with my fashion since absolutely procuring secondhand. It’s a lot extra authentic.” Residing in Windsor, England, Sue lives along with her husband and three sons and runs the Instagram store At Supply Classic. Right here, she shares 5 go-to seems to be…
Vest: Depop, comparable. Gown: thrifted from Tales in Garments, comparable.
“After I received on Instagram, I discovered myself attempting to maintain up with tendencies however not having fun with garments. In 2019 I participated in Second Hand September, the place I wore solely what I had or purchased secondhand. On the finish of the month, I spotted I didn’t want new garments. I realized methods to gown true to myself. This sweater vest is my favourite piece, and it seems to be good with a flowy gown.”
Jacket: thrifted from Wild Daisy Classic, comparable. Housecoat: thrifted from eBay. Sneakers: Zara, comparable.
“I’m all the time searching for classic housecoats, a garment ladies wore within the ’60s round the home earlier than they dressed as much as exit. I really like how every one has one pocket. I believe it’s a bit Betty Draper-y from Mad Males, how she all the time has cigarettes readily available. I reside in Windsor, England, the place everybody wears darks and grays. So, when strolling down the street in a classic housecoat, you get some seems to be, however I fairly like that.”
Jacket: thrifted Simon Ellis. Denims: thrifted, comparable. Necklace: thrifted from Wild Daisy Classic. Sneakers: Maje, discovered on Vestiaire Collective.
“I discover pleasure in sourcing classic as a result of there are such a lot of distinctive items needing to be rehomed. I’m all the time looking for heritage manufacturers, like Dior, Celine, Invoice Gibb, Jean Varon and Frank Usher. I’ve began utilizing eBay’s ‘save this search,’ the place you kind key phrases for no matter you’re searching for — like ‘classic Christian Dior’ — and obtain every day emails with all of the objects. You get to see the whole lot as quickly because it drops, and it cuts down on looking out time. This can be a Simon Ellis high from the ’80s. The three-tier sleeves are sculpted so fantastically, they remind me of the again of a dinosaur.”
“Transitioning to sporting solely classic isn’t simple; you want a little bit of ‘time privilege’ to do it, and it’s important to know your measurements to buy on-line. However when you get three staple items, you can begin including them to what you already personal. I believe some individuals get scared off by classic as a result of they assume they will put on solely full classic outfits. However you may combine and match. I’d put on this high anytime; it’s like sporting a T-shirt and denims.”
Shirt: “a hand-crafted Italian one” from Froxhound Classic. Vest: “an previous Austrian knit” from Wild Daisy Classic. Trousers: Daks, discovered at Oxfam. Sneakers: “previous Celine,” discovered on Etsy.
“These trousers are referred to as ‘plus fours’; the gentry would put on them to go capturing geese. They’re wool, completely fabulous and get probably the most reactions. I additionally love massive prints, which work so nicely underneath dungarees or a sweater vest. Recently, I’ve been into novelty print blouses with women on them. You kind in ‘classic novelty print’ or ‘artwork deco woman print’ when looking out on-line. For those who simply write ‘woman print’, the whole lot will flip up, from tie dye to cheetah.”
Gown: thrifted Scarvin from Oxfam. Sneakers: Golden Goose, discovered on Vestiaire Collective. Glasses: “Italian flea market on vacation final yr”, comparable.
“I received this gown at Oxfam, the charity store and group. It has probably the most beautiful wiring sleeves and velvet pencil skirt. It was £50, a steal, and I knew I’d by no means discover one thing prefer it once more. I’d put on this for a night out, birthday celebration, or Sunday lunch. The sleeves are SO on the market. This lip is NARS Dragon Woman topped off with Mac Ruby Woo. It’s the one lip I put on — I was a make-up artist, so I do know what I like and stick with that. This shade is basically good for photographs.”
“As I’ve gotten older, my fashion has grown bolder. I’m all the time telling my children, ‘You don’t have to evolve to tendencies,’ as a result of it’s actually only a marketer’s device, isn’t it, the pattern? I want I had identified earlier to comply with the beat of my very own drum.”
Thanks a lot Sue, we love you! You possibly can comply with her on Instagram, if you happen to’d like.
P.S. Extra ladies share their week of outfits, together with an English author who lives in pastels and an activist who’s all about ‘modest glam’.
(Pictures by Joséphine Elvis.)
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