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Best of Guest Blogger: A Few of My Favorite Goodwill Finds
Hi! My name is Apollina from Apollinas.com and I am so excited to do a guest post for DC Goodwill! I am a long time Goodwill fan. Growing up, we didn’t have a lot of money, we lived off of food stamps hand-me-downs. Being someone who’s always valued personal style and a sense of fashion, [...]
Tags: Apollinas.com, DC Goodwill, glassware, Goodwill, hand-me-downs, jewelry, treasures
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Just keep swimming
I was visiting a Goodwill store in Delaware recently, and had my keen eye peeled for vintage items fit for sand and sun. I am well aware that it’s a bit early to be visiting our nearby beaches, but I think of it this way—if I can grab a few items now, I won’t be [...]
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Vintage meadows
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Goodwill Good Buy of the Week
I adore this lovely vintage dress, but I can’t help but wonder why someone didn’t save it for me? Oh well—I can’t steal all the beautiful dresses we encounter at DC’s Goodwill locations! Sharing is caring, and I’m so glad to share this dress with you. This vintage dress is probably from the early 1960s, [...]
Tags: 1950s, 1960s, DC, Goodwill, spring dress, thrift, vintage
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Recap: Spring style workshop
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On Saturday morning, I joined a dedicated group of shoppers at our Glebe Road store to get a sneak peek at Goodwill’s offerings before the store opened to the public for the day. I only left with one bag of goodies for myself, which goes to show that sometimes even a fashionista’s bargain-hunting game can [...]
Tags: 80s style, 90s style, Arlington, cocktail dress, essie, Glebe Road, Goodwill, spring colors, spring style, style workshop
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Fashionista Friday: Carlis
Ladies and gents, may I introduce our new Friday series? We’re sharing favorite finds from our local Goodwill stores—and they’re all from our dear readers! First up in our new Fashionista Friday series is Carlis, part of the Spicy Candy DC duo—you might remember them from shooting our Vintage Fashion Week photos! Carlis sent this [...]
Tags: bargain, DC Goodwill Fashionista, Glebe, Goodwill, thrifter, thrifting
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Guest Blogger: Recent Goodwill Additions
Hello, DC Goodwill Fashionista readers! As a follower of this blog and a lover of anything vintage, coming up with a post topic for you all was surprisingly a little difficult. Maybe it is my indecisiveness or just overload of ideas in my head. I have decided to show you some of my latest finds [...]
Tags: chambray, DC, eyelet top, For Fi Love Me, Goodwill, loafers, NYC, shopping, Steve Madden, style, The Limited, thrifing, vintage
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The passion! The fashion! Save the date for our 2012 gala!
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Mark your calendars, dear readers. We’re planning a very fashionable evening with a some international flavor, and we’d love to share it with you! We’re setting the stage for La Passione di Milano (the Passion of Milan), our 2012 gala that will combine Italian art, contemporary dance, and The Fashion of Goodwill! Join us on [...]
Tags: 2012 Gala, La Passione di Milano, The Passion of Milan, trunk show
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Summer whites
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When do you pull out your summer whites? Do you wait for Memorial Day like tradition states, or do you “break the rules” and whip out your lightweights as soon as it gets warm enough? This skirt would be a great addition to a spring and summer wardrobe that embraces classic style. Made by Charter [...]
Tags: bargain, charter club, DC, eBay, Goodwill, summer wardrobe, thrift, white skirt
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Have you heard me on the radio?
Dear readers, have you heard me on your favorite DC-area radio station yet? I’m famous! Okay, so it’s not that glitzy reality show I’ve been dreaming of. But you can hear about Goodwill of Greater Washington’s amazing donation services and retail offerings in three new radio spots that just hit the airwaves—and that’s pretty cool. [...]
