Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

I had the delightful experience of being taken to breakfast by one of the authors of Thriftstyle: The Ultimate Bargain Shopper’s Guide to Smart Fashion, Margaret Engel. She thought she was interviewing me… but it felt like we were simply new friends getting to know each other.

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What a fun book this is! Although consignment and resale shopkeepers might cringe at the cherry-picked bargains on every page, knowing that shoppers will expect these prices on every item in every store, it’s still fun to share in the three authors’ fantastic finds. Liberal fashion shots abound and the coordinated outfits are inspiring. The writing is friendly and cozy, and the advice first-rate, including a slightly-longer explanation of my guiding tenet about wearring vintage fashion is you’re over 30: If you wore it first time around, you’re too old to wear it now.

But the real treasures in this book for professional resalers are the two chapters Clues to Quality, which illustrates and explains how quality can be judged first-hand, and Clothing Rx, which delves into reasonable tailoring and sewing tips. These two chapters, plus the resources sprinkled throughout the book, are worth the purchase.

Consumers will love the thrifting stories and the guidance on how to shop, style, and wear secondhand clothes.

And when you’re buying your copy? Buy a half-dozen more to use as door prizes, raffle wins, reading matter in your staff break room, and to give as gifts to your favorite customers. Yes, it’s that good a book!