Thrift shopping ...Yay or Nay? Tips 101

I would change Shakespeare's quote in "Twelfth Night" to become "If fashion be the food of life play on....give me excess of it...." I am an avid slave to fashion and its no secret. However, trying to keep up with the latest trends can prove to be expensive and honestly, my sisters can attest to the fact that in Zimbabwe most of our shops and so called boutiques are heavy laden with chinese fake originals and downright poor quality clothes. As if thats not enough, these boutiques duplicate each other and refuse to branch out and order clothes that dare to be different .They prefer to play it safe. This is detrimental to their business because what they have to offer to us fresh faced youths is just plain boring like dishwater. Anyway their business acumen is not any of my business. My main concern is that i crave diversity and trendy clothes of acceptable quality. I refuse to go around clothed in something that will have me believe that i have enrolled in the same school of fashion with half of the population. 1 refuse to have a style stance that is common or ends up looking like a school uniform because we are too many dawning the same clothing items.

Style is never about copying to  a tee fashion trends we see overseas but it is all about being able to manipulate that trend and make it your own. The need to be trendy has always been my ultimate goal. As a result i decided to thrift shop and boy did i find some pieces that have people green with envy. It has never been my wish to partake in second hand clothing or 'Vintage " as they call it. My first concern has always been the health hazards associated with buying second hand clothing. In Zimbabwe thrift shopping is popularly termed visiting 'khothama boutique'. Its all because of the bending down technique associated with the process of retrieving the wares.So i would like to impart some knowledge on how to thrift shop effectively. And to give you methods that will guarantee you being able to retrieve the most precious gold or pieces that are to die for.