Cleaning Out My Closet

Go in with a zen mindset and the knowledge that you will probably have to rummage to find the good stuff...if you can manage that, then Beacon's Closet is a great place to buy and sell used clothes

Finally Saturday morning! Being the busy city girl I am, I haven't gotten a full night's sleep in literally weeks, so I would normally relish in spending the day under the covers. However, my inner flower child convinced me that I couldn't stand being inside all day when the clouds were finally letting the sunshine in. So - admittedly reluctantly - I slid out of bed and attempted to find some way to take advantage of the warm weather. Now, one thing you should know is that I am obsessed with the fashion of the '60's and '70's, and constantly on the prowl for good vintage stores - it has truly become a personal quest! So when my friend Paige told me she wanted to walk around Williamsburg and sell some of her clothes to a vintage store there, I got ready ASAP. She lead the way to Beacon's Closet, a store that buys and sells gently worn clothes, shoes, and accessories; pretty much a used clothing department store. It is the first place I have found in this city that has real vintage pieces, a hipster attitude (though doesn't everything in Williamsburg!) and a reasonable price range! Word to the weary though, it is a little overwhelming and definitely requires some patient sifting! On this particular day, I managed to make it to the other side of the bridge caffeine free, so I had neither the concentration, nor the energy to dig through the millions of racks - arranged by color - in this free-for-all warehouse. This is not the type of establishment one goes to to find that vintage Dior suit, but rather those '80's Clash t-shirts and retro leather boots. Of course, on top of that is the endless amounts of junk to go through to get to the gems. When you do find one though, the work is so worth it! I got some kind of karmic reward today and stumbled upon this adorable bell-sleeved Betsy Johnson dress in flower-printed blue silk! At $45 it was a complete steal, so with Paige's blessing I dug through my wallet to summon the cash for my new boho-chic wardrobe addition. I clutched the dress in my hand while I waited for Paige to retrieve the money she had gotten for her clothes - $25 which is a nice chunk of change considering they didn't even take everything! Paige donated the clothes not bought by Beacon's to charity (how generous!), and I paid and left with my new BJ sheath in the Beacon's Closet pink, grocery store style bag - no frills, no fuss ... now all I need is the perfect pair of shoes to wear with it...wish me luck!

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Peace and Love,

la bohémienne