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Fun, funky, and fabulous, this is the first personal buying guide to help you get in on the resale craze that is sweeping America. Would you like to find a mint-condition Yves Saint Laurent jacket for $25 . . . a brand-new, pleated wool skirt still bearing the original $40 price tag, for $7 . . . a genuine Dior suit for $75? Now you can! In Secondhand Chic you'll discover where to look, what to look for, and how to buy quality. In fact, you'll get all the secrets of spotting a valuable bargain so you can shop brilliantly whether you're in a consignment, thrift, or vintage store. Expert shopper Christa Weil shares the insider information that will help you buy the best clothes you've ever owned . . . at a fraction of the retail cost. Learn about: Spotting quality - which you will know immediately from buttons, pockets, seams, and fabric Labels . . . big names, department store brands, exquisite foreign lines - and fakes! Finding your size when there are no labels or tags Flaws you can fix and the ones you can't - from wrong lengths and wrinkles to stains and shininess Unearthing handmade shoes, silk scarves, name jewelry, and other elegant accessories Buying what you really need - and caring for the clothes you've got The styles that make your body look best From domestic to international stores, from New York to London, from Memphis to Paris - no matter where you buy, you can buy secondhand chic.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fab book containing all you need to know about recognising quality clothes and accessories - really useful even if you don't shop vintage!
Weil describes the different types of fabrics, tells you what details to look out for and how to care for your stuff. She also goes through the various types of secondhand shops and what you're likely to find in them. The book insists a lot on designer names, but the information can be applied to no-brand stuff as well.
What she doesn't do is give you an in-depth history of fashion - although there is a summary of the main silhouettes of the 20th century, decade by decade. She also won't tell you how to integrate your vintage finds with your everyday wardrobe.
All in all, it's a really good foundation book - everything your mum should have taught you about buying good clothes! And there's a list at the back of recommended brick-and-mortar and online shops.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I don't know why somebody didn't do this sooner. On top of her amazing advice (how to tell whether an unlabeled vintage item is worth the asking price, for example), Christa Weil is hilarious. I completely enjoyed this, and will refer back to it as long as I have the strength to shop! Thanks!
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book, which has just been featured in In Style is the ONLY book you need to walk into a vintage clothing store empty-handed and come out with an arm load of great buys. It teaches you HOW to shop instead of where to shop. Hollywood stylists have long known these secrets, it's time someone told the rest of us! Thank you, Christa Weil.
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Great content, poorly executed
This books content is great and really useful - even if you don't buy a lot of secondhand clothes. It is really useful in recognising quality and how to care for garments. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Pusspuss
No photographs
Disappointed with this book. I got it for my wife, hoping for a glossy "coffee table" book, since the subject matter is a very visual one. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Bill Beton
Fantastic!
This book is fantastic! I'm a Personal Stylist and found the information invaluable! A great personal buying guide with easy to understand explanations, tips and ideas!Great! :)
Published 17 months ago by Styleguru!
A good read.
An excellent book for anyone interested in fabric and how clothes are made, unfortunately the sections on second-hand shopping are probably of more use to it's intended U.S. Read more
Published on 30 Aug 2009 by jaytin
The word "thorough" was invented for this author!
Everything that Christa Weil writes in this book is backed up by examples and facts. Packed with valuable information, this is as thorough and informative as a textbook and as well... Read more
Published on 22 Sep 2007 by Carol
Recommended reading even if you don't shop resale.
This book teaches you what your mother never told you about how to recognize quality fabrics and clothing construction. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 1999
Not just for the thrifty.
This book teaches far more than what its title indicates. The fine art of trolling for bargains in the secondhand shop may be its focus, but I found this book to be one of the... Read more
Published on 26 July 1999
Indispensible advice for the serious second hand shopper
Absolutely brilliant illustrations by Chloe March !
Published on 16 July 1999
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