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  • So before I head back to college in L.

  • A.

  • I'm staying with a friend here in Philly, and I thought he's a chance to go through a job, Actually, not much of a good thrift shop for at all.

  • I always get kind of bored of looking through the racks, but it's something I'm trying to get better at.

  • And there's some really cool thrift shops.

  • Check out here in center Philly.

  • So I thought I'd give it a go before we get started.

  • I thought I show you guys my outfit of the day bomb.

  • I'm wearing this necktie thing from Brandy Melville, just a simple striped shirt from H and M.

  • This thing has been with me literally for like, five years.

  • I'm wearing a leather jacket to keep warm, and I'm wearing my favorite pair of American Eagle genes on some pointed boots by express.

  • So the first place I went with the Buffalo Exchange around the central shopping area in Philly, I've been to a couple in New York and D C before, and they always kind of been a hit or miss.

  • But this one, I actually happen to find a couple of good things to try.

  • First up, we have this lovely lacy maroon dress by loft, and I picked it up because it kind of reminded me of something Alexa Chung would wear.

  • I threw on loafers or something like that.

  • And yeah, welcome to my awkward fitting room angles at another tripods.

  • I had to put this on a chair and kind of model of the floor, actually, really love this traffic.

  • It's like a dream, but I think because of my New Year's resolution, pause right there for a second.

  • For those of you who don't know, my New Year's resolution is to only by 12 pieces of clothing the entire year.

  • I'm not gonna be able to buy it.

  • Don't one of my 12 year on this dress.

  • So next up is this faux leather pleaded miniskirt from Zara.

  • I'm definitely admire of miniskirts on bloggers and, like Instagram humans who are great at fashion.

  • But I've never quite been able to pull it off in real life.

  • This one was really cool, but I think it was a little bit long on me because it nearly reached my ankles.

  • Although the fabric was really lovely and soft next I tried this sweater from J.

  • Crew because I'm basically a ho for anything by J.

  • Crew, but it wouldn't fit over my goddamn big head.

  • Lastly, I picked up this speckled grey coat by the brand lush, which I've seen it Nordstrom before, so I think it's a pretty good quality brand again, this is very Alexa Chung year, but that's kind of the look that I'm going for right now.

  • So first I've tried it on with the dress, and I actually really liked how it fit.

  • I just cut the sleeves because it's a medium.

  • So it's a little bit big for me, and I decided to try it on with my outfit from that day as well, just to see whether it would be a versatile piece that I could wear with a lot of different outfits.

  • One test I do before buying something is don't look good with my hair up and with flat shoes.

  • So damn, it still looks pretty good.

  • I finally discovered a reason not to buy.

  • This coat is dry clean only, but I really do actually like this styles.

  • I think I'm gonna try to find myself a nice, long tail with code in the future, maybe one that fits me a little bit better in this one.

  • Next, I pop to the nearby second time around, which had a much more edited and designer focused collection than the Buffalo Exchange.

  • I didn't get any footage of the store because I was shopping at, like 2 p.m. On a Wednesday, and the sales associates were watching me.

  • But is this super warm coat that I tried on by a designer I hadn't heard of?

  • But it was just super warm and fuzzy, great for the freezing temperatures in Philly, but probably not the best thing to bring home to L.

  • A.

  • Normally, I avoid yellow because it can kind of wash me out.

  • But ever since I saw La La Land and saw and the Stones yellow dress in that movie, I wanted to try it out.

  • Safe to say, I do not look as good as Emma Stone.

  • Nor did I meet Ryan Gosling while wearing this dress.

  • But I did think that the ditzy print was really cute and fifties inspired.

  • I tried on this BCBG dress because of the amazing kind of tulip or, like Lily pad inspired top that was just absolutely incredible.

  • But the fit of the bottom was like a little underwhelming, and it has this weird frequent pattern on it.

  • But I did really love the top section, and if I could just cut that off and wear it as a boost, D A.

  • I totally would.

  • I didn't not getting anything at second time around, so I headed southeast to this charming area of Philly that's a little bit more booty.

  • If that's a word, I guess I had seen this booty call Genesis a quad on Instagram, where they post all of their designer items that they keep in stock.

  • Their collection is honestly so chic and well edited and pretty much every single item in there I would buy if I had the money.

  • It was very like City Girl Slash Alexander Wang inspired.

  • Well, unfortunately, these quick shots of the interior are all I have because it was literally just me and the sales associate staring at me, and it was really awkward, so I had to leave.

  • All right.

  • Even next I headed Thio Addiction studios.

  • Just a couple there is down, which is another boutique designer consignment job once again forgetting how warm L a weather is.

  • I tried on this Rebecca Taylor coat, which felt super luxurious was a little too big for me, though, but I really liked the Moto detailing on the sleeves and all the zippers, which I thought made a cool combination between a leather jacket and a classic world coat.

  • I also tried on this lacy dress by the designer Millie, who I had heard of before.

  • It does look a little dated, but it was just fun to try on.

  • Kind of looks like something you would go to a tea party in and a had pockets, which was amazing but obviously was just trying his own for fun.

  • It was totally not worth the 100 plus dollar price tag, and that concludes my thrift ING trip.

  • I went home prize list, but I did have a fun time looking around everything, and I hope that you guys enjoyed coming along with me.

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So before I head back to college in L.

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