Today’s YouTube video is the third in my FAQ series about vintage clothing. This one is for people who feel there’s an ick factor to buying from a store or site that specializes in secondhand clothing. Guess what? Not everything is necessarily used. You can often find unworn clothes at self-described vintage, thrift, or consignment retailers, both virtual and brick-and-mortar. Just look for clothes that are “new with tags” — often abbreviated to NWT online.
A good NWT find can be cause for gloating: Check out how excited I get when I talk about the Giambattista Valli jacket that I posted pictures of yesterday.
You know I had to take a picture of the tag!
I paid less than 10% of the tagged price, and — trust me — I’m going to be smiling about that every time I wear this crazy jacket.
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I loved seeing close-ups of the Valli jacket – what a cool texture that is! So much work involved. Great score on the price, Wendy! I don’t see too much NWT designer stuff here, but I love doing the research and finding out what year a piece came out, and what it retailed for originally. Another fun video, thanks, Wendy!
I used to have a lot of fun scouring eBay for NWT things when eBay was THE place to buy secondhand online. I don’t go there too often now!