The 5,500-square-foot thrift outlet is a laboratory of sorts for Goodwill and its 2,200 stores around the country. Intent on sprucing up an image that...
Lesley Stern | Posted 06.02.2009 | Comedy
You probably think you've already sold everything you own that had any financial value. But chances are, you've still got a few possessions that you can really cash in on if you auction them off on eBay.
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By paying more attention to how we shop and what we buy, we can make a difference for the planet.
Victoria Namkung | Posted 03.04.2009 | Style
Vintage is a great way to be fashionable and environmentally conscious, but focus on the classics and beware of trendy styles. Higher end vintage stores will have done the editing for you.
Dave Pinter | Posted 02.18.2009 | Style
Might the next new Scion debut at Uniqlo? If we had our way, we'd have bought that Alfa 158 and be out cruising the streets of NYC right now.
Amanda Christine Miller | Posted 01.30.2009 | Style
Acclaimed fashion designer Anna Sui shares her tips on vintage clothing shopping at the Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show.
Tracy Hepler | Posted 01.16.2009 | Green
As twentysomethings, we have the power to influence the future of our environment. With our practices, our wallets and the Internet, we have the ability to significantly steer the course of the Green movement.
The Christian Science Monitor | Posted 01.12.2009 | Style
Americans are rediscovering the fusty fix-it shops and unassuming secondhand stores on their local Main Streets. These businesses, once the left-behin...
Disgrasian | Posted 10.28.2008 | Style
Elisabeth Hasselbeck said in a speech introducing Palin that anyone who had a problem with pretty women talking about fashion were "deliberately sexist."
Christene Barberich | Posted 10.11.2008 | Style
Just because your 401 has taken a nosedive doesn't mean you have to tighten the belt on your shopping urges. Sure, rationing your spending is key, but...
Amanda Christine Miller | Posted 10.05.2008 | Style
This month, artist and socialite Brigid Berlin is auctioning off her collection of prized costume jewelry at Doyle Gallery. Over 200 pieces will hit ...
Margaret Teich | Posted 09.18.2008 | Green
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. In the case of Goodwill, the honey is attracting more than just flies thanks to a Good business model and Good marketing.
Refinery29.com | Christene Barberich & Piera Gelardi | Posted 08.12.2008 | Style
There's no better time to reinvent your look and your closet than on the eve of fall. By now, you're probably hankering to pull out your favorite card...
Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 08.09.2008 | Style
It's easy for Cate Blanchett or Kiera Knightley to look glorious on the red carpet: they have gaggles of stylists, make-up artists, and the world's...
Jenna Woginrich | Posted 08.06.2008 | Green
There are a lot of green gadgets out there, but in a world inundated with rampant consumerism, big box stores, and cheap plastic toys -- here's one a truly green alternative people keep forgetting about: Buying old.
Jessica Wakeman | Posted 04.09.2008 | Living
Eight tips for scoring vintage clothes and furniture, on the cheap.
Pamela Redmond Satran | Posted 10.17.2007 | Living
It used to be that I could bag up my old Eileen Fishers and the kids' outgrown jeans, leave them on the stoop for Vietnam Vets or bring them to my local church thrift store, and feel like all was well with the world.
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