TOP FIVE SYDNEY THRIFTING SPOTS

TOP FIVE SYDNEY THRIFTING SPOTS

Meet Tina Abeysekara : Trash 2 Treasured Sydney fashion blogger, who treats shopping like a treasure hunt and loves a sneaky session at the opshops! If this Zara blazer she scored at her local Vinnies for $20 is anything to go by, you’ll be wanting to put her...
MELBOURNE’S TOP FIVE OPSHOPS

MELBOURNE’S TOP FIVE OPSHOPS

Melbourne is a mecca for opshopping so I thought I better call on one of my favourite thrifting compadres, Emily from Blue Umbrella Lane, to spill the beans on the secondhand hot spots down south. Here’s her top five… 1. Brotherhood of St Laurence Address:...
MAKE IT A MERRY THRIFTMAS

MAKE IT A MERRY THRIFTMAS

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas and if you don’t want to max your credit card this silly season, skip your local shopping mall and try scoring some secondhand goods at your local thrift store! Aside from saving you A LOT OF COIN, there are so many good...
MAKE YOUR HANDBAG THE HERO

MAKE YOUR HANDBAG THE HERO

We’ve all been there…staring at the wardrobe and not knowing what to wear. Sometimes the key to finding inspiration is picking a hero piece and going from there. I either like to work from the ground up letting my footwear set the pace, or if I’m really...
SHOW SOME SHOULDER FOR $4

SHOW SOME SHOULDER FOR $4

Everywhere you turn someone’s showing some shoulder and whether it’s one or both, this trend is definitely one to try, so why not DIY? Thrift a large men’s shirt and bust out some ultra basic sewing skills for a new look… And when I say basic, I mean...
OPSHOPPING IS EASY LIKE A SUNDAY MORNING

OPSHOPPING IS EASY LIKE A SUNDAY MORNING

We’ve all been there…Sunday rolls around and you’ve missed your weekend opshopping window. All you can think about is the fact that you’ll have to wait another week to get your thrift on. Wrong. Turns out 30 opshops across Brisbane open their...
LATE NIGHT OPSHOPPING

LATE NIGHT OPSHOPPING

If you’re a nine to fiver and can’t get your opshopping ‘fix’ during the working week, your day is just about to get better. Forget your late night shopping bender at your local mall, on the last Thursday of every month head to Windsor Road...
TOP 5 PERTH OPSHOPS

TOP 5 PERTH OPSHOPS

It seems that all Hannah’s are opshop-aholics! Meet Hannah from In the dress up box, who lives on the other side of the country in sunny Perth. Out of the kindness of her heart she’s shared her top five favourite local op shops, just in case there are any...
EVERY GARMENT HAS A STORY // BEVAN

EVERY GARMENT HAS A STORY // BEVAN

Every garment has a story. A dress worn on a first date, a pair of earrings that were a 21st birthday gift, a t-shirt worn on the best family holiday ever, a sweater that saw someone through winters in a freezing Queenslander with no insulation, a homemade floral...