Drinking the Koolaid

Plaid shirt - J. Crew, thriftedSkirt - homemade? thriftedCustom Harness - Audra JeanFlats - vintage So I'm the last person on the planet to own some J.crew. Thrift stores rarely get in J.crew pieces, maybe because the quality is good? The brand is beloved? Do they burn their clearance pieces rather than let them filter down as Goodwill new stock? (Don't quote me on that, please.) Regardless, I've nearly never seen a single J.crew piece in years and years of thrifting. And somehow in one trip managed to find a shirt and two pairs of corduroys. I grabbed all three because they were all roughly in my size, in good shape, and were things I liked. One of the pairs didn't fit...