For past Wednesday Wardrobes, click on the “Clothing” category on the left.  You’ll also find entries about other vintage clothing items!

Today’s Entry: Indiana Jane

• Hat: Resale, Indiana Jones/Disneyland, Goodwill, $6.99

• Blouse: Resale, Land’s End Cotton, The Clothes Horse, $12.00
• Tie: Resale, No label, Goodwill, $2.99
• Jacket and Skirt set: Vintage, Nardis of Dallas, Althea Lou’s Vintage Mall, Original price: $17.95, but I had a coupon for $5.00 off, so I paid $12.95
• Bag: Vintage, German Army issue stretcher bag, Picc-a-Dilly flea market, $7.00
• Shoes: Resale, Sarah Jayne, Goodwill, $3.99

Total: $45.92

Titillating Tip

Antique shops usually come off as being places where prices are high because the dealers know the value of objects, but often dealers price stuff more reasonable and under the market – more often than on-line shops which specialize in vintage clothing.

Also, shops like Goodwill don’t really have the stigma that some make them out to have and you should never be ashamed of going there, especially if you’re on the hunt for vintage stuff.