quality. thrifted designer jeans are made of high-quality materials and the attention to details are better in comparison to fast fashion brands that i usually buy prior to my love for all things thrifted and preloved. i'm not saying that all designer jeans have better quality, but this is the case most of the time. vintage jeans such as lee, levi's, and wrangler are also abundant in thrift stores and these (used to be blue-collar workers) jeans are made to last a lifetime.
size. i gained a lot of weight these past few months, which ultimately worked to my advantage since there are unlimited choices of jeans in my current size. i'm a local size 28 now, but i think i'm really a size 30. being "average-sized" is a plus in the denim department.
perfectly broken-in. most of my thrifted jeans are already broken-in, so there is a certain feel to the material every time i wear them. they are extremely soft and comfortable i could practically sleep in them. in addition to this, i don't need to worry whether the jeans will shrink or not. i have purchased brand new jeans at shopping malls that shrunk tremendously after just a couple of washing.
diy projects. thrifted jeans are the perfect guilt-free way to channel my inner diy-er. i can patch up, slash out, stitch, stud, fray, re-dye and cut denim jeans to my heart's content without worrying on how much i paid for the items as compared to buying them brand new.
fashion repeats itself. there are loads of classic looking jeans at thrift stores from different year and different fashion era. as we all know now, fashion simply repeats itself. flared jeans and cullotes made a huge come back this year. you can easily scour these trends at thrift stores without breaking the bank.
element of surprise. you cannot go to a thrift store and ask for a specific size or wash or cut or design. it's all about the thrill of the hunt. there are certain days when you really can't find anything nice no matter how hard you try. i suggest that you must not lose hope. keep scavenging because i assure you that there will be days when you will find the most perfect pair of jeans. so perfect you would think they are heaven sent.
character. a fellow thrifter passed up on an outrageously gorgeous vintage boyfriend levi's jeans because they had unknown stains and bleached parts. so, i hurriedly picked them up on the floor and went directly to the cashier. why buy mass-produced and sometimes ridiculously expensive denim jeans with "character" when you can buy the real deal? machines cannot replicate the natural distressing that only nature and time can create.
good for the environment. who would have thought that wearing those trendy thrifted jeans could help our dear mother earth? we give second (or third, or fourth, or more) life to a pair of jeans that could possibly end up in landfills and will take years and years to disintegrate.
go for it, buy only thrifted jeans!
where do you go for thrifting? :)
ReplyDeletehey, noelle! so sorry for the late reply. i usually find amazing vintage (and designer) jeans at king bhats, frc supermall. this is located near imus, cavite toll bridge. good day, hope it helps.
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