Derrick Douglass
Confessions of a ThriftStore Fashionista
by Derrick Douglass
Nov 7.2009
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To kick off this month’s blog, we have an exciting interview with thrift store fanshionista, entrepreneur and designer, Kimyatta Wilson-Brown.
Kimyatta directs the Stone Mountain Interior Designers MeetUp group. She tweets at twitter.com/kbhomeportal
ThriftStoreRemix: Why do you shop at thrift stores? What got you started? What keeps you coming back?
KB: I shop them to scour for unique, funky, and inexpensive home décor elements. I started years ago when thrift was all I could afford. Now, it’s my destination place to find chic and unique items.
ThriftStoreRemix: Has the economy affected the way folks view thrift stores? Will shoppers revert back to their old spending ways after the economy recovers?
KB: Maybe for clothing, but I’m not for sure for house wares. If anything I think the home decorating shows have influenced shoppers to shop thrift for the home.
ThriftStoreRemix: Does thrift store shopping help the environment? Please explain?
KB: Well it is recycling. It’s not tossed in a dump but rather reused.
ThriftStoreRemix: What tips and tricks do you have to improve the thrift shopping experience? What other outlets are good resources for deals?
KB: I make the best of thrift shopping trips by staying abreast of what’s hot in the design industry and by shopping high-end stores to know true quality when I see it. Other places to shop are consignment shop (my favorite) and estate sales.
ThriftStoreRemix: What is the coolest item you’ve purchased at a thrift store?
KB: The coolest item would be this large black pot rack that I have (and don’t have enough space to hang…. Always the down side).
ThriftStoreRemix: What is the location of your favorite thrift store(s)?
KB: The Goodwill in Tucker, GA
ThriftStoreRemix: What item category (Clothes, Books, Furniture) items do you regularly purchase?
KB: Furniture is my thing, and I always scout the books and magazines because they go along with the décor industry and because I’m a freak – want tell you how many I have or where I keep them……
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