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Speaker 0 00:00:00 Middle sophomore, Sophie tomato estimates. 75% of her wardrobe is thrifted. She is just one Northwestern student buying clothes secondhand in Evanston, Chicago, and online
Speaker 1 00:00:11 First got into thrifting, actually like the beginning, I would say honestly like the end of middle school
Speaker 0 00:00:18 In her hometown, near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She said she and her friends got into buying and selling secondhand clothes in an effort to be more sustainable. Demato started selling items on online retail platforms like Poshmark and Depop and she said she has made hundreds of dollars in sales. She recommends these platforms for people looking to get started in thrifty.
Speaker 1 00:00:36 I'm surprised more people at Northwestern don't use DebOps it's something you can like get on your phone and do like, well watching the class or like those few minutes before class and look at like your curated style pick
Speaker 0 00:00:52 As for thrift stores in Chicago, Damato recommends Buffalo exchange and the brown elephant in Andersonville, Weinberg, sophomore, Evie Berg's favorite surfing spots or crossroads trading post on Sherman avenue and stepping out on faith consignment on Orrington avenue. I like to pop in whenever I'm downtown super fun. Um, they always have like good things or like fun things at least to look at. Berg said she first got into thrifting in her hometown of Berkeley, California, but kind of just like grew up like going to like fun, quirky vintage stores. And so I've always wanted to check that out loud in Evanston Weinberg junior, Julia Ortiz also got into thrifting at home. She is from Denver, Colorado, and she said she started thrifting in high school to find unique vintage t-shirts and sweatshirts or to said she and her friends like to go to village discount, which is a chain of resale outlets with locations in the north shore area. For people interested in starting to thrift or tease recommend stores like crossroads, which offer a more curated experience.
Speaker 2 00:01:49 Also with thrifting. It's good to go in with like a couple like goals, otherwise like kinda easy to get
Speaker 0 00:01:56 D'Amato cautions against going in with overly specific expectations.
Speaker 1 00:02:00 I try to keep them really open-minded because I'd like to experiment with texture and shape. A lot of the time
Speaker 0 00:02:09 Thrifting also allows students to find unique pieces and shop more ethically. My rule of thrifting is I always buy furs and leather thrifting Berg said she has found leather belts at stepping out on faith consignment where ti said she likes to avoid the waste of fast fashion by drifting.
Speaker 2 00:02:26 And the amount of waste that the fashion industry produces is like very much like fueled by a lot of stores that like college kids can afford. So it's kind of nice. You can be like offset that by like not over consuming, like fast fashion.
Speaker 0 00:02:41 One of the motto's favorite thrifted pieces is a pair of cowboy boots you found on Depop this summer. She said she loves the element of surprise in thrifting.
Speaker 1 00:02:49 I think I really know what you're going find like, you know, I never really walk into a thrift store having a
Speaker 0 00:02:58 Precise, whether they're taking a day trip into the city to thrift or swiping through D pop on the way to class. Some students at Northwestern are thrifting to find interesting clothing, more sustainably for WMUR news. I'm Katherine Odom.
