Sweet! Excellent treasure hunting skills.
Once we recovered financially, I just couldn’t break the habit. If I need something, I go to the thrift stores first.
The amount of money you will save over the years is substantial. Keep it up!
Totally agree—thrift stores are a gigantic blessing to any of us, self included, with financial ups & downs. But as you indicated, “you have to kiss a lot of frogs to find a prince” in terms of fit, fabric and condition.
Presumably, he can afford to look better, even if his taste is funky. His red suit looks new, or perhaps it belonged to a rock’n’roller first, but fits him terribly badly, especially the crotch. The shirt is awful. His posture is whacking the shoulders out of fit. shudder
As Dolly Parton says, “It costs a lot of money to look this cheap.” Tailoring a funky find is worth the price. Kim Kardashian, for instance, has a seamstress to alter her jeans because of her disproportionately large behind and small waist. It's inconceivable that any ready-mades would ever fit that cartoon booty.