If you love shopping for clothing or you are needing to buy more clothing for your job or a change in your life, THRIFTING can make a big difference in what you spend on clothing.
I have personally have done a fair amount of thrifting. One of my big scores was when I was going to go with a friend to NYC for a big black tie event honoring those who died
while working on the September 11 attacks. This was a huge event and I didn’t have any formal dresses. I went with two of my friends to our local ” Discovery Store Thrift Store” and
I found a great floor-length red dress that I had tailored (and hemmed) to fit me. I bought some shoes too from the same store. My friends were applauding my “fashionable finds”
because I spent a total of $55 to get those items. I did borrow a handbag and I packed my luggage carefully because I had lots of appointments to see many brands and some
wonderful people in NYC! I personally love thrifting and the growth of online stores that deal with thrifting (AKA selling off clothing that you no longer want) is crazy great.
Poshmark is my favorite, though there are many online stores.
Data Reveals America’s Thrifting Hotspots: NYC takes the top spot
New research has revealed America’s hotspots for second-hand fashion, using social media engagement data
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New York City took the top spot, with Portland and Fort Worth in second and third place respectively.
“Sustainable fashion ” is becoming more and more of a hot topic, with many of us looking for ways to do our bit for the planet.
In fact, searches for “thrifting” alone have seen a 124% increase in searches over the past 12 months.
With this in mind, new research from online art and design gallery SINGULART, has looked to uncover the cities across America that are the most engaged with thrifting.
Using social media hashtag data, the study looked to find the number of engagements under hashtags relating to thrifting, to reveal the hotspots across the country.
New York City took the crown as the number one spot for sustainable fashion, with 43,800 engagements under the relevant hashtags.
With so many places to thrift in the fashion capital, from the Buffalo Exchange to the Housing Works, it’s no wonder the city topped the charts.
In second place was Portland, Oregon with 3,340 engagements, followed by Fort Worth, Texas in third with 1,590 engagements!
The top 15 hotspots were revealed:
| Rank | City | Number of engagements |
| 1 | New York | 43,800 |
| 2 | Portland | 3,340 |
| 3 | Fort Worth | 1,590 |
| 4 | San Francisco | 920 |
| 5 | Gainesville | 864 |
| 6 | Seattle | 678 |
| 7 | Austin | 644 |
| 8 | Chicago | 566 |
| 9 | Ann Arbor | 527 |
| 10 | Exton | 432 |
| 11 | Tulsa | 364 |
| 12 | Los Angeles | 361 |
| 13 | Brooksville | 345 |
| 14 | Rockville | 201 |
| 15 | Miami | 192 |
Commenting on the study, Marian Salhen, Creative Director at Singulart said,
“Fashion has always been an art, allowing us to express our creativity and individuality, and in more recent times we’re starting to become much more conscious of where our clothes come from.
“With this in mind we were interested in finding out where the sustainable fashion hotspots across the US are located. It’s no surprise the fashion capital of the world,
New York City came in first place setting the way for the rest of the country.”
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More information can be found on the study here: https://blog.singulart.com/en/2022/07/07/top-10-thrifting-hotspots-of-the-usa/
Methodology:
–influence,
–relevant hashtags used,
–engagements under them
–hashtags were broken down across cities in the US over the past month
About SINGULART
Founded in 2017 in Paris by the trio Véra Kempf, Brice Lecompte, and Denis Fayolle, SINGULART has become one of the leading contemporary online art and design galleries worldwide.
Their mission is to empower living artists and designers who ignite the passion that lives within each art lover and make the world move forward.
In November 2021, the company announced the most successful fundraising of an art company to date with €60 million for their series B.
–Monthly more than 2.2 million visitors discover a personalized selection of paintings, design pieces, sculptures, photographs, and other works of art from over 10,000 contemporary artists and designers.
–SINGULART has taken new steps to innovate further and transform the art market.
–In November 2021, the company founded a brother platform called balthasart, specializing in up-and-coming artists.
–In March 2022, the gallery launched a new vertical, introducing design pieces to its portfolio.
Following SINGULART’s ambition to break down the barriers of the art world, SINGULART’s new tagline – “Moving the World with Creativity”– is the verbalized creative push to show
their ambition and mission to have a positive impact on the world of art.
MY Questions for YOU!
What have you “thrifted” lately? Do you always visit the same place?
What was your best or favorite item that you have thrifted?
Where did you get it? ( It can be a store, a garage sale, or just something you found in your mother’s or father’s closet!)
What stores do you like to visit for thrifting?
If you want to reply to this article or shoot me an email (stevie.wilson@LA-Story.com), I will add your comments to this article!
Stevie Wilson,
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