Can you tell which pair of faceted sunglasses I paid a 'vintage' price for, and which I paid a thrift price for? One pair was $300; the other, a buck.
I kid you not. I bought the $300 pair as I loved them (and let me tell you, I had to really love 'em to drop a buck like that). They were never worn. And faceted sunglasses just can't be found any more new - they just don't cut them that way these days.
Well, just goes to show: you can always find it thrift (if you are willing to literally dig around). The other day I unearthed some faceted shades in a bin of sunglasses at my new fave thrift shop (Canadian Thrift in Pape Village). The magical price: a buck.
Jeepers. I think I like the cheapie ones better! Can you tell which were the vintage thrifted ones and which were the never-worn but pricey vintage ones?
And by the way, which ones do you like better on me? Had to ask, tee hee.
My guess, for what it's worth, is.. hmmm...
ReplyDeleteThe top pair are the uber money specs and the bottom pair were 1 note?
And my vote goes to the top pair as the best pair on you. :D
Silver Thistle got it 100% right, I say! (are we wrong? dying to find out) I do like this style on you. BTW...Just posted a few of my vintage clutches and thought you'd like to have a look! I bet you'll like the second one (vintage carpet clutch? not sure! but I know you love that kind!) also more to come on yesterday's amazing thrift store find (that's 'Amazing' with a capital A!!!) Have a great night, Kelly!
ReplyDeleteThat's my inkling too, upper shot is the pricey one....
ReplyDeleteYou seem to like the second pair more, by the smile on your face. So I'm guessing they are the thrifted pair, although I think they look the best. (Contradiction???) Anyway, I smile big when I know I'm wearing something beautiful that costs next to nothing. Love this idea for a post: "Which item was thrifted?"
ReplyDeleteWow, interesting responses - I loved hearing all of your reasoning!!
ReplyDeleteTime for the big reveal:
Top pair many of you loved: THRIFTED for 99 cents!!
Meaning the bottom pair was the vintage pair, never worn, for $300 eeps.
I actually think the top pair looks better on me, and as much as I advocate thrift above all, it pains me (and my Visa card) to admit that!
Just goes to show that if you wait it out, chances are you'll find that really really obscure piece, like faceted 1970s shades, in the thrift shop!!
Finally, I've been checking in for the answer. I feel confident with my reasoning, but I was wrong. Wah-wah. ; )
ReplyDeleteThis was fun. Great post idea!
Kris, well to be fair, I did have a pic of me smiling wearing the thrifted glasses that I didn't post, so perhaps by posting the one with me not smiling I influenced your reasoning!
ReplyDeleteHi! Cute blog! I totally thought the top pair were the most expensive ones too. I like the top ones cause the tint is darker. They both look great on you though!
ReplyDeleteHi Amanda! So glad you visited - I was on your lovely blog last night! So interesting that peeps thought the 99 cent pair were the expensive ones eh? I have learned a lot from this post - namely the responses have reinforced my view that you don't have to spend big bucks to look like big bucks!
ReplyDeleteWow, talk about a smoking deal! It all evens out in the end, eh?
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