You only need a quick scroll through Pinterest to see that Kate Moss's '90s style is still idolised, and in a recent interview with The Guardian, the model revealed how she managed it on a tight budget. "I love a charity shop," Moss told David Bailey. "Because you know what, all these vintage shops, they just go and trawl all the charity shops. Then put them in their shops for £500 because they know what a Balmain shirt looks like."
"From the age of 14 to 18 or 19, I got all my clothes from Oxfam," Moss added. "And then I started making myself go vintage so I didn't have to trawl. You couldn't buy '70s clothes in shops in the early '90s, it was all late-'80s clothes. I wanted to dress like a hippy—those ribbed jumpers, that was the only place to get them." And yes, she does now donate to charity shops, sending the "archive" pieces from her own wardrobe to the Oxfam and Sue Ryder in Highgate.
So our primary charity shopping tip is to go to these first, but keep scrolling for the golden rules for finding the best pieces in charity shops.
1. Don't Focus on Brands
People often look at the labels to price the pieces, but don't be fooled. It's more important to check the quality of the fabrics, cut, and state of the garment, rather than the designer tag. This isn't the place to try to find instantly recognisable high-end designer items, as the majority of stock will be by high street or lesser-known labels.
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