Jenasie is a "vintage treasure hunter, interior obsessed, mother of 3, wife, and owner of Ms Vicious Design." She is THRIFTY of course, designing on a budget using thrifted goodies,vintage finds, heirlooms, and bold colors. She is also quite HANDY and does loads of DIY projects she features on her blog. sell vintage home decor and furniture locally in Salt Lake City at Salt & Honey Market and Haight Ashbury Home.

Alex Shadrow stops by Thrift Therapy to dish about sustainability and style, discussing how her company Relovv helps make a dent in the enormous amount of waste generated by the fashion industry. Relovv is a buy/sell site that promotes community values and eco-conscious choices: she has been quoted as saying "Do not underestimate how important your mission is to a values-driven Gen Z'er...The why behind what they do is critical" (7 Things to Know About Working With Gen Z, Business News Daily). Her 'why' is a commitment to her family's legacy of working in sustainability industries and a genuine passion for protecting the planet from waste. In keeping with her values, she is offering listeners a chance to join the relovv community by using the hashtag #ONEPLUSRELOVV on social media to commit to using an item at least one more year: post a pic, how long you have had it and #plusonerelovv, and she will repost on her own sites. She is also offering a ONEPLUS invite code for all those who want to join Relovv for a limited time.

Debra is a native New Yorker who has been expressing herself through style since the tender age of 3. She uses everyday found materials that exist in the environment to create amazing wearable art, including her famous hats.She says "Anything can be a hat!" and I believe her. Some of her work is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Houston Museum of Fine Arts. She has an MA from UC Berkeley and has taught at UC Davis, NYU, Banff School of Fine Arts and at the Museum of Arts and Design. Notabley, she has also taught workshops at Eileen Fisher for their "Green Eileen" initiative using recycled clothes and for the past 4 years has been part of the blog Advancedstyle.blogspot.com.

Elevated Layers is a garment rotation service that provides creators with access to luxury labels that add value to their own personal brand and social media content. Each shipment is sustainably packaged with 4 unique designer pieces per month tailored to the customer's needs. Elevated Layers mission is to help alleviate the hassle of fast fashion purchases + returns, high credit card debt, and wasteful consumption while also providing fresh looks to keep social media style content new and exciting.

This party was so fun! Jennifer of Creative Queso podcast invited me up and I have never seen so many caftans in one place (except my own closet LOLs). On the way up to Austin for the party, I stopped at several thrift stores and grabbed some goodies. Check out my instagram page and you tube channel for more pics and videos of the thrift haul--IT WAS EPIC.

Michelle has an interesting and inspiring story to tell, starting back when she was just a young teenage needing gas money. She got her first job at a thrift store close to home and realized quickly she was in love with the environment of thrift. She pitched herself as a "thrift stylist" to the store's administrators and they took her up on it (always go for it!). Both the store and Michelle were huge successes and did TV features teaching people to style for less. After parting ways years later, Michelle continues to do freelance styling and you can be styled by her--contact here .

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Kicking off Season 4 with a record review of Dusty Springfield "Wishin' and Hopin'" I bought for 99 cents at a Salvation Army, and I gave it 5 Nagels because her voice, her Swinging Sixties vibe, and my all time favorite song "You Don't Own me" all cam with my dollar--WHAT A DEAL! My copy is pretty scratched but if you want your own copy, here ya go:

https://lp.reverb.com/listings/11376763/listings?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI6JOzu8fL4gIVFLbACh2bxQzjEAQYBSABEgKphvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds&pla=1

Beth of BJONES STYLE fame drops by Thrift Therapy to discuss all things thrift: Why does she have so many coats when she lives in CA? Remember the ones that got away (thrifted stuff you put back and later regretted) ? And what about that amazing fringe sequin jacket she found? WE ARE ALL DEAD it was that good. And she tells in her own words what "always play dressup!" means to her, which turns it has to do with inspiration (not influencing)!

www.bjonesstyle.com

https://www.youtube.com/bjonesstyle

https://www.instagram.com/bjonesstyle/?hl=en

I also participated i the #slowfashionchallenge this past month on Instagram and want to give a shout out to the sustainability champions who hosted it, thanks Amy and Louise! It was fun and educational, and as I said, I wish I could have participated even more. Check out their repurposed jewelry and ethically made travel gear at:

https://readorn.london/

https://www.vivid-element.com/