I have been thrifting ever since I was old enough to care about fashion. For me it has always been style choice- even at the young age of 12 and 13- I discovered that I could find unique and unusual pieces at a thrift store that would be pretty much impossible to find elsewhere. Then, as I began my journey into up cycling with my Monarch Couture clothing line I not only became more and more immersed into the world of thrifting- but, since my line was an Eco Fashion line, I also became increasingly aware of the negative environmental impacts of current commercial fashion.
Working non-profit and being a freelance artist and small business upstart for the past several years- I have been tasked with the problem of looking good on a dime- after all if you are an artist, stylist and a fashion designer- you can’t exactly look unfashionable…
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