Lauren’s Goodwill Gems: It’s Time to Get Serious…

It’s Time to Get Serious… It’s …about satchels. Satchels?! Yes, I’m actually serious. It might sound like kind of a crazy thing to say, but if you’re searching for a new fall accessory, don’t discount an inspired, vintage-looking satchel – if you happen to pick one up, it will easily become your next go-to item – …

An Officer and a Gentleman…

An Officer and a Gentleman… … Is always ship shape wherever he may land. Our featured veteran and Good Look Guy for this month is Jonathan Cruz. Jonathan is a former Marine who gravitated to the hospitality industry through Goodwill's Operation Good Jobs since his conduct and comportment were both becoming to the military and mainland. Jonathan's …

GOODWILL’S KINGSTON STORE CELEBRATES NEW LOOK 9/24

GOODWILL'S KINGSTON STORE CELEBRATES NEW LOOK 9/24 The remodeling is done, and Kingston Goodwill is ready to celebrate. Join us tomorrow at 10 a.m. for: Gift card drawings Refreshments Lots of new merchandise Kingston Store Remodel Party - Thursday, September 24, starting 10 a.m. Kingston Store & Donation Center 1306 Ulster Avenue Kingston, NY 12401 …

@PlanetBrandee LIVE from Fashion Week in NYC 2015 PART 1

Don’t have a #NYFW pass? No worries, here are some tips Another year, another Fashion Week! From runways filled with yoga teachers to the zany backstage antics, I’m strapped into the rocket pack that is #NYFW. I hope you’ve kept your best outfits at the ready for this awesome combination of big brands and street …

@PlanetBrandee – Thriftness

@PlanetBrandee - Thriftness The Power of reusing and recycling Listen: Life is a lot like a treasure hunt. We go searching and ambling through adventures, under rocks and over mountains, seeking the moment when it all suddenly comes together in a wild revelatory splash of WOW! Sometimes we get it, and sometimes, well, we don’t. …

@PlanetBrandee LIVE from Long Island!

@PlanetBrandee LIVE from Long Island! Yes, it says live from Long Island! Sure, it’s not a far flung or exotic locale, but it is in fact, where this lucky shopper and many others happened to be at the Grand Re-opening of the latest Goodwill store! Located at 1900 Jericho Turnpike in East Northport, the new …

LAURENS GOODWILL GEMS: Back to (Fashion) School

Back to (Fashion) School Pretty soon, it will be Labor Day. Warm nights and days at the beach are almost gone, and it’s time to get back in gear – ready for school, ready for longer work days and weeks, ready to be and look and feel totally professional again. But that doesn’t mean you …

@PlanetBrandee – Staying Alive 70’s Style!

Welcome to the 70’s Flashback! Brush off your obnoxiously bright late summer polyester, grab your chunkiest Jeffrey Campbell and pile on the Farrah Fawcett waves, we’re going retro with this Friday’s Welcome to the 70’s Flashback! From full cat bodysuits to Michelle Pfeiffer inspired slink dresses, the 70’s were a wild and eclectic mix of …

Late summer closet purge plus tweed redux

Late summer closet purge plus tweed redux The annual summer closet purge is complete. The donations are out and the wedge heels are almost ready to be wrapped into the closet to prepare for: FALL. That’s right, I said it, FALL! And you know what that means, right? Late summer into early fall means we …

LAURENS GOODWILL GEMS: This Is How You Wear Shorts to Work

This Is How You Wear Shorts to Work Summer is quickly drawing to a close. Nights, at least, are getting cooler and breezier (thank goodness!), the sun is starting to set a little earlier, and September is only a few weeks away. But the warm weather and carefree, sunny days aren’t entirely over yet—which is …