To Buy The Shoe or Not?

Thrift shopping for shoes can be fun. I mean, nothing beats finding a pair of designer shoes for 7 bucks.

@PlanetBrandee Plaid for YOUR LIFE!

@PlanetBrandee Plaid for YOUR LIFE! Yes, it says Plaid for YOUR LIFE! So that probably means we’re diving into patterned drama and serving up Sherlock Holmes Scotland Detective realness. But plaid has a history, here as noted via Bustle: “Though many of us may want to impose a plaid embargo on our most hipster-adjacent friends, …

LAURENS GOODWILL GEMS: It’s Fall, Y’all!

We’ve already hit mid-September! (How, exactly, did that happen so quickly?) The first official day of fall is still about a week away, but the weather is already changing – cooler nights, breezier days, and some grayer, rainier afternoons mean it’s already time to start mixing in those autumn basics and beloved pieces from previous …

@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 …

Goodwill Gems: Add Some Sparkle To Your Step

Sequins are only for late nights out and formal wear, right? Wrong. While that may once have been the rule, those guidelines have become more than a little outdated in 2015. Sequins and glitter can be worn at pretty much any time of day, any day of the week, as long as you do it …

Laurens Goodwill Gems: Summer Chic

It’s hard to look good when it’s this hot.  No matter how much effort you put in before you leave the house, the humidity makes your hair crazy (or completely flat) in minutes, and your makeup melts right off your face about five minutes after you apply it. In this weather, it makes sense to …

Stand Tall In Sensational Spring Heels

A new season means new shoes. Right? Doesn’t every girl think like that? And this week’s gorgeous gem—a pair of stunning high-heeled sandals just right for spring and summer parties—is just the kind of shoe a lady needs to kick off the start of a new season and warmer weather. This week, I was absolutely …

Bold, Crazy Color

It’s time to wake up your wardrobe. Bring energy back into old clothes and beloved vintage pieces with a brilliant accessory choice, like these attention-grabbing shoes spotted this week at my local Goodwill thrift shop. These striped wedges are a little on the loud side, but in the best possible way. The graphic print contains …

Deep, Dark, and Dangerously Stylish

Spring usually means a flip to fresher, brighter colors. And really, I’m all for that. But the impending arrival of a new, warmer season doesn’t mean you have to ditch your favorite cold-weather colors altogether. Especially in this period of transition between the harsh end of winter and the real start of milder days ahead, …

Wow ‘Em with Fresh Citrus Hues

This winter seems never-ending right now.  It’s the end of February and we’re all longing for spring, but the snow and freezing temps just keep on coming. But that’s why I was so thrilled to spot this week’s find at my local Goodwill thrift shop! These brilliant green open-toed wedges are exactly what every girl …