Thrift & vintage

Buying secondhand and vintage clothes well, and keeping them wearable.

• 
  Cleaning and mending secondhand clothes before you wear them

  What to do with a thrift or vintage find when you get it home: sorting by fabric, washing safely, removing smells, dealing with possible moths, sewing on buttons, fixing seams and hems, and storing pieces well.

• 
  How to buy vintage and secondhand clothes: a practical guide

  Where to look, how vintage sizing differs, what to inspect before you buy, label clues for roughly dating a piece, when to spend more, and which flaws are easy or hard to fix.