Pyne and smith

Wearing the Pyne & Smith Clothiers Salem Stripe Dress, which I received in a trade, and talking about fashion woes, my sprained ankle, and my cat, Sebastian

Working at a thrift shop has been an education in clothing and textile history. There’s the fun part – changing silhouettes, sizing, and color stories – and then there’s the bleak part: today’s clothing simply doesn’t last. I discovered the curious and creative world of vintage clothing collecting in college when I first started crawling …

Ethical Details: Dress – thrifted; Jacket – secondhand via Thredup; Shoes – Frye I’d been eyeing a plaid linen dress from Pyne & Smith Clothiers over the last several weeks, but I couldn’t justify buying a summer-weight dress in October, especially one that costs over $100. Then, on Saturday, I dropped Daniel off at a …