47 Thrift Store Finds So Good They Had To Be Bragged About

Just like the members of this subreddit, celebrities also love thrifting.

From singers who love to perform in vintage (SZA) to actors who rewear their favorite gowns on the red carpet (Winona Ryder) and celebrities who exclusively shop vintage while traveling (Helen Mirren), a lot of stars have spoken openly about their love for thrifting.

And it's not just Hollywood. Thrifting is shifting from a niche hobby to a mainstream activity in other places, too.

For example, according to the 2024 Thrift Report from Value Village (the largest for-profit thrift operator in Canada for value-priced pre-owned clothing, accessories, and housewares), 90 percent of Canadian consumers have engaged with a thrift store through shopping, donating, or both (up from 83 percent in 2022); nearly one in three have thrifted in the past year alone, and more than 40 percent of Gen Z are regular thrifters.

In different countries the numbers might also be different, but the aforementioned Canadian report also discovered that despite all the apps popping up, in-person thrift stores are still very important. Canucks claim to spend 6.8 times more at brick-and-mortar thrift stores compared to online resale. Eighty-three cents of every dollar they spend on pre-owned apparel is spent in-store.

Also, more than 3 in 10 respondents said that secondhand clothing makes up more than a quarter of their wardrobe, and nearly 40 percent of thrifters purchase secondhand clothing at least once per month.

Gen Z relies on secondhand clothing even more – 6 in 10 said over a quarter of their wardrobe is secondhand.

Canadians also shop secondhand beyond apparel, with more than 8 in 10 having bought at least one non-apparel item.

Leading categories include books (46 percent), furniture (38 percent), home décor (34 percent), and housewares/kitchenware (32 percent).

But regardless of where you are, giving clothes (and other things) a second life, is also contributing to saving the planet.

It is estimated that the equivalent of one garbage truck full of textiles is landfilled or incinerated every second.

Furthermore, the fashion industry is considered to be responsible for 10% of humanity’s carbon emissions—that’s more emissions than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. If the fashion sector continues on its current trajectory, that share of the carbon budget could jump to 26% by 2050.

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