"Rescue" on Newbury Street

Many of our followers may recall that Meggasus and I have a passion for going to secondhand stores and creating trendy outfits out of miscellaneous treasures that we find. We can spend hours searching through the racks at the Salvation Army in order to find unique pieces we can add to our wardrobe. Being in the city, Boston has many ideal locations to find thrifted deals such as Second Time Around, The Garment District, Poor Little Rich Girl and The Closet. However, a few weeks ago I came across "Rescue" located at 244 Newbury Street, which has easily become my newest favorite consignment shop.

How is works is that they selectively buy women and men's clothing on a walk in basis. All the items they resell must be up to date with the current trends. While reading their website I was somewhat surprised at how picky the criteria is for what they select...For example, they do not accept any vintage clothing from after 1980, lounge wear, business attire, formal dresses or furcoats! Also, all items must be up to date with the current trends... even "classic" styles will not be accepted. They do not have an area for backstock so every item must be in season. However, this just goes to prove that "Rescue" prefers quality over quantity and knows its target market. Take a look at the this photo of Meggasus and I decked out in our recently purchased "Rescue" attire.

Although Rescue does carry a lot of expensive designer brands, the majority of the store is very reasonably priced. I was able to purchase that black blazer for 30$ and the gold studded tube top dress I'm wearing underneath for only $10... The lace top Meggasus is wearing was only $20! We got away like bandits...This photo is a preview to one of our most recent photoshoots that will be featured on the blog shortly, so stay tuned!

Some of the designer items I saw in the store while I was browsing included Levi's Marc by Marc Jacobs, American Apparel, Dolce Vita, Betsey Johnson, Zara, and BGBC. They had an amazing selection!

Here are some of my favorite items currently featured on their blog.


Helmut Lang Dress, $200


Marc by Marc Jacobs Dress, $120


Black Cross Shredded Tee, $40


Diane Von Furstenburg Silk Top, $44

I can't wait to go back to Rescue. They make the avid thrift store shopper's job simple by only choosing the most fashion forward items to sell in their store, so you don't have to spend hours looking through racks of clothing that are outdated!

Xx Katie Lu

Finally Reunited: Thrift Store Adventure #1

The best people go to the thrift store....check out the dude who walked in right before we did!


So, now that's we're reunited for the summer we've been spending a lot of time doing our favorite things, like driving in our jeep Nelly Furtado, blogging and of course, THRIFTING! Here's a little video Katie-Lu took yesterday at the start of our Thrift Store adventure.



Whenever we go to the Thrift Store, we sort of take over the only two dressing rooms they have....and then have photoshoots in the clothes. We sometimes cause a scene, but it's all for the sake of the blog so it's ok. Check out some outfits we found!

First up is Katie-Lu, in a floral shirt and an Ann Taylor satchel...the earrings are from forever 21.

Staring contest!! I win.... =P



Next, Meggasus found herself in a neon pink jumper....and a polka dot blouse...kind of "out there", we know.




Then, Katie found a high waisted, black and blue skirt....she paired that with a basic strappy tank top. Katie is really workin' those tags!



The next outfit that Meggasus wears is a full length floral dress, very prairie chic. She is also wearing her newest double finger ring from Forever21. :)



Then, Meggasus actually found a classic button down shirt that looks good on her! That never happens. Now, all she has to do is go meet Muffin and Savannah down at the country club.



Oh, and the best part about the entire day was that it was FAMILY DAY! Which means that everything in the store (that didn't have a white tag) was 1/2 off!! Wooot! We made out like bandits...Meggasus bought the button down and the Ann Taylor satchel for $3.57. Katie-Lu was the big spender of the day....she bought the black and blue skirt, the strappy tank top and 2 pairs of earrings, all for $8.30. Happy Family Day!

We will be having many more Thrift Store outings this summer, so stay tuned.


xox, Meggasus and Katie-Lu

P.S- If you like what you see slash read, follow us! We are trying to pick up some momentum in this blogosphere.

Red Tag Sale. All Christmas brick-brack 75 cents.

To Katie and I, The Thrift Store in Bristol is pretty much heaven. we go in there and buy way too much crap, but only spend 10 dollars max, so it doesn't count. Well, a few days ago we walked into The Thrift Store with the intention of shooting for the blog. Well, it's like they were expecting us to come because inside The Thrift Store people had arranged all of their Christmas brick-brack (yes, there was a sign calling it brick-brack) into a little Christmas living room scene. They had roped the area off so nobody would enter, but we obviously couldn't resist.

Here are a few photos I took of the scenery which was clearly put there by the Photoshoot Gods. Look! There is even a present under the tree!


I found a super sparkly sweater with lots of sequins and beads and a red tag..(score! That was the 50% off tag color of the day).

Katie started snapping away.This entire shoot was meant to be. Isn't it crazy how everything matches? The tree has gold sparkles, my sweater has gold sparkles....even the chair is err, gold. The tree has cream colored bows and I have a cream colored sweater. And, as if this shoot isn't tacky enough...the lighting is slightly yellowish and dull, much like everything you find in the Thrift Store.