Sydney

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How would you describe your style?

I would describe my style as laid back, with earthy tones, with a lot of high quality second hand items. A classic outfit for me would be a baggy jeans with a baby tee.

What inspired you to start thrifting?

I feel like I’ve been thrifting ever since I was pretty young. There use to be this one thrift store that was really close to my church so my family and I would go after church every Sunday; so growing up it’s been part of our routine. So that’s probably what got me into it. To continue thrifting, it became more about cheaper options, more sustainable and honestly I find more stuff that I like. Like it’s obviously easier to find pieces you might like at a regular store, but I would find pieces that I love more at a thrift shop and also more unique and more fun.

How did you get into the fashion and modeling industry?

So I got scouted when I was fourteen, at a vegan food festival and I was super excited about it, emailed the lady but got no response. So I was like ‘oh ok’, and then I emailed her again a few months later and she told me she was previously out of town and I should come in. Then I got signed and that’s pretty much how I started. And then I did that for about 5 years.

When did you pick up crochet and do you still do it now?

I just realized through a Snapchat memory that I’ve been doing it for 2 years now! It’s crazy cos it doesn’t feel like its been that long. I picked that up during quarantine, it was my quarantine hobby and that’s been super fun, creating pieces and just coming up with different ideas. It honestly helps you build a lot of confidence when you build pieces that you thought of or designed.

How do you run your crochet business?

Honestly, I don’t put a lot of pressure on myself to work super hard on my crochet business because I don’t want to ruin the enjoyment of my hobby.

However, it is is super rewarding when I do sell things and people like and appreciate them. Right now I’m on Depop and Etsy and I hope to do more pop up shops in the future!

What about top 3 pieces you’ve thrifted?

I found this one earthy tone, muted green/brown long sleeve top from Ann Faraday, I thought that was really cool. I love thrifting in New Mexico cos it’s not picked over. They have a lot higher quality vintage pieces, I really love quality pieces where you can feel the quality and it looks nice, some of those pieces, sweaters & tees. I love sturdy stuff!