Dressing up for Halloween is a great excuse to go thrift shopping and get creative with garments you already own. Here’s how to source a stunningly sustainable costume this year and build a costume trove for years to come!

Lydia, vintage seller and self-described “custodian of stuff,” remembers drowning in kid’s clothes by the time her son turned one, and offers advice for organizing and minimizing the steady stream of garments that come with raising a growing child.

A wedding is a celebration of a lifetime commitment so why does it involve so many single-use items? Here are some planet-friendly ways to approach your big day!

Haley, an experienced online clothing reseller, discloses her one-year earnings on Depop, Poshmark, Mercari, and Vinted and tells us what motivates her to stay in the resale game (it’s not the profit).

Comparing my earnings on Poshmark, Mecari, Depop, and Vinted for the months of July, August and September 2021.

Kiss the days of last-minute Amazon orders for Halloween goodbye and embrace the concept of a community costume closet. With a little planning and a lot of secondhand hunting, you’ll never be caught unprepared for a theme night again!

Comparing my earnings on Poshmark, Mecari, Depop, and Vinted for the month of June 2021.

I made an uncharacteristic turn towards fast fashion to cope with the physical and emotional demands of my pregnant and postpartum body. In hindsight, I’d handle this differently.

After experiencing a miscarriage and other painful losses, I bought a lot of aspirational clothing that I didn’t wear. Clearing out my closet became a process of making peace with my current reality.

As a fashion historian, I studiously dressed the part in sophisticated clothes. A year of quarantine gave me a chance to get dressed with less pressure and more play.

It’s taken almost two decades of flailing through outward-facing identities before arriving at what I call my Final Aesthetic Evolution: stoner artist type drinking lukewarm wine on a windy and rainy beach.

I own a vintage shop and regularly inherit the wardrobes of the recently deceased. I’ve learned to embrace this role and choose to honor my loved ones by wearing their clothes.

Comparing my earnings on Poshmark, Mecari, Depop, and Vinted for the month of May 2021.

The physical space I give to my clothes helps me stay true to my consumption values. It also makes me feel like Cher Horowitz in THE iconic closet scene from “Clueless.”

Whether you’re a seasoned thrifter or just starting out, Alex of Wear St. Evens has tips you can apply to your thrifting trips.

Some of us don’t want — or can’t afford — to buy vintage clothing. I developed a practical, comfortable, liberating, second-hand style that’s all my own.

This coat bears the history of organized labor initiated by women in the garment industry on one tiny tag. Editorial resident Iris Aguilar thrifted the garment, and Vintage Detective Alex Stevens digs into its connections to the American labor movement.

Comparing my earnings on Poshmark, Mecari, Depop, and Vinted for the month of April 2021.

Alison shares her Thrifty Find: an adorable hand-quilted collar.

What a cool, grid-tastic piece!