Julia! I just paused after you showed us the American Girl dress... you should reach out to Lori Tata who use to work at AG for years and has quite a bit of knowledge of any and all AG. She is a reseller... I have been following her here on YT for years,, probably from her early days on this platform. I have purchased from her, and have interacted with her through comments and a few 'live' shows. She is super sweet, nice and always helpful. :) BTW, the sage green linen topper is super cute and would look amazing on you! I am loving that blue Splendid lounge pant!!! :)
Yes! I Love Lori! I will reach out to her on that dress - I think I've figured out what they did (i believe they even re-used the white fabric on the sleeves on the shortened sleeves.), but she might have a bit more info on what this is worth and how rare it is... And seriously - those splendid pants are like BUTTAH. So smooth and drapey...
The Pleasant Co. is the OG American Girl Co. from the 90s. It came before American Girl and before Pleasant Rowland, the founder, sold to Mattel in the 2010s.
Thanks for sharing your hauls, you find the most beautiful items. The George dress is from Asda aka Walmart. Asda started their own brand many years ago and then Walmart did the same. I plan to one day go back to LA and shop the bins, make it a vacation. I lived in Westlake Village for 4 years in the late 80s
I must tell you how much I enjoy your videos and that I continue to learn so much from you. I an a fairly new reseller with limited knowledge but you are amazing! Not sure how long it takes to be so knowledgeable but I don’t think I will ever catch up. Thank you so much!! Alice❤
I promise you - you'll collect bits and pieces as you go, and you'll ramp up in no time! You'll develop the feel for good quality, and once you have that, you're 90% of the way!
Thank you! I'm telling you - the better our feel for that is, the better we all do! There are so many incredible, tiny, niche brands out there with high demand - just WAITING to be discovered!
Love love love this haul and all of your knowledge is incredible! Thank you for that! I love a lot of the pieces but that last dress ❤❤❤ who is the Indian designer again? Bucket list designer- I would say Chanel but I've found flats before; so I'll say Isset Miyake!
Absolutely incredible, isn't it! The designer is Injiri - Each piece is more special than the last! I've yet to find Chanel - but Issey Miyake is still above Chanel for me (in terms of what I want for me - not to sell...)!
That sage Saga piece is soooooo me! Im sure it wont fit over the girls but its fantastic. I seem to remember that Oh, Suzannah as a store somewhere in the midwest. This would have been in the 1970's so maybe Im wrong but I think it was a gift type store that had all kinds of things. That topper looked like it was made from a tablecloth, it looked crocheted on my phone but again, I could be seeing it wrong. The butterfly design was really popular in crochet at one point, Ive sold many booklets with that same design. The store may have had them made specifically for them. I dont think it was an actual clothing line. Such a great haul, I cant believe you found another Pleasant Company dress!! So hard to find and you can name your price. I Think the de la Renta sweater was a licensed piece from the 90's. Dior, de la Renta and a couple others licensed their names back then...think Dior nightgowns.....they were not the pure luxury that you think of now. They could have been made in any factory that bought the license at the time.I used to sell a ton of Flax but only the original items, not the newer stuff which isnt nearly as good. You should do research into that company, its very interesting. Started by Jeanne Engelhart and the earliest brand was named Angelhart, the changed to Flax. She went thru a messy divorce, ( he got the business and made it cheap) and moved to Hawaii. Sold another line...you really need to read about her. There was an article that included a free jacket pattern in Threads Magazine years ago. She spoke of starting her business, not knowing how to even price items at her first trade show, really interesting. Ive found 3 Miyake pieces. He had around 8 sub sets he sold under and I found 2, 2piece sets from his Plantation line. Then I found a raincoat from that line ..the name escapes me....and Im sure the only reason I found anything is because the stores dont know there are many brands under the Miyake label. Never found a named piece tho. My "never going to find but Ill die trying to find" is Rundholz. I would love to find anything from them. The bottom of the India dress isnt embroidery, its a sort of jacquard and woven as part of the fabric but the other areas are embroidered by hand
It's so fab, right? I'll be sure to list measurements when I do get it listed - those unsized pieces tend to be cut pretty generous, so you might be surprised! I think I'm with you with the ODLR - I've got a dior nightgown in my closet right now that's polyester (could you imagine Christian Dior OKing that?!)...they still sell with the name, though! I'll be going far down the rabbit hole on Flax - it's always so upsetting when a company goes downhill, and you hate hearing causes likie this! I can't believe you found Plantation pieces! I'll take anything from any of his lines, in my size, please! Ditto to Yohji Yamamoto's brands. ANY of them! EXCELLENT choice on Rundholz... never found one either - hopefully this triggers the universe to drop one to both of us!!
INTERESTING ! I never knew about using conditioner on sweaters. My daughter found a very expensive sweater with some shrinkage. I'll have to tell her about it.
Yep! I do always have to look up the right proportions and timing, but it DOES work! Just throw "using conditioner to unshrink sweaters" into Google, and she'll find a ton of tutorials. If it's just a little bit of shrinkage, steam should do the trick, but if it's quite a bit, it's safer to use the conditioner route...
I do the SAME thing! I always say - break it in to bite sized chunks. It's way easier to say that I'll get 5 a day done than it is to try to knock out 50 in one day....and the algorithm likes that better too!
I'm enjoying your videos and learning so much! I just started my reselling biz and live in OC where we don't have any bins. Was thinking of going to Long Beach and give it a try. Any tips on what days/times are better or anything else to know before I go? Thanks for sharing!
You actually DO have bins in OC - they're right in Santa Ana (you'll want to put Goodwill Marketplace into your maps) - there's both a regular store there AND Bins, so just make sure you're going to the right entrance for the bins - (honestly, this regular store is one of the better ones I've ever been to, so a good option when you're not wanting to dig the bins). My advice? get there BEFORE opening. You can take your cart around to the bins there, and those carts go FAST, so you want to be first in the door, first to the carts, and first to the bins.
@@JMSquaredVintage thank you! I will go check it out. The stores have gotten pricey so the margins are small as I'm learning all about the brands and sell through rates.
Amazing treasures! I just sold a Karen Nicol cardigan with beautiful embroidery! Question: I bought a Versace Jeans Signature button up shirt yesterday. The tags say made in Italy, but I’m not sure how to know if it’s real or fake…any thoughts???
Ooooh - so, you can start by poking around online - there are label repositories out there that catalog the tags for different eras for different brands. They're not complete, but they can at least get you to whether or not you put a few bucks out for authentication. There are a few online services you can use - Legit Grails and Real Authentication are two off the top of my head. You can also post pics to the Authentic Detective facebook group - they've been SUPER helpful!
@@JMSquaredVintage Thank you so much for the authentication resources! I will do some digging and see what I find out! I'm not getting my hopes up that it's a real Versace shirt, but ya never know!!! Fingers crossed:)
You're so welcome! It's been my experience that the more diffusion lines are faked WAY less than the main line pieces, so I'm keeping fingers and toes crossed that it's legit for you!
YESSSSS.. I've never found a Johnny Was in anything but small - what I REALLY want is to find, specifically, one of their burnout velvet kimonos in my size - droooooool!
Julia! I just paused after you showed us the American Girl dress... you should reach out to Lori Tata who use to work at AG for years and has quite a bit of knowledge of any and all AG. She is a reseller... I have been following her here on YT for years,, probably from her early days on this platform. I have purchased from her, and have interacted with her through comments and a few 'live' shows. She is super sweet, nice and always helpful. :) BTW, the sage green linen topper is super cute and would look amazing on you! I am loving that blue Splendid lounge pant!!! :)
Yes! I Love Lori! I will reach out to her on that dress - I think I've figured out what they did (i believe they even re-used the white fabric on the sleeves on the shortened sleeves.), but she might have a bit more info on what this is worth and how rare it is...
And seriously - those splendid pants are like BUTTAH. So smooth and drapey...
Thanks for the great info and company while I cleaned my kitchen ✔️🤣❤️
The Pleasant Co. is the OG American Girl Co. from the 90s. It came before American Girl and before Pleasant Rowland, the founder, sold to Mattel in the 2010s.
I had a closet full of flax years ago. A very great boutique brand. I love it and it sells really well. Susie
Thanks for sharing your hauls, you find the most beautiful items. The George dress is from Asda aka Walmart. Asda started their own brand many years ago and then Walmart did the same. I plan to one day go back to LA and shop the bins, make it a vacation. I lived in Westlake Village for 4 years in the late 80s
Oooooh - Westlake is gorgeous!!! You'll have to do the grand tour or the bins in the area - I find some INSANE stuff at the Van Nuys location!
I must tell you how much I enjoy your videos and that I continue to learn so much from you. I an a fairly new reseller with limited knowledge but you are amazing! Not sure how long it takes to be so knowledgeable but I don’t think I will ever catch up. Thank you so much!! Alice❤
I promise you - you'll collect bits and pieces as you go, and you'll ramp up in no time! You'll develop the feel for good quality, and once you have that, you're 90% of the way!
You are a wealth of knowledge!! I had no idea you could fix shrunken sweaters! Thanks for the info!
You're SO welcome! For a sweater-lover, this was SUCH a game changer for me!
Wow! Good eye for quality 🌷💕
Thank you! I'm telling you - the better our feel for that is, the better we all do! There are so many incredible, tiny, niche brands out there with high demand - just WAITING to be discovered!
Love love love this haul and all of your knowledge is incredible! Thank you for that! I love a lot of the pieces but that last dress ❤❤❤ who is the Indian designer again? Bucket list designer- I would say Chanel but I've found flats before; so I'll say Isset Miyake!
Absolutely incredible, isn't it! The designer is Injiri - Each piece is more special than the last!
I've yet to find Chanel - but Issey Miyake is still above Chanel for me (in terms of what I want for me - not to sell...)!
That sage Saga piece is soooooo me! Im sure it wont fit over the girls but its fantastic. I seem to remember that Oh, Suzannah as a store somewhere in the midwest. This would have been in the 1970's so maybe Im wrong but I think it was a gift type store that had all kinds of things. That topper looked like it was made from a tablecloth, it looked crocheted on my phone but again, I could be seeing it wrong. The butterfly design was really popular in crochet at one point, Ive sold many booklets with that same design. The store may have had them made specifically for them. I dont think it was an actual clothing line. Such a great haul, I cant believe you found another Pleasant Company dress!! So hard to find and you can name your price. I Think the de la Renta sweater was a licensed piece from the 90's. Dior, de la Renta and a couple others licensed their names back then...think Dior nightgowns.....they were not the pure luxury that you think of now. They could have been made in any factory that bought the license at the time.I used to sell a ton of Flax but only the original items, not the newer stuff which isnt nearly as good. You should do research into that company, its very interesting. Started by Jeanne Engelhart and the earliest brand was named Angelhart, the changed to Flax. She went thru a messy divorce, ( he got the business and made it cheap) and moved to Hawaii. Sold another line...you really need to read about her. There was an article that included a free jacket pattern in Threads Magazine years ago. She spoke of starting her business, not knowing how to even price items at her first trade show, really interesting.
Ive found 3 Miyake pieces. He had around 8 sub sets he sold under and I found 2, 2piece sets from his Plantation line. Then I found a raincoat from that line ..the name escapes me....and Im sure the only reason I found anything is because the stores dont know there are many brands under the Miyake label. Never found a named piece tho. My "never going to find but Ill die trying to find" is Rundholz. I would love to find anything from them. The bottom of the India dress isnt embroidery, its a sort of jacquard and woven as part of the fabric but the other areas are embroidered by hand
It's so fab, right? I'll be sure to list measurements when I do get it listed - those unsized pieces tend to be cut pretty generous, so you might be surprised!
I think I'm with you with the ODLR - I've got a dior nightgown in my closet right now that's polyester (could you imagine Christian Dior OKing that?!)...they still sell with the name, though!
I'll be going far down the rabbit hole on Flax - it's always so upsetting when a company goes downhill, and you hate hearing causes likie this!
I can't believe you found Plantation pieces! I'll take anything from any of his lines, in my size, please! Ditto to Yohji Yamamoto's brands. ANY of them!
EXCELLENT choice on Rundholz... never found one either - hopefully this triggers the universe to drop one to both of us!!
Julia, what is the designer name of the beautiful dress you showed at the end? I couldn't focus in on the label. Thanks!!!! Amazing haul!!!!!!!!
Insane isn’t it?! Sorry that didn’t focus well! It’s Injiri. Just WAIT until you see the other pieces. Omg. Each one more exquisite than the last!
Just found two flax linen shirts at the thrift. Fingers crossed they go quick!
Fingers crossed!!!!
Love the conditioner tip! TU😊
Of course! Hope it saves a sweater for you!
I LOVE Gilmore Girls!!! I miss them so much. Guess who's binging some Y2K TV today?!?!?!?!
This is ALWAYS a good idea! It's forever on repeat for me!
INTERESTING ! I never knew about using conditioner on sweaters. My daughter found a very expensive sweater with some shrinkage. I'll have to tell her about it.
Yep! I do always have to look up the right proportions and timing, but it DOES work! Just throw "using conditioner to unshrink sweaters" into Google, and she'll find a ton of tutorials. If it's just a little bit of shrinkage, steam should do the trick, but if it's quite a bit, it's safer to use the conditioner route...
Great finds!
Thank youuuu! I STILL can’t believe some of these pieces…
love your videos!! my death pile is rough.. thanks for hanging with me and entertaining me while i list!
I do the SAME thing! I always say - break it in to bite sized chunks. It's way easier to say that I'll get 5 a day done than it is to try to knock out 50 in one day....and the algorithm likes that better too!
Bucket list designer to find : The Vampire's Wife 🖤
Especially because she has now shuttered the label. They go from "rare designer" to heritage collector pieces.
@carissagreen9595 I know 😭 such a bummer!
Oooooohhhhh! GOOD ONE! I've yet to lay my hands on one of those pieces (in retail OR in the thrifts) , and I'll bet they're just so incredible.
Yesssss! Or magnolia Pearl
U can try fabric softener instead of conditioner to unshrink sweaters as well.
I'm enjoying your videos and learning so much! I just started my reselling biz and live in OC where we don't have any bins. Was thinking of going to Long Beach and give it a try. Any tips on what days/times are better or anything else to know before I go? Thanks for sharing!
You actually DO have bins in OC - they're right in Santa Ana (you'll want to put Goodwill Marketplace into your maps) - there's both a regular store there AND Bins, so just make sure you're going to the right entrance for the bins - (honestly, this regular store is one of the better ones I've ever been to, so a good option when you're not wanting to dig the bins). My advice? get there BEFORE opening. You can take your cart around to the bins there, and those carts go FAST, so you want to be first in the door, first to the carts, and first to the bins.
@@JMSquaredVintage thank you! I will go check it out. The stores have gotten pricey so the margins are small as I'm learning all about the brands and sell through rates.
@@JMSquaredVintage also the brand i would love to find for me is Aviator Nation ❤
Poke around the OC bins enough, and you'll find a piece soon enough. That's where I've found pretty much ever AN piece I've ever found!
I have found Injiri twice!!!
A dress that sold for $300 & a blazer/cardigan that sold for $268 - they’re in my solds on Posh - Hey Sunny Girl is my closet
TWICE!?!?!?!? omg. What absolute luck!!!
That kid cape looks like what Princess Charlotte wore to King Charles' coronation.
Oops, I meant Princess Catherine.
A little bit! I'm sure hers was JUST a little bit nicer, though...🤣🤣🤣
Amazing treasures! I just sold a Karen Nicol cardigan with beautiful embroidery!
Question: I bought a Versace Jeans Signature button up shirt yesterday. The tags say made in Italy, but I’m not sure how to know if it’s real or fake…any thoughts???
Ooooh - so, you can start by poking around online - there are label repositories out there that catalog the tags for different eras for different brands. They're not complete, but they can at least get you to whether or not you put a few bucks out for authentication. There are a few online services you can use - Legit Grails and Real Authentication are two off the top of my head. You can also post pics to the Authentic Detective facebook group - they've been SUPER helpful!
@@JMSquaredVintage Thank you so much for the authentication resources! I will do some digging and see what I find out! I'm not getting my hopes up that it's a real Versace shirt, but ya never know!!! Fingers crossed:)
You're so welcome! It's been my experience that the more diffusion lines are faked WAY less than the main line pieces, so I'm keeping fingers and toes crossed that it's legit for you!
Who is the designer on that last dress? I couldn't read the label. Thanks.
Shoot! I KNEW the focus was too short. It’s Injiri. SO. FLIPPING. STUNNING.
I dream of finding Johnny Was in my size.
YESSSSS.. I've never found a Johnny Was in anything but small - what I REALLY want is to find, specifically, one of their burnout velvet kimonos in my size - droooooool!
@JMSquaredVintage well I'm manifesting it for both of us, lol
Zimmermann!
OMG YESSSSS. I've found a LOT of good stuff, but Zimmermann has thus far aluded me... it's coming for both of us, I can FEEL it!