穷游巴黎

One of my favorite pastimes back in the United States is thrift shopping. 而对一些人来说, walking into a room filled with racks and racks of clothing, 鞋子箱, and shelves of books is overwhelming - for me, it’s the beginning of my own treasure hunt.

Colorful sweaters line the rack as 巴黎 gets ready for cooler weather.

I don’t remember where I saw this quote, but I feel like it completely encapsulates how I feel about thrifting:

“好奇地来吧，留下一个收藏家.”

Each item I purchase - whether it be clothes, 鞋子, or some weird little trinket I find cute, it once was someone else’s which I find to be so cool. It does take getting used to the idea of someone wearing your clothes before if you’ve never done it before. But, hey ya wash it, and it’s like brand new.

更不用说, 你省钱了, you can get super lucky with scoring some brand names, and you’re helping the environment by not contributing to fast fashion. 在我看来是三赢三赢.

好的,所以 巴黎留学. Fashion capital of the world - on my way to school alone, 我走过纪梵希, Gucci and Fendi stores to name a few. 所以要找到更离奇的, thrift vintage stores is a bit more difficult, 但绝非不可能.

All you need to know is one word - 以马忤斯.

以马忤斯 in the third arrondissement.

以马忤斯 is an organization in 巴黎 whose one goal is to fight exclusion. 他们通过提供就业机会来实现这一点, 举办社区活动, and offering cheaper clothing to those who would not be able to afford it otherwise.

They have tons of boutiques all over 巴黎 that sell secondhand clothes and items.

商店ping in the men's section is a great spot to find flannels.

Here are just a few that I have visited - each one a little bit different. So I recommend going into multiple stores and finding out for yourself which one is your favorite!

On top of the discounted price, some stores offer sales.

This store had a ton of scarves and blazers. Skirts were around 15 euros, sweaters around 20 euros, and accessories under 10 euros.

Purses, beanies, scarves, and other accessories can also be found in 以马忤斯 stores.

Next, this one had amazing fur coats - ranging from around 20 to 50 euros depending on quality.

Some stores offered Halloween costumes for the spooky season.

And this store was a bit larger and offered trinkets such as plates and mugs and they also had an entire kids' section.

Books, stuffed animals, and children clothing are available at certain stores.

最后，这是我最喜欢的一个. While all the other stores had individual price tags for each item, this store charges you based on weight. 1公斤衣服= 10欧元.

1公斤衣服= 10欧元!

I haven’t seen anything like this in the U.S. 我觉得这太棒了! No matter the brand, no matter the article of clothing, 1 kilogram is 10 euros.

有很多鞋子可以选择 男士和女士的.

This store does require a bit more digging though, but if you’re patient enough you will come out with so many new finds. This store also has a great men’s section.

Looking through the heaps of clothes is one of my favorite parts about thrift shopping.

Know of any other places I should get my thrift on? 下面的评论!

利亚维. is the Fall 2017 东航 MOJO 博客ger in 巴黎, 法国. She is currently a Junior studying News & 纪录片 Production at Chapman University.

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