Founded by Antdilla Jones, Thrift Store Fresh is an online “fashion recycling shopping experience.” Jones scours second hand shops to bring carefully selected vintage pieces. Prices are reasonable (we saw barely anything over $50, most in the teens) and the…
Women’s Fourth of July Style Guide
Happy 4th of July from The Emerald Closet! Click on the image for product availability
SNOBSWAP: A Website Worth Knowing About
We love opportunities to score designer pieces for less, so when we heard about SNOBSWAP we were pretty ecstatic. This new website, currently in beta, describes itself as bringing “the thrill of consignment shopping and swap parties to the web.”…
Discount Code for EC Readers
If you remember, Adria did a photo shoot a few weeks ago with Fremont fashion boutique Bliss, showcasing her interpretation of color blocking. We are happy to announce that Bliss has extended a discount to our readers! Take 15% off…
Forestbound for Covet Fridays
These. bags. are. awesome…. They are made from salvaged textiles…. We want. We need…. The End. Oh, and Forestbound partnered with Anthropologie to sell some limited edition bags made out of salvaged grain sacks from 1910 – 1940. We die….
Vintage Sailor Dress
Spotted: Pike Place Market
Seattle Street Style
Spotted: Pike Place Market
Pike Place Market Street Style
This past weekend we found ourselves in Pike Place Market…on a Saturday. It was crazy, but at the same time refreshing. It was great watching all the tourists hustling and bustling, soaking in the beauty of Seattle’s culture. We came…
Color Blocking with Fremont Boutique Bliss
A few weeks ago Fremont boutique, Bliss, invited me down to its store to style some of its merchandise. After looking at the bold colors and architectural aesthetic of its current collection, I knew I wanted to showcase its color…
Happy 2nd Birthday: Our Two Year Anniversary
We can’t believe another year has gone by since we started The Emerald Closet. It seems like only yesterday when we were fighting with each other over the site design and trying to find our voice. What originally started as…
Paisley Clutch for Covet Fridays
We’ve always been partial to paisley, so when we came across this paisley clutch by Etro we absolutely died. It’s just so versatile in black and white that we can’t help but salivate over the possibilities. One trend we’ve been…
A Trip to Value Village…
A few months ago, our friends over at Value Village were nice enough to send us a gift certificate to check out its store and document what we found. We were up for the challenge. What did we come up…