Blog: Crossroads Style

Meet Dalia! We asked employees at our Melrose Avenue store to bring their style and star in our latest Crossroads photoshoot wearing their favorite Crossroads finds. Take a look at her photos and read about her style.

What is your favorite thing about working at Crossroads?

Sharing ideas and opinions about trends and incorporating our own style.

Tell us about a Crossroads find that got away.

A cow print jacket. I didn’t think anyone would buy it so soon!

What are you dying to see come into your Crossroads?

Platform boots! I’m a sucker for a good platform!

What is your favorite Spring trend?

Anything with a flower print, but still wearing boots!

Top tips for selling at Crossroads?

Check in first. Come by and see what we have on the floor. Clean your items so they look their best! Patience and a good conversation will make it a great experience!

Inspired to work in the fashion industry? You could join the Crossroads team, check out our career page!

Meet Brittany! We asked employees at our Melrose Avenue store to bring their style and star in our latest Crossroads photo shoot wearing their favorite Crossroads finds. Take a look at her photos and read about her style.

What is your favorite thing about working at Crossroads?

I love the sense of community there is among employees because we all share similar interests and are supportive of one another’s success. Plus, the fashion, of course!

Tell us about a Crossroads find that got away.

This girl brought in a brand new pair of Ganni cowboy boots my size. I almost died from excitement, but she ended up not selling them. That was a sad day.

What are you dying to see come into your Crossroads?

A pair of Ganni cowboy boots!!

What is your favorite Spring trend?

Strappy kitten heel sands with a pair of vintage Levi 501’s.

Top tips for selling at Crossroads?

Our Selling Guides are super useful if you’re not sure what we’re looking for. Sticking to current trends is a safe bet!

Are you passionate about the fashion industry and love getting discounts on your favorite styles and brands? Check out Crossroads Trading career page to learn more.

Not only are we  in a new decade but it is time to do a little spring cleaning! You’re probably thinking a lot about how to better yourself in this new decade. I am fond of starting spring off feeling fresh and part of that is cleaning my home, specifically my closet. Cleaning out a closet is a bit of a daunting task, physically and emotionally, but if you have a plan in place, your experience will be much smoother and you’ll find yourself doing it more often throughout the year.

See below for tips on how to execute a closet detox for a clean start to the new decade.

Take Everything Out

The first step to a complete detox is to take everything out of your closet. Everything. Even the pieces that you know you love and wear constantly. Your newly empty closet symbolizes a fresh start and will help you visualize your ultimate goal in your closet clean out. This will also give you the chance to clean the inside of your closet, from the shelves to your floor.

Put Everything Into Designated Piles

Make three distinct piles for items in your closet: keep, sell, and donate.

Keep: This part isn’t as easy as it sounds. Once you have a keep pile, there are more steps to ensure that what you are keeping will fit with your current lifestyle. Do all of these pieces fit properly? Do they make you feel good? Will you have an occasion to wear it? Making sure that your keep pile is not only items that you love but are functional and will be worn is one of the most important parts of a true closet detox.

Sell: Selling gently used clothing is a fun motivator for getting your closet clean out finished. Be sure that the clothes you are planning to sell are currently on-trend, clean, and in good condition. Then simply head to your local Crossroads Trading Post and sell for either cash or store credit.

Donate: Donating more worn items or pieces that may be a bit more dated will help you not only clean out your closet but give your well-loved clothing and accessories a good home once you’re done with them.

Invest In Organizational Tools

Before you take a trip to invest in organization tools, take some measurements and either visually plan, or literally draw out how you would like your closet to look. I personally take to Pinterest for ideas before drawing up a plan. After you have your ideal plan in place, take a trip to The Container Store or even Target for organization pieces like hanging shelves, shoe racks, bins, and anything else you might need to organize your closet and pieces that work best for you.

How to Organize Your Closet

Now that you’ve purged and planned, it’s time to put everything back in. This is where your perfect plan will most likely hit some snags, so be prepared to be flexible. There are no rules in the art of organization, as it’s best to organize for yourself and what makes it easier to find what you’re looking for and to keep it clean in the future, for example, sort by item type and then color within those items.