Blog: Crossroads Style

A lace up top may sound like a tricky fashion piece to style, but we find that they’re so pretty they stand out on their own. That means you can wear them with everyday items you have in your closet. Just look at what we paired them with below!

Denim

A super simple easy match! A lace up top will dress up your favorite pair of jeans any day of the week.

Maxi Skirt

We like to pair them with flowy maxi skirts and love to pair them with a skirt that matches in color and material. Find its match for a pretty set.

Blazer

This style of top may feel casual, but there are so many styles that can be easily paired with a more sophisticated piece like a blazer.

Mini Skirt

This one in an A-line shape is particularly fitting.

Cut-Offs

We promised ease of styling, and it doesn’t get much easier than your go-to summer cut-off shorts.

Lace up tops made it on to our recent selling guide, where we share the styles, trends, and labels we’re currently looking for.

If you want to add one to your closet, stop into any of our store locations to see if we have one waiting for you. Or, if you have a preloved version to sell, bring it in to our selling counter!

There are very few stores that buy used clothes. You can try selling your clothes online through sites like eBay, try to make a deal with an interested buyer on Facebook Marketplace, or try one of the many peer-to-peer apps that require you to negotiate with a stranger.

But to just walk into a store and ask a buyer to purchase your gently used preloved clothing? So you can walk out that day with cash in hand? Not so easy.

That’s why you need to know about buy-sell-trade fashion retailers like Crossroads, a store that buys clothing from the public all day, every day. With store locations across the U.S., you just visit with your clothing, add your name to the waitlist, and wait to be called. No appointment is even necessary. The best part? While you wait, you can shop the store’s curated racks of excellent condition secondhand clothing and start dreaming of how you’ll spend your newfound cash or store credit.

Crossroads is just one of the stores that buys clothes, but there are honestly not that many. If you can’t find a buy-sell-trade store near you, Crossroads has that covered as well. Try their Sell by Mail option!

Loose fitting shorts are already finding their way into our wardrobes this season. It doesn’t take too many sunny days for us to declare it’s warm enough to wear them (even when the weather isn’t quite there yet).

These summer essentials appear in our current selling guide and are just waiting to be worn with polo shorts or rugby shirts for a sporty classic look (another one of the styles we highlighted in our current selling guide). We like them in all their variations, from cargo cuts to simple drawstring styles.  You can even create your own with denim cutoffs.

You will find them in less casual styles too, like pairs made in high-quality fabrics like linen. Take your look next-level to business casual by finding shorts that pair with matching blazers.

We started looking for styling inspiration that would last us through summer, and we did not come up empty-handed. Here are some of the looks that stood out.

Do you see yourself wearing loose fitting shorts this season? How will you style them? Tag us on Instagram @crossroadstrading so we can see! You may just find your look on our brand feed.

Fashion jobs cover a lot of territory, from designers to corporate buyers to marketers. When you’re just getting started though, most people dip their toe in the fashion industry by working in a retail store. We agree that this is the best place to get started!

Why is that? In a retail setting, you learn a lot. You get trained on the basics of customer service, how to merchandise clothing on the sales floor, and which fashion styles and silhouettes are most popular. Additionally, in buy-sell-trade retail settings like Crossroads, you also learn the art of fashion buying!

If you didn’t know, fashion buying is a next-level skill. For example, Crossroads buyers are formally trained on how to buy clothing from the public to stock our store locations. They also stay on top of the latest trends and labels so they can select the most popular pieces for their store.

Best of all, they can see how well their selections sell, gaining fashion insights and experience along the way.

That’s why we’re such big proponents of kicking off a fashion career in retail. Interested in kicking off your fashion career with Crossroads? Learn all about our employee perks and search our current openings for fashion jobs.

Pleating makes so many fashion pieces better! You may immediately think of pleated skirts, but what about dresses, pants, and tops?

They’re sometimes wide and sometimes mini. They’re sometimes loose and sometimes crisp. And while they admittedly may be tricky to iron (or an absolute favorite for those who love to iron), pleats can’t help but add visual interest with a touch of volume.

We had to include pleating when creating our latest selling guide.  With spring officially here and summer just weeks away, we’re adding them to our store racks in all kinds of versions.

Scroll through and get inspired by different ways to style them.

If you happen to be one of those people who tried them but don’t love them, do you have any pieces in your closet you might want to sell? We buy your preloved pieces for cash or store credit, so you can get your hands on new-to-you pieces that you’ll truly love. Learn about how to earn 30% in cash or 50% in trade by selling in one of our many store locations. We buy all day every day, and no appointment is necessary!