June 25, 2024 Best Thrift Shop Finds in Stores Now
A thrift shop visit means plenty of surprises: the treasure hunt is real! You never know exactly what you’ll find, so when the perfect item emerges, it feels like a lottery win.
In our opinion, the excitement is even stronger when we’re shopping for fashion pieces. It’s why we do our best to show you the latest and greatest from our stores on our regional Instagram feeds.
Take a look of some of the best finds now in stores, available to peek at because of the regional feeds listed below.
Pride Looks
Visit any of our store locations and look for the most colorful, vibrant rack in the store. That’s our Pride rack, still stocked to get you the looks you need this month and all summer long.
Full Looks
Our store teams have excellent styling skills, so you can count on them to showcase complete looks at thrift shop prices. Check out their mannequin displays in-store or flat lays on Instagram to get seasonal inspiration.
Special Finds
You can always find extra special items in the racks or consignment cubbies, like NWT pieces and popular collaboration items. Keep an eye out for these gems!
Elevated Everyday
We cover the fashion basics and then some. Why settle for any new wallet when a secondhand one could get you an upgrade?
Summer Essentials
Summer is just getting started, and our stores are stocked with the pieces you need, from day trips to vacations away.
Stop in and shop (or sell!) at any of our store locations.
June 20, 2024 What is Tenniscore?
The tenniscore trend erupted this spring and is expected to stick around all summer. The look quickly became popular when photographed on celebrities like Zendaya, and it’s honestly a simple look to achieve.
Imagine what you’d wear to a tennis match or a country club, then mimic the look and head out to thrift with friends or have lunch at your favorite hamburger joint. And no, you don’t need to own a tennis racquet to wear the look.
Here are 7 key pieces to consider. Mix and match your favorites!
1. A Tennis Skirt
The base piece for almost every tenniscore look.
2. Lightweight Cardigan
Keep it in tennis white for the most classic of looks.
3. Sporty Sweatshirt
Think varsity letters and country club logos.
4. A Polo Shirt
A rugby shirt would work well too. Bonus points for matching striped socks!
5. Trainers
Because you’ve got places to go.
6. A Sweater Vest
You know how much we love a good sweater vest.
7. A Baseball Cap
There’s no better match for a sporty ponytail.
See all of the trends we’re looking for this summer with our seasonal selling guide. Then, stop into any of our store locations to shop or sell secondhand finds that are new to you!
June 18, 2024 Charities to Support in Honor of Pride
We love celebrating Pride with our customers and local communities, but we can’t forget to acknowledge the organizations doing the hard work of advocacy and one-on-one support every day of the year.
If you’re looking for charities to support in honor of Pride (or any time of the year), here are some we’ve been proud to support. Don’t forget that donating your time may be one of the best ways to give to these organizations too.
The Trevor Project
The Trevor Project’s mission is to end suicide among LGBTQ+ young people. With this goal, they’ve become the leading suicide prevention and crisis intervention nonprofit organization for LGBTQ+ young people. They provide information & support 24/7 all year round and are leading initiatives in all 50 states “to change hearts, minds and laws in support of young LGBTQ+ lives.”
Learn more about The Trevor Project
The Okra Project
The Okra Project is a mutual aid collective focused on supporting Black Trans people and alleviating the barriers that the community faces. They advocate for a safe, abundant, and equitable life for Black Trans people across the United States through their three service pillars of nourishment, safety, and wellness.
Learn more about The Okra Project
GLAAD
GLAAD is a non-profit organization focused on LGBTQ advocacy and cultural change. The organization works towards fair, accurate, and inclusive representation and creates national and local programs that advance LGBTQ acceptance. Their mission is to rewrite the script for LGBTQ acceptance by tackling tough issues that shape the narrative and provoke dialogue that leads to cultural change. GLAAD protects all that has been accomplished and envisions a world with 100% LGBTQ acceptance.
Gender Justice
Gender Justice “envisions a world where everyone can thrive regardless of their gender, gender expression, or sexual orientation. Step by step, we’re creating that world by dismantling legal, structural, and cultural barriers that contribute to gender inequity. We work to ensure that people of all genders have a meaningful right to bodily autonomy, safety, health, and opportunity.”
Learn more about Gender Justice
National LGBTQ Task Force
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation (NGLTF) works to build the grassroots power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. They achieve this by training activists and equipping state and local organizations with the skills needed to organize broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation. Their Policy Institute is the movement’s premier think tank, providing research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality.
Learn more about the National LGBTQ Task Force
Outright International
Outright International is dedicated to working with partners around the globe to strengthen the capacity of the LGBTIQ human rights movement, document and amplify human rights violations against LGBTIQ people, and advocate for inclusion and equality. With staff in over a dozen countries, Outright works with the United Nations, regional human rights monitoring bodies, and civil society partners.
Learn more about Outright International
It Gets Better
It Gets Better is a nonprofit organization with a mission to uplift, empower, and connect lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer youth around the globe. They reach 90,000 students and 3,450 educators each year through their free educational resources, have awarded over $1.1 million since 2022 in grants to schools and organizations working to help LGBTQ+ youth globally, and engage with more than 850K youth ages 13-24 across the US and worldwide through It Gets Better programming.
Learn more about It Gets Better
GLSEN
GLSEN is the leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe and affirming schools for all students. GLSEN envisions a world in which every child learns to respect and accept all people, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression. GLSEN seeks to develop school climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes to creating a more vibrant and diverse community.
For even more charities to support in honor of Pride, visit Charity Navigator.
June 10, 2024 Summer Classic: The Boho Blouse
Years ago on a summer trip to Europe, I found myself fixated on one specific item on my shopping list: a boho blouse.
I happily found one in a shop pulsating with techno music, and I never looked back. Almost every summer since, I’ve been on the lookout for a boho blouse. I look for one in a loose-fitting style that works as well with a maxi skirt as it does with well-worn jeans. Paired with sandals and a straw bag, the look is classic summer.
Keep scrolling to see what I mean.
You can see all the summer trends we’re watching by checking out our seasonal selling guide. You not only learn what trends to shop, you also see which styles, labels, and trends that our buyers are looking for right now. See something listed there that’s just been hanging in your closet and getting ignored? Bring it in to one of our stores, or mail it to our Sell By Mail team for assessment. If we decide to buy the item, you’ll receive cash or trade based on a percentage of what we price your items for.
Summer is now just weeks away! It’s finally time to find your special boho blouse and other summer essentials.
June 4, 2024 Get Inspired: Pride Looks
We have Pride looks waiting for you in our stores! With so many fun events planned in our store neighborhoods, we’re here to help you get Pride-ready.
How can we help you style your favorite looks this month? When you visit one of our stores, look out for special racks inspired by Pride. You can also peek into our stores remotely by following our regional Instagram feeds and catching the local-to-you pieces we think you’ll love celebrating in. You’ll even hear about our upcoming store events and giveaways, including pop-up shops at local festivals.
Pride month is in full bloom at Crossroads, and we can’t wait to style you. Keep scrolling to see just a sample of the fashion pieces that are coming into our stores right now. Don’t hesitate to stop in frequently either, because our inventory changes daily.
Stop in and get your Pride looks with us, whether it’s this month or all year round. You can stay up-to-date with all our June (and summer!) events by following your store’s regional Instagram feed:
Northern California – @crossroadsnorcal
Southern California – @crossroads_socal
Seattle & Portland – @crossroadspacnw
Denver – @crossroads_colorado
Houston – @crossroads_houston
Dallas – @crossroads_dallas
Chicago – @crossroads_chicagoland
New York – @crossroads_newyork
