Blog: Crossroads Style

As part of our Staff Style Spotlight series, meet Tonoya and Renee. We asked our Seattle team to bring their style and star in our latest photoshoot wearing their best secondhand finds. Read about Tonoya and Renee’s style, favorite Crossroads finds, and favorite thing about working at Crossroads.

Tonoya

Quick-Fire Q’s:

Style Icon: Jaida Bunni

Current Fav Song: Anything by PARTYNEXTDOOR

Favorite Brands: Adidas!!

Go-to Drink Order: Lavender White Mocha

What is your #1 selling tip for new sellers?

Always take season into consideration and remember that presentation matters!

What is your favorite part about working at Crossroads?

I love my team and interacting with customers to help them find things they love!

What is the Crossroads Find that got away?

Yellow Onitsuka Tiger Mexico 66

Renee

Quick-Fire Q’s:

Style Icon: Rather than on single person, I get inspo from outfits of the 70s and a lot of androgynous models.

Current Fav Song: House of the Rising Sun by The Animals

Favorite Brands: Free People

Go-to Coffee Order: Hazelnut Vanilla Latte with Extra Espresso!

What is your #1 selling tip for new sellers?

Bring in all of your fun pieces, even if we don’t take it, we really love seeing all the fun, different styles.

What is your favorite part about working at Crossroads?

The community, coworkers and seeing everyone’s unique style everyday!

What is the Crossroads Find that got away?

A white lace vintage Gunne Sax dress.

Thanks for the Staff Style Spotlight, Tonoya and Renee! As Crossroads employees, Tonoya and Renee work in sustainable fashion, curate their store’s inventory, and are part of a creative and supportive team! Does this sound like something you would be interested in? Join our team! Check out our Careers page to learn more about working at Crossroads.

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You know you can get money for clothes inside our stores all day, every day.

But if you find yourself short on time, or far away from one of our stores, we have an extra convenient option just for you.

It’s our Sell By Mail service, which just happens to be celebrating its 10-year anniversary this year!

With Sell By Mail, you mail your pre-loved clothing to us from home and can earn cash via a Zelle e-payment or trade credit that’s good in any of our stores.

The best part of this service (outside of the unbelievable convenience)? It’s free! Just request your free shipping bag online, fill it up with your gently used items at home, and use the pre-paid label on it to mail your items in.

Then wait for our trained buying team to assess each item. If they purchase a piece, you’ll receive 30% cash or 50% trade of what they price the item for. We’ll donate the rest for you, or you can have your unpurchased items returned to you for a small fee.

Ready to give it a try? Get started on earning money for clothes by ordering your Sell By Mail bag!

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Winter sweaters are a mainstay in our current wardrobe, and we don’t mind it one bit. TBH, we actually wait impatiently for this time of year, when we can finally turn to our stacks of soft and cozy knitted pieces.

There are some versions that we pick most regularly, however. Here are some of our favorite styles of winter sweaters.

Cut-Out

There’s nothing ordinary about this look. And how great are those additional pearl accents?

V-Neck

This style is a favorite in all seasons. It’s the best cut for showing off dainty gold chains.

Handmade

When you’re so lucky you have a knitter in your family! We can’t get over the hand-embroidered details.

Cardigan

This one’s consistently a winner. Winter is the time to hunt for cardigans in winter whites and rich tones.

Alpine

We will always love a fun ski sweater, whether or not we intend on hitting the slopes.

Fair Isle

It’s a classic for a reason, and it hits just right for the holidays.

Hop on over to our seasonal selling guide for all the winter trends we’re wearing this season, or join us over on Instagram for a daily dose of style inspiration.

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As part of our Staff Style Spotlight series, meet Marie and Meghan. We asked our Seattle team to bring their style and star in our latest photoshoot wearing their best secondhand finds. Read about Marie & Meghan’s style, favorite Crossroads finds, and favorite thing about working at Crossroads.

Marie

Quick-Fire Q’s:

Style Icon: Alison Mosshart

Current Fav Song: Sympathy is a Knife by Charli XCX

Favorite Brands: Ann Demuelemeester

Go-to Drink Order: Iced Americano, Black

What is your #1 selling tip for new sellers?

Don’t be afraid to ask us questions!

What is your favorite part about working at Crossroads?

I love that everyday is a little bit different.

What is the Crossroads Find that got away?

A plain black t-shirt with a picture of bald Billy Corgan and nothing else.

Meghan

Quick-Fire Q’s:

Style Icon: Carrie Bradshaw- I love the 90’s style, especially first few seasons. Just the vibe that she encapsulates.

Current Fav Song: The Baddest (Badder) by Joey Valence

Favorite Brands: I love Diesel- everything Diesel. I’ve also been obsessed w Dr. Martens for my entire life (and Ganni).

Go-to Coffee Order: Single tall iced raspberry mocha- and raspberry syrup w hot chocolate in the winter.

What is your #1 selling tip for new sellers?

Checkout our Selling Guide. Looking at the Selling Guide is the best way to know what we’re taking in.

What is your favorite part about working at Crossroads?

My coworkers, I love them and I love the community we’ve built. I love being able to be creative at work and show off my personal style, and meet other people interested in fashion.

What is the Crossroads Find that got away?

I think about it every day- it was a silver crescent bag and it had rhinestones on the strap and it was slouchy and perfect.

Thanks for the Staff Style Spotlight, Marie and Meghan! As Crossroads employees, Marie & Meghan work in sustainable fashion, curate their store’s inventory, and are part of a creative and supportive team! Does this sound like something you would be interested in? Join our team! Check out our Careers page to learn more about working at Crossroads.

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At Crossroads stores, you can buy-sell-trade clothes any time of the year to earn cash on the spot, but the holidays can be an even better time when you’re looking for extra holiday cash (because those gifts don’t buy themselves).

In fact, you have two great options to take advantage of at Crossroads: when our in-store buyers complete your buy, they’ll offer you 30% cash or 50% trade of what they priced your items for.

So if you choose cash, you can use it on any holiday spending you’d like. That can mean gifts, holiday outings, or winter break travel.

And if you choose trade, you can shop fun secondhand fashion finds for a friend (or even yourself!). You’ll find that our stores are filled with gently used, contemporary clothing and accessories in your favorite brands and at affordable prices. You only need to follow us on Instagram to get an idea of what you might find.

Sound too good to be true? It’s not – and it’s easy! Learn even more about how to buy-sell-trade clothes at Crossroads this holiday season.

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