Blog: Crossroads Style

As part of our Staff Style Spotlight series, meet Alejandro, a Lead Cashier at Crossroads. We asked San Jose and Santa Cruz employees to bring their style and star in our latest photoshoot wearing their best secondhand finds. Read about Alejandro’s personal style, favorite Crossroads finds, and favorite thing about working at Crossroads.

Describe your all-time favorite Crossroads find.

Doc Martens Chinese New Year of the Ox editions that I have never seen before!

Which clothing brand(s) do you get excited to see at Crossroads?

I love seeing brands like Ksubi, and seeing new brands that I have never heard of.

Describe your personal style in 5 words or less.

Never too much/little.

What is your go-to spring uniform?

I always got me some cargo shorts on or a short sleeve button up.

What tips do you have for selling at Crossroads?

Always bring your freshest clothes, vintage, and unique pieces always do well.

What is your favorite part about working at Crossroads?

Thanks for the Staff Style Spotlight, Alejandro! As a Lead Cashier, Alejandro has the exciting job of creating an aesthetically appealing environment that welcomes all customers, assisting customers throughout the store, and handling all sales-related tasks. 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.

If you’re unfamiliar, a ditsy floral dress is a dress with a scattered print of mini flowers. Think of the classic Liberty prints we all know and love.

The ditsy floral dress was very popular in the 1990s, and in two distinct styles. The first was a mini silhouette in a wrap style, and the second was a straight-line maxi style. Both styles were typically paired with a pair of Converse sneakers or platform shoes.

These dresses usually came in a soft lightweight fabric and were the go-to look for spring and summer in the city.

The look is back, and it wasn’t hard to find several outfits we plan to replicate ourselves this season. Scroll through them all and decide which one best matches your current style.

The Classic Wrap Mini Dress

Peasant-Style Neckline & Sleeves

In an Apron Dress

Wrap-Style with Buttons

Gathered Waist

We’re shopping for the ditsy floral dress for our closets and for our stores. If you find yourself with pre-loved pieces in excellent condition that no longer suit your style, try selling them in one of our stores or by Sell by Mail! We’re currently on the hunt for styles, trends, and labels like these.

As part of our Staff Style Spotlight series, meet Erykah, a Lead Cashier at our sister store, Fillmore & 5th. We asked South Bay employees to bring their style and star in our latest photoshoot wearing their best secondhand finds. Read about Erykah’s personal style, favorite finds, and favorite thing about working at Fillmore & 5th.

Describe your all-time favorite Fillmore & 5th find.

A vintage Betsy Johnson size 2 mermaid dress!! Gives me bodyodddyyyy and it’s THE dress!

Which clothing brand(s) do you get excited to see at Fillmore & 5th?

I love seeing Madewell, Alo, and those small Black-owned brands.

Describe your personal style in 5 words or less.

Bright-colored Ethereal Fairy Mother

What is your go-to spring uniform?

Definitely color blocking!! I love oranges, greens, purples. My go to outfit ripped jeans, orange cut-out top, and Docs.

What is your favorite part about working at Fillmore & 5th?

Thanks for the Staff Style Spotlight, Erykah! As a Lead Cashier, Erykah has the exciting job of creating an aesthetically appealing environment that welcomes all customers, assisting customers throughout the store, and handling all sales-related tasks. 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 and Fillmore & 5th.

If you’re looking for ways to support Black communities this month and beyond, we’re sharing a few here that we’re donating to this month. If you’re in a position to help, we hope you feel motivated to give too.

Black Artists + Designers Guild

Black Artists + Designers Guild (BADG) is striving to build a more equitable and inclusive creative culture by supporting and advancing a community of independent Black makers in creative industries.

They’re committed to “honoring our ancestral legacies in art and design, taking ownership of our narrative, and creating spaces to celebrate Black creativity and culture. As a mission-driven organization, we live by our values, creating opportunities for our members to thrive and reaching out to industry allies to support the great work of visionary Black artists and designers.”

Learn more about BADG

NAACP Empowerment Programs

NAACP Empowerment Programs is a partner organization of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), and they focus primarily on training, education, and advocacy. The NAACP and NAACP Empowerment Programs work together at the national and local levels to advance their longstanding mission “to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.”

Consider Giving

SisterSong

The SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective was formed in 1997 by 16 organizations of women of color from four mini-communities (Native American, African American, Latina, and Asian American).

Its mission is to “strengthen and amplify the collective voices of indigenous women and women of color to achieve reproductive justice by eradicating reproductive oppression and securing human rights.”

Read About Their Work

BYP100 (Black Youth Project) 

BYP100 is a national organization of Black 18-35 year old activists and organizers, dedicated to creating justice and freedom for all Black people. They achieve this through “building a network focused on transformative leadership development, direct action organizing, advocacy, and political education using a Black queer feminist lens.”

Give to BYP100

You know we have men’s clothing resale too, right? Of course you do if you follow our Instagram feeds (like some of the few we have linked below).

We’re not just talking about basics, either. We buy, sell, and trade the styles and labels that will be favorites this season and beyond.

Fun graphic tees, great outerwear pieces, designer gems, and one-of-a-kind vintage can be found on our racks. Keep scrolling to see a few examples of some of the men’s clothing resale pieces we’ve had in our stores in the past few weeks. You’ll see we make it easy to build an entire pre-loved outfit from our racks.

See our latest selling guide for all of the trends we currently have on our radar. You may find you have gently used clothing in your closet that you can bring to a Crossroads store for cash or store credit.

You can use that new cash or store credit to refresh your looks for spring and summer. We buy all day every day, so we’re just waiting to see you!

Now’s the time to stop in to sell and shop with us. Find your nearest store.