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Inexpensive and Stylish Suede Coats

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Suede. The word alone has so many connotations. Smooth, sumptuous, luxurious…and cheap?

Next to designer pieces, high quality clothes in luxury materials are kind of the holy grail of thrifting. And the better the bargain the more victorious you’ll feel.

Both of us have managed to find beautiful suede coats in our recent thrifting and vintage shopping. Neither of us were looking for one at the time, but when we found them, both of us knew we couldn’t pass them up.

We think both of these fit in nicely with all the 70s revival suede coats we’ve been seeing in street style features lately. Very groovy.

 
Devon’s Collarless Suede Coat
$14 at Goodwill in San Rafael
Full-Price Equivalent – $1,134 from Theory
with thrifted Dooney & Bourke purse and Ralph Lauren pumps

Thrifted Wardrobe Basics

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We’ve seen a few thrifters say that thrifting is worthwhile as long as you’re looking to get big-ticket items for cheap, such as fancy dresses, coats, and shoes. We respectfully disagree! Thrifting for fashion basics is just as worthwhile, as long as you keep and eye out for quality (see our Thrifting Tips for more on that).
 
Here are a few of our favorite wardrobe basics that we’ve found. By basics we mean timeless pieces that can be used to put together many different outfits and can be dressed up or down depending on the situation.
 
 
Devon’s Layered Basics
Classic Tan Trenchcoat – $13.99 from Goodwill
Tan Plaid Scarf – $2.49 from Goodwill
Black Ralph Lauren Pumps – $14 from Goodwill
Etienne Aigner Crossbody Bag – $5 at Salvation Army
 
basic trench coat

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