To me it’s always a treat to find vintage Halston and this dress is definitely vintage but what I love is this brand new Betsey Johnson belt I found.  I believe you can take any vintage piece and modernize it with something new and bold and this new Betsey Johnson belt does that trick.  If the dress is to long for you then hit your alteration person and let them work their magic.  Everything in life has a simple solution, it’s just how we look it.  I believe real magic happens when you buy something vintage because you gaining a real piece of fashion history and its up to you to find a simple solution to give it an updated look.  Shopping thrift or estate sales gives you that opportunity to enhance your wardrobe on the cheap & STYLISH end.  I love this Betsey Johnson colorful dress, its so fun and sexy.  Embrace second hand clothes by adding them into your wardrobe and help keep this planet healthy.  Friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter too…toodles for now.  Be STYLISH go green.  Daniel your luxury curator!

This is one of my proudest moments so thank you Karen Graham & Anedria Brown…

A letter came into our newsroom recently. It was from a woman who found herself in a familiar predicament — new city, new job, old wardrobe. And without a big budget to make big fashion changes, Anedria Brown needed help. We knew exactly who to call.

When Anedria Brown moved to Atlanta from Chicago two years ago it was a much-needed change in her life. What she didn’t realize was it would also require a drastic change of wardrobe.

So with the help of thrift guru Daniel Troppy we gave brown a bargain she didn’t quite bargain for.

For more information on a non-budget busting style, visit www.dtroppy.blogspot.com

A New Wardrobe for Less than a $100: MyFoxATLANTA.com

It must have been my lucky day because once I picked up the Trina Turk pink top – I immediately picked up the white Lafayette 148 lightweight sweater.  Boom Boom just like that.  Trina Turk not only designs clothes but also housewares, paper, pillows, towels, bedding, sunglass cases and table tops not to mention handbags, jewelry and accessories.  She is one modern lady with a mission and that is to make our lives pop with bold playful colors and a find example would have to be this pink Trina Turk top.  I’m loving this lightweight Lafayette 148 New York sweater because it does add a nice tasteful touch to the Trina Turk top.  There is always room in the closet for lightweight sweaters or at least there should be.  Stop by Doubletake my social media driven boutique in Atlanta and please friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter too…toodles for now.  Be STYLISH go green.  Daniel your luxury curator!

I know here it is again – Sunday – which means it’s time to re-cap my weekly vintage luxury fashion.  It was one amazing week so here I go:

 Monday:  Max Mara & Cynthia Steffe

Tuesday:  Comme des Garcons (for me)

Wednesday: Nanette Lepore & Piazza Sempione

Thursday: Elizabeth & James (ouch is right)

Friday: 0039 Italy & Emporio Armani

Saturday: CALL TO OUR THRIFTERS 

Every piece of recycled luxury clothing I snatched up still had life inside it and all I’m doing is salvaging it and bring it back into a whole new light.  Great constructed clothes are timeless indeed….  Thanks for following The Thrifters blog and please share my blog with all your friends, really help me get this ‘green’ message out there so friend me on Facebook and please follow me on Twitter….  Daniel

Nanette Lepore is unabashedly – not afraid of color and I knew instantly when I spotted this top on the racks that it very well could be a Nanette Lepore piece, and I was right.  Nanette Lepore LOVES color and mixing prints & patterns, she is bold and daring, I like that in a fashion designer.  Since my background is art I appreciate her color palette as well as her fearlessness and most importantly her tailoring.  Plucking this coral piece off the racks and into my basket I continued to shop and next stop the slacks department!  Yes even thrift stores have departments…. I can’t think of a better match than these Piazza Sempione black wool slacks with the coral Nanette Lepore top.  Now I ask you this, if you saw a woman walking down the street in this ensemble would you even think it came from a thrift store?  No and why should you…  What I did was salvage these 2 pieces and bought them together to spotlight the fact that STYLE is possible second hand.  Oh I love shopping ‘eco friendly’ it’s the only way to shop.  Friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter too….toodles for now.  Be STYLISH go green.  Daniel your luxury curator!

Shaun Kearney is the creative force behind the Cynthia Steffe label and if you could  see the details on this black jacket you would know what I mean when I say creative force!  This Cynthia Steffe jacket is so beyond modern and contemporary I can’t contain myself.  This jacket is very French street savvy and when I paired it with this classic tan wool sleeve less top by Max Mara  it sure does look like it’s French street savvy.  The funny thing is that both brands aren’t even French but you get my drift…  I can easily see some French lovely woman walking down the streets of Paris wearing this jacket and this top with the coolest pair of Lanvin slacks and Roger Vivier shoes.   I love things that are simple chic and yet can make one turn their head in your direction.  Stop by Doubletake and please friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter too….toodles for now.  Be STYLISH go green.  Daniel your luxury curator!

Finding really simple well tailored designs always stands the test of time, it doesn’t matter if it was last season or last decade, good design is always good design.  Let me just say I have always hated ‘trends’.. I know hate is a strong word but seriously I really do hate when I hear the word ‘trend’, I mean who in the hell do they think we are to buy such BS?  1 thing I’ve never been was a sheep so I always try to convey that in my blog, women don’t be sheep, if anything be the wolf.  So I don’t know when this gorgeous pink DVF top was designed but I don’t give a rats%$# about that or when the navy St John skirt was designed either.  Who cares?  I know the magazine people want you to care about that but I say piss off !  If it looks great on you then wear it out and arch your back &  stand talk.  Only the small and narrow minded people know the season and if they are wrapped up in such petty BS then I say grab your Birkin bag, point those Louboutin north and walk on.  You are better than that!  I just love my women readers and want you all to have all the self confidence Mother Nature intended.  Stop by Doubletake and please friend me on Facebook and follow me on Twitter too……toodles for now.  Be STYLISH go green.  Daniel your luxury curator!