Used-clothing shops offer
cheap prices, funky items
By GINGER BARNES
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There is money to be made
and money to be saved at
Eugene's 15 used-clothing
stores
Styles from the practical to
the bizarre to the downright
funky provide a wide range of
choices for the money con
scious clothes shopper interest
ed in unique clothing
And for the woman or man
with an overflowing closet,
some used-clothing stores offer
cash, trade-ins or sale by con
signment for unwanted attire
Many of these stores began
as an owner’s hobby
"I was a junkie as far as col
lecting old stuff goes, so open
ing a store seemed like a good
outlet for keeping my fever of
buying down,” says Alice
Strong, owner of Boogie Blues
Vikki Chapman, owner of
Starting Over, opened the shop
to supplement her husband's
income Now, she says, ‘ busi
ness is doing better than I ever
expected My husband helps me
now, cleaning the shop and do
ing some of the buying ''
Listed below are 10 of
Eugene's used-clothing stores
and what they have to offer the
University consumer
BOOGIE BLUES, 8th Avenue
and Lincoln Street, has been
operating for five years and is
geared to low incomes, says
owner Strong She says she
feels a second-hand clothing
store should offer "good quality
cloth" at prices affordable to the
shopper with a limited budget.
"I want to stay buying cheap
and selling cheap." Strong
looks for "quality cloth" and
doesn't sell synthetics or
polyester.
BRASS HANGER, 50 E 25th
Ave., is a women’s resale shop,
specializing in clothes for
"working women, professional
type clothing," says owner
Christina Friberg Friberg says
she looks for current styles — no
vintage or dated material.
HALL CLOSET, 35 Coburg
Road, has been operating for 11
years, and has been owned by
Lee Holycross for five years A
lot of elderly people and "work
ing girls" shop at her store, she
says She buys and sells "good
condition contemporary cloth
ing, not over two years old,” for
ladies only.
MINERVA'S, 17th Avenue
and Willamette Street, is a five
month old shop that deals in
vintage clothing only. Owner
Minerva Boutell says she looks
for clothing from the late 1800s
to the 1950s and shoes and ac
cessories from the same period
to match. Most of her shopping
is done out of Eugene but she
says she might also buy from
people who bring special items
into her shop.
OLD FRIENDS moved to
1128A Alder St and now its own
ership is shared by four wo
men The shop looks for vintage
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