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Note: Saturday’s at our local thrift store offer 50% off! Golly, I love him and his generous heart. some Indiana Jones books for our upcoming road trip to CA.a black, patent leather handbag for his sister.a cool jacket for Boone (that Hudson said he looks forward to growing into).I did mention he’s boy #3? A few other things that came home with us: He selected a couple things, but said he didn’t really “need anything else.” I’ve clearly conditioned him with all the hand-me-downs. Then he found it! The ONE thing he couldn’t turn down: a 3/4 zip “exercise” shirt with thumb holes. Needless to say it was no surprise when, after arriving at the thrift store, he went straight to the button-downs. He’s the one who hogs the bathroom combing his hair, who often stresses out on the way to school if (heaven forbid) he forgot hair gel! He’d opt for a button down, tucked into slacks and a belt, or perhaps suspenders and a bow tie. I first noticed it when he was about three. When I asked Hudson to start thinking of what he’d like to do on our date, he instantly squealed, “Can we go to the thrift store?!” It’s my desire that they always feel treasured and important, that their individual voices are heard, and that they have opportunities to make the big decisions on their own (within reason.) Being one of five kids, it’s easy to feel lost in the flow of the beautiful chaos that is our family. Last month, I decided to make these precious mom/kid dates a regular occurrence. Hudson was totally digging one of Theo’s outfits when I made the comment, “I bet we could find something like that at a thrift store.” The other day, we were watching an old episode of The Cosby Show.

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Share a popcorn and root beer at the new Sonic movie.

Objective: Kid chooses all the activities and quality time is cherished by both Mom and Kid.

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The people appreciated that although he was not making legitimately branded goods, his designs were top-notch.ĭan had tapped into the fascination people had with brands and branded goods, without particular care for aesthetics. His clothes were known as knock-ups instead of knock-offs. LL Cool J (in red jacket) was among Dan’s clientele. Thus, among African-American youth in underprivileged areas, Dan became popular.ĭrug dealers and crime bosses patronised his wears too. His clientele in the mid and late 1980s were rappers as hip-hop culture had been birthed at that time. The biggest selling point for Dan – in fact, the reason he has become such a historic figure in recent American fashion history – was his confident but illegal use of logos belonging to established brands such as Fendi, Gucci and Louis Vuitton. He taught himself industry skills such as textile printing and even invented a new way for clothmakers to print onto leather. He wanted to make the clothes all by himself but he explains that textile wholesalers refused to sell him furs for instance, because he is black and coming from a part of New York they were not enthused about. Indeed, it would seem Dan’s attempt at an honest lifestyle and livelihood must have been made a bit harder by those he would have done business with. A good amount of the things he sold were also shoplifted from stores in New York. The only thing on his mind was to be a clothier.īut Dan had to start the only way he knew: out of the trunk of his car. He had given up on alcohol, smoking, drugs and had also become a vegetarian. When he returned to New York in 1974, Dan was a changed man. Dan would later write in his memoir, Made in Harlem, these apprenticeships helped shape his perspective on fashion as well as his understanding of the world.

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