Colm O'Regan: Secondhand bargains mean a great deal in every sense
#SecondHandSeptember: use secondhand shops — not just for sustainability reasons. It could save money
I did a lot of charity-shop clothes shopping when I was a student. It was still possible in the late 90s to dress badly in college. I’m not so sure now. Everyone seems to have chosen their clothes to ‘look good in them’. Don’t get me wrong, they look quirky and daring but crucially seem to fit properly. Over time I got sick of clothes that showed I had no shoulders and got out of the habit. I got a job. The price of clothes fell, relative to everything else.
Recently though, I’ve been drifting back in, spurred a little by Secondhand September. You might have seen the hashtag #SecondHandSeptember.
