Thrifting "Up North" + Haul! (Pt. 2)

As promised, here is a quick post about my thrifting adventures up north!
Check out my two new videos:
Road Trip "Up North" Vlog
and
Road Trip Thrifting + Haul 

COUNTRY THRIFT STORES. They rock. Sort of (see later). Like mentioned in my thrift haul video, I've always romanticized country thrift stores. What was that? You say thrift stores are all the same? NO! Country thrift stores are rare gems in themselves, because they house the weirdest shit that you'd never find within city limits. I always loved the scene in The Doom Generation where Rose McGowan storms into a cult-like store. AMAZING.

Unfortunately, because of timing issues I couldn't take as many photos as I wanted to. I did however take TONS of video, so check out the links above. Some things to note: this store had cats walking around, parrots in cages (warning: they bite), awesome Picnic at Hanging Rock -esque white gowns, and tons of American and Confederate (um) flags. 

 I also went to a flea market (see video), and didn't find much - but it was cool nonetheless. Here are my purchases! 

 Pine cone OVERKILL! I found some cool Harley Davidson pieces, first a cotton crop top and then a looser fitting tee. The big one reminded me of Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines (favorite movie at the moment). Ugh, look at him. Spicy. Anyways, it makes me wonder, have I inherited a former road dawg's attire? What were they like? Would they approve of Lana Del Rey's aesthetic???? (har-har!)

As I was walking out, I noticed this. I didn't want to be a Debbie Downer in my video - but I feel like the bad vibes of it tainted my clothes, if you get me. I guess most people would just ignore it but to be honest, I NEVER encounter this stuff where I live (at least this visibly).  It sort of made my heart drop because I just gave $18 dollars to some bigots (hopefully you can zoom in on the left). They were nice to me, obviously, because I'm a blonde white girl. But the ignorance was crazy (muslim hate). It's one thing to be a hard core conservative but another to be a straight up racist/RIDICULE other cultures. I couldn't even imagine going into this store if I was a person of color. Barf. 

I guess there are nuts everywhere.

Keep it cool, 

Lauren Rose

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