OWN IT. MANLY MONDAY.

A guest post by Sac native, friend of Juniper James & thrifting king, Johnny Cowan

As a manly man one can not be ashamed to craft their personal style. Especially at a thrift store.

Finding sweet jeans at back-alley prices is just smart and we all want to look smart and cool for less. Thrifting is an art, but don’t be intimidated if you don’t fancy yourself an artist. I’m here to help.

As you enter the store be determined to find your perfect fit. Don’t settle for “I kinda like it,” or “It’s so cheap that it doesn’t matter if I wear it very often.” I have fallen for this trap numerous times, and even if it was only fifty cents, it’s not worth it. Few things are more wasteful than having 1/2 a wardrobe that you only wear once. Even though you try it on every couple of days thinking, hoping…dreaming that somehow the puke orangeish-brown sweater-vest you rescued last week suddenly became bodacious over night, odds are, it probably didn’t. And that’s just lame and bad for the environment. (Anyone in the market for a puke orangeish-brown sweater-vest?)

When creating, or recreating your style,
remember that YOU make what you wear awesome,
it’s NOT the clothes that make YOU awesome.

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Shop with confidence knowing that even if you decide to wear this crazy star clad western jockey shirt that you found half way off the hanger in the back of the store (true story), YOU made that shirt look darn good, cause you wore it as an extension of your stellar personality. Soon you will discover that your friends are envious of your new found boldness and will never question your authority as a style mogul or your status as part of the male gender of our beloved species. And if they do, it’s only cause they wish they had the guts to wear what you just did.

Try something new. Put yourself out there, and rock it like you own it. -Johnny Cowan

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— Some of our top picks for guy’s clothes here in Sac:
thrift, consignment & boutique —
{click on any shop name for their FB page with location, hours etc}

Freestyle: 

• type: secondhand/new/consignment. (current & vintage fashion)
• what: great selection of guy clothes, shoes & accessories.
• who: super sweet & friendly staff, not snooty about which items they accept for consign
• consignment: looking for items in good shape, and in style/vintage awesome. brands/labels not super important.

First Edition:

• type: exclusively men’s boutique, all new.
• what: Hip, casual – dressy casual staples and signature pieces.
• who: owner Aaron hearing has a lot of experience (Barneys in NY) styling men and buying great pieces. really friendly & helpful.

Article Consignment Boutique: 

• type: secondhand/new/consignment. (current & vintage fashion)
• what: pretty large selection of guy clothes & shoes.
• who: owners Abe & Val Sanchez – so helpful to style you for a particular event or find that perfect piece.
• consignment: looking for items in good shape, and in style/vintage awesome. brands/labels are appreciated.

• type: all new, men’s & women’s boutique
• what: great selection of guy clothes, shoes & accessories.
• who: owner justin bilbao, veteran of men’s style boutiques here in sac.

xo Kari