I was browsing Rescue Mission's thrift store downtown today and found this on a rack of local vintage furs.
The one in the picture is marked as being from Andes Furs. The downtown York fur shop closed in 1993, according to our newspaper archives.
Finding things like this are part of the reason I enjoy shopping at local thrift stores. It makes me think about old downtown York, and American downtowns in general.
Just about every thrift store has a rack of furs, probably because they've gone out of vogue with some people. I tried on a black fur. It was sturdy and near perfect -- they don't make coats like it anymore. Inside the coat was a surprise: a fantastic swirly print silk lining. It was lovely.
I was sold, but then I turned to look in the mirror. I couldn't quite pull off the trumpet sleeves.
But it wasn't a wasted trip. I learned something about York. I wrote down the address of the shuttered fur store from the archives. The next time I'm out exploring I'm going to see what's there now.
The one in the picture is marked as being from Andes Furs. The downtown York fur shop closed in 1993, according to our newspaper archives.
Finding things like this are part of the reason I enjoy shopping at local thrift stores. It makes me think about old downtown York, and American downtowns in general.
Just about every thrift store has a rack of furs, probably because they've gone out of vogue with some people. I tried on a black fur. It was sturdy and near perfect -- they don't make coats like it anymore. Inside the coat was a surprise: a fantastic swirly print silk lining. It was lovely.
I was sold, but then I turned to look in the mirror. I couldn't quite pull off the trumpet sleeves.
But it wasn't a wasted trip. I learned something about York. I wrote down the address of the shuttered fur store from the archives. The next time I'm out exploring I'm going to see what's there now.
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