Our first stop was Runway Xchange (115 S. Washington St., Sonora, CA, RunwayXchange@att.net, 209-532-9990). This store is owned by Lauralee Whitman. While she was not there on Friday, her store manager, Allison, gave us a tour of the store and displayed some her favorite clothes, including a print tunic by Trina Turk. I also found wild Versace pants that were very reasonably priced and a red Moschino dress that I particularly liked.
After spending some time at Runway Xchange, I promised Fran that I would treat her to an iced mocha at Legends, a coffee house down the street. It was very hot out (over 100 degrees) and we both needed to keep up our energy level to see more stores. Legends was a nice break (and air conditioned). It was a bank during the time of the gold rush and has a vault in the cellar. There are stories that people used to get to the bank through a tunnel that was under the town in order to protect themselves and their gold. When I grew up in Sonora, it was a bar. Now it is a lovely coffee house and bookstore.
After our iced mochas, we headed out again to our next store, Occasion Station (157 S. Washington St., Sonora, CA, 209-533-2400; also find them on Facebook). This store is owned by Casie Schornick who has the greatest collection of vintage purses and hats at the best prices. On Friday, all the purses were 50% and I bought the brown alligator purse that is shown below for only $12. Fran got a beautiful shell necklace and a brown leather vest that she is modeling. I liked the vest too, but had to let her have it since she is my mother. Our final stop on Friday was Trade Winds (63 S. Washington St., Sonora, CA, www.tradewindsconsignment.com, 209-588-8810). This store, owned by Hope Slifert, has a good collection of designer shoes (most under $40). There is also a nice mixture of vintage and modern clothes at good prices.
On Saturday, I visited three other thrift stores and a flea market in a group of storage lockers. The stores that I visited included (1) Anew boutique and consignment shop owned by Amber Grandois (610 S. Washington St. #B, Sonora, CA, anew2u@hotmail.com). This store has a great assortment of knock-off designer purses and everything in the store was 50% off. I got a beautiful (fake) Louis Vuitton purse for only $10. (2) Purrrfect Bargains Thrift Store (Humane Society) managed by Kay Nordvik (14317 Mono Way, Sonora, CA, purrfectbargains@hsotc.org, 209-533-2963) - proceeds go to the Humane Society. (3) Good Stuff managed by Diane Barreno (210 Stockton Rd., Sonora, CA, www.watchresources.org, 209-588-0550) - voted the best thrift store in the Tuolumne County. The flea market in the storage lockers is called Gold Mine Storage Flea Market and is at the intersection of Tuolumne Road and Eagle Ridge. This flea market happens every other weekend.
Fran displaying 1960's drop waist dress from Runway Xchange
Allison behind the counter at Runway Xchange
Runway Xchange
Shoe department at Runway Xchange
Red & black cowboy boot at Runway Xchange
Fran displaying wild, vintage Chinese jacket at Runway Xchange
Kate Spade purse ($72) at Runway Xchange
Pink polka dot Kate Spade purse ($118) at Runway Xchange
Kate Spade wallet ($42) at Runway Xchange
VERY cool boots ($52) at Runway Xchange
Allison displaying Trina Turk tunic ($29) at Runway Xchange
Red Moschino cocktail dress ($62) at Runway Xchange
Versace green & blue zebra pants ($32) at Runway Xchange
Polka dot Versace pants ($38) & Blue Versace pants ($68) at Runway Xchange
Runway Xchange
Fran studying the menu at Legends
Legends coffee house on S. Washington in Sonora
The Occasion Station
1950's dress wall display at The Occasion Station
Gold leather & fabric purse at The Occasion Station
Casie behind the counter at The Occasion Station
Cowboy boots & portrait at The Occasion Station
Wood & leather purse at The Occasion Station
Apricot strapless prom dress at The Occasion Station
Fran examining an abalone shell necklace at The Occasion Station
Vintage hats at The Occasion Station
1960's feather jacket at The Occasion Station
Gray woven shoulder bag at The Occasion Station
Leopard bag at The Occasion Station
Red suede shoulder bag at The Occasion Station
My adorable alligator purse from The Occasion Station
Leopard purse with gold handle at The Occasion Station
Spring 1920's hat at The Occasion Station
1940's leopard hat at The Occasion Station
Fran dancing in her leather vest at The Occasion Station
Trade Winds
Pink flowered bell bottoms with yellow sweater at Trade Winds
1960's dress with Coach purse at Trade Winds
Trade Winds - a view of the store
Roberto Cavalli 2-piece top at Trade Winds
Bikini display at Trade Winds
1950's blue satin & lace dress at Trade Winds
Ballerina at Trade Winds
Coach summer sandal pumps at Trade Winds
Anew
Friendly staff at Anew
Hot dress at Anew
Good knockoff Louis Vuitton purse at Anew (I bought it)
Kate Spade shoes for $12 at Anew
Platform leather boots at Anew
Vendor's storage locker display at Gold Mine Storage Flea Market
Vintage albums at Gold Mine Storage Flea Market
Vintage purses at Gold Mine Storage Flea Market
Purrrfect Bargains Thrift Store
Shilo - the store cat at Purrrfect Bargains Thrift Store
Clothing section at Purrrfect Bargains Thrift Store
Good Stuff
Spagetti strap sun dress & vintage purse at Good Stuff
White party dress at Good Stuff
Diane helping a vintage shopper at Good Stuff
Vintage hats & dolls at Good Stuff
I love it!! One correction though, I'm not the manager. :) Thank you so much for your time and your friendly conversation.
ReplyDeleteThe plaid "kate spade" wallet is counterfeit. However, the purses are authentic. The black one is a "Sam," and the pink one is a "Dot Noel."
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