Grady amongst the Dandelions...

Thrifting has been a way of life for me since my junior high school days...after high school, my son's Dad and I would haunt the plethora of Thrift Stores housed in the downtown corridor of San Diego in the early 1970's.  Still in our teens, he would search for men's shirts and jackets circa the 1940's.  I would look for women's clothing that none of my contemporaries would consider wearing; styles dating from the 1940's to the 1960's.  It was great fun, and, made it easy and affordable for us to don the "starving student" look that matched our lifestyle.

Some of the wool for JoeysCoat has come from my own closet...not one to discard anything, my collecting in the past has taken on new life...

"Grady", the patriarchal resident canine at Lost @ Found...an Island business filled with "eclectic art, furniture, clothing and conversation"...in my vintage wool Pendleton jacket, now a MacLean Tartan JoeysCoat with antique velvet belt and tab.




Thanks for being such a good sport, Grady!