Rachel Sutherland
Recession causes increase in purchases of secondhand clothes
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Julia Roberts does it. So does Penelope Cruz. And so does just about everybody else these days.
They’re wearing and buying pre-owned or used clothes.
As the recession slogs on, shoppers are getting more savvy about finding deals. They’re trading preconceived notions about who buys used for brag-worthy deals on Diane Von Furstenberg dresses and Christian Lacroix heels.



