“Don’t leave home without a measuring tape.”

Since nobody knows better than Andrea that some of the best vintage shopping can be done online, she can't stress this point enough, and it goes for shopping in person, too. "You look at something and it seems perfect," she warns, "but don’t get wrapped up in that feeling—measure!" Before you hit the flea and while you're shopping, too.

[Photo via @ebth]

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