Faith Harris - Final Project

 

Thrifters: The process behind a stand

Hats line the shelves of a room in Silver Spring, Md. on May 7, 2025. 

Blaize, owner of "Kids Will Never Know LLC" thrift, packs pieces for an upcoming trip from his "shop" inside his home in Silver Spring, Md. on May 7, 2025. 

Blaize fits Nehemiah Washington with a shirt from his shop room inside his home in Silver Spring, Md. on May 7, 2025. 

Items are laid out to be packed for a trip inside Blaize's shop room at his home in Silver Spring, Md. on May 7, 2025. 

"All price items are negotiable" at Blaize's stand in Tawes Plaza at the University of Maryland on April 22, 2025.

Blaize's stand at UMD's Earth Day Thrift at Tawes Plaza at the University of Maryland on April 22, 2025.

Blaize poses in his stand on Tawes Plaza at the University of Maryland on April 22, 2025.

Hats fill the table of Blaize's stand on Tawes Plaza at the University of Maryland on April 22, 2025.

A shopper sorts through the racks of Blaize's stand on Tawes Plaza at the University of Maryland on April 22, 2025.

A vest highlights a pop of color among the racks of Blaize's stand on Tawes Plaza at the University of Maryland on April 22, 2025.

Racks of clothes sit outside McKeldin Library waiting to be packed up at the University of Maryland on April 10, 2025.

Alyssa Field pulls pieces from the racks on McKeldin Mall at the University of Maryland on April 10, 2025.

A teddy bear sits out waiting to be packed on McKeldin Mall at the University of Maryland on April 10, 2025.

Blaize poses with FEGHEA, a fellow thrifter and friend, on McKeldin Mall at the University of Maryland on April 10, 2025.

A Wonder Woman shirt blows in the wind, waiting to be packed, outside Somerset Hall at the University of Maryland on April 10, 2025.

Blaize opens a rental van – his mode of transportation for bigger thrifts – to pack clothes outside Somerset Hall at the University of Maryland on April 10, 2025.

Blaize drags racks of clothing from the mall up to his van outside Somerset Hall at the University of Maryland on April 10, 2025.

A jersey hangs from Blaize's stand, waiting to be sold, on McKeldin Mall at the University of Maryland on April 10, 2025.