Thrifty Thrills and Fashion Feels

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First up: we’re diving into the vintage vibes at Dolly Python and Vintage Martini—two spots so cool, don’t be surprised if you bump into Gigi Hadid or Leon Bridges.

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Episode Transcript

Sarah Zubiate Bennett (00:09):
Okay. We're standing in front of Dolly
Python. We are just fitting thisinto my crazy life. Gonna be
showing you a lot of what it isthat I find myself doing. I love
antiques, consignment. We foundthis awesome store, Dolly
Python, on Instagram. I've neverbeen in here, so I'm absolutely
stoked. And then I'm going totried and true Vintage Martini,

(00:29):
afterwards. I can't wait for youall to see it and come with us.
Oh my god. I love this placealready. Oh my gosh. It's

(00:50):
magical. What I always tell thekids this is whenever I've
explained to them why I enjoy itso much, it's like treasure
shopping, like treasure hunting.And there's something for
everyone almost always.
I love these. It's so pretty.And the cursive is nice too.

(01:15):
Maybe trying this on. Oh, that'sfun. Oh my god. Stop. Look at
this. It has baseball players onit! I would absolutely wear
this. It's so cool. Do you seeit? Oh, that's fun. That's real

(01:36):
cool. Look at this.
Isn't that neat? Why do I enjoythis so much? Can you guys see
this? Mhmm. Oh, it's medium, butI really like it. I like these.

(02:02):
Oh, These are fun. Oh, Oh mygosh. Yes.
Here I go. This is what I'mgetting. For sure, just this

(02:26):
vest. Like, for my time at theranch, I'm absolutely getting
this. Like it's just socomfortable, easy, and I can
just throw it over a shirt likethis.
But you see it's just super. Thecharacter. Love it. Another win.
I'm getting this one.
I think it's so cool. Just soneat. I mean it's look at this.

(02:58):
Like, this is so cool. I'm justloving it.
That's in great condition. Ifanything, I might just swap out
the buttons, but it's gorgeous.That's so cool. Isn't this fun?
It's hard to but it is neat.

(03:20):
Universal thread freebornjacket. I love it. Okay. So I'm
getting all these. The two veststhat you saw.
I'm getting these just littleshorts because they're easy
breezy, and then the jacket. Thedenim jacket that y'all saw. I
think it was so comfortableTexas cool. These were nude all

(03:45):
the way up like through fromhere and I just know I wouldn't
use them even though they wereso chic. These were just too
fluffy on my hips and they weremedium, so I kind of figured
that they'd a bit big. But allof these worked. This stuff is
amazing. This is a yes. I reallylike this. I mean, it's just

(04:07):
like you will miss things comingin here.
Oh my god. There's no way to notmiss things. There's so much.
Because there's so much. Oh mygosh.
The Tabasco glass. Stop this.Bloody Mary. That is so
beautiful. Oh my god.

(04:32):
I love that. Isn't that awesome?Yeah. Vintage. Yeah.
It's totally vintage. I'm justlike, I will be buying that.
Yeah. Would love that. I'llstick it up for... Thank you.
I want it! I do. I'll get thisone too. Thank you.

(04:53):
Oh, jewelry. Oh, jewelry. Youguys look at this turquoise. Oh,
my gosh.
Oh my. Lord have mercy. I needthat. I need that. Look at that.

(05:15):
I'm absolutely grabbing that. Doyou see that necklace? God, that
is just magnificent. This is sospecial. And that's kinda how
you hook it.
Is it handmade? It's gotta be. Ithink so. I think these are all
one artist, but I know like Ugh.Who it is.

(05:38):
Oh, done and done. This is sospecial. So you don't know who
this is?

Dolly Python Employee (05:45):
I know who the vendor is, but he brings
stuff from all over. So I don'tknow who the like specific
artist is of this jewelry.

Sarah Zubiate Bennett (05:51):
Yeah. I will definitely be taking that.
Thank you so much. I mean,everywhere you look, there's
just something else like this.Are you kidding?
Look at how cool that is. It'sjust so so special. Actually,
okay. Can I just see that secondone?
I do love that. Oh my gosh. Yes.Look at that.

Dolly Python Cashier (06:20):
Did you find everything okay? Oh, yeah.
This place is remarkable. Thankyou.

Sarah Zubiate Bennett (06:24):
Are you kidding me? You just like keep
looking and then you for thesenses, isn't It is. It really
is. I mean, it's captivating.Like everywhere you look, could
just spend an hour in a corner.You know, it's like It's sensory
overload for sure. Oh my gosh.It's so neat. This is my first
time in it is just yeah.

Dolly Python Cashier (06:45):
This is? Well, I'm glad you finally made
it in.

Sarah Zubiate Bennett (06:47):
It is so so cool. This is so sweet. Look
at that. That's so so cool.
Thank you. And I just kinda haveto get this probably touched up.
Thank you.
Thank you. We are here atVintage Martini right off of

(07:31):
Knox Henderson, 1 of my favoriteplaces to come. People love
selling here, shopping here, andespecially since there's just so
much new movement andappreciation for old pieces that
people don't want in theircloset anymore, have used not
many times, and they're inexcellent condition. I'm looking

(07:52):
for a few outfits. Nothing foranything in particular, really.
Let's go. Like, look at howlovely. This Veronica beard.
Like, look at how pretty thatis. Right?

(08:15):
Like, it's great. It's amazing.This is cute. I don't know how
this will look. Oh, look at howadorable.
Wonder if that would fit me.We'll see. Oh, that's cute.
Looks kind of high waisted.These Versace.

(08:37):
Look. That's fun. I'm not reallylooking for jeans, but you know,
if you find something nice likethis. And then look, see this is
not in season, but right? Isn'tthat just stunning?
And as you can see what I'mdoing right now, I'm sprinkling

(09:00):
in some pieces for my wardrobethat I've had to rotate out. I
love this. It's always such aLook how comfy. I don't know
what size it is, but it seemscomfy cool. Right?
Doesn't it seem fun? I am doingthe color analysis because I
want confirmation of what I knowdoesn't look good on me. I love

(09:23):
bright colors, but they wash meout. And so I used to be really
drawn to buy them because I lovethem so much, but I just don't
think they're that flattering.Oh, is this Double D Ranch?
I can't tell. Yes. Oh, thislooks too big. Still wanna try

(09:48):
it on. It's kind of fun.
Not in season, but still supercool. It's so funny because I
always go to the 1990's becauseit, you know, there's some like
nostalgia there. Isn't thatcool? Has like this Asian vibe.
Right?

(10:09):
Super pretty. Betsy Johnson.She's so fun. So fun. Okay.
Let me pop over really fast tothe 80's. Oh my gosh. Look at
how cool this is. I have nothingto buy it for, but it's just so
epic 80's, isn't it?

(10:30):
Oh, that's cool. Oh, that'scute. Isn't it? You can even
kind of summarize this like in acold weather Place with, like
some white pants to give it thatpop. Accessorize with some cool

(10:51):
shoes.
You can try it. Oh, look atthese glorious shoes. Oh my
gosh. For people who are shortlike me, what size are these? I
am like scouring all platformavailability these days because
more and more of my clothes, Idon't alter them quite as much.
So these, I'm like, yes. I justdon't think they'd fit me. Gonna

(11:17):
be too big, but maybe I'll trythem. Oh my gosh. I love these.
Look at these scarves. Thebeautiful thing about scarves,
you can alter and change anyoutfit, like more of a basic
color pull, color pops to makeit more in season. See, you can

(11:41):
make something like this realsummer or springish. I love
scarves. Oh my gosh.
See, I'm drawn to this, but Idon't know if it's my color
palette. Possibly. I think Iwill run and go. Try it on. So

(12:04):
this top, I really like.
I just don't know that thecolors again are my colors. It's
a problem that I've been havinga lot these days. And these
pants are size two, but theycome too high up. I have a huge
rib cage, so for me the pantswon't work, but I can't make up

(12:26):
my mind on the top. But it'sstill super fun and comfortable.
Oh, I love comfort. I think I'mgonna get it. Not the pants
though. Like I said, they're notsupposed to be worn together,
but I'm loving these colors uphere. Yes.
Isn't that so cool? Yes. Like,look at this. I'd more than

(12:47):
likely take out the shoulderpads or maybe not. Jeez.
I just love the structure thatthe shoulder pads give. And then
the skirt, it's super comfy.Okay. This is a must. A must. A
must.
See these colors? They work. Ithink the brown is my color, but

(13:07):
not the pink. It's so neatthough.
It's so cool. And it's fromDouble D Ranch. I love them. But
I just but this is a size fourtop, but it fits. I don't know.

(13:28):
Something I would wear for sure.I think I like it. I feel like
on some like gazelle woman itwould be so much more
flattering. I'm like, very muchinto not shortening myself even
more because I'm five three, andit's on a good day, I'm five
three. I'm, like, five two andthree quarters, I think.

(13:49):
But, yeah, it's I like it. Andthen, like, I could button it
clear. It's hard to do with one.It's just like a good basic. So
what we're doing, super comfy.
Comfy and colors flattering.This comfy and just fun. This a

(14:10):
really good basic. This is whatgives it that certain type of
differentiation and of coursethe beautiful buttons. And this
because I think the colors againlean more towards flattering.
And I'm unfortunately kind ofnovice. I just always have to
hold things up to me to see ifthey work or not with my
complexion. I know this isprobably washing me out but here

(14:32):
are the winners. I think youoverheard me saying that I'm
gonna be cataloging my entirecloset to make it kinda like
Alicia Silverstone's Clueless.Because I'm not always at my
house in Dallas. So it makes itimpossible to outfit plan when
I'm not there. That's gonna bemy next fun project.

(14:57):
This did not work. This did. Wegot it.
They have the most stunningassortment always of jewelry,
watches, purses that we didn'teven get to. But it is I don't
know what it is. Maybe beingraised in El Paso or the Native

(15:19):
American in me, I'm just sodrawn to pieces like that. Isn't
that beautiful? Thank you all somuch.
Have a wonderful weekend. Thankyou.