If you hang around the plus size fashion space long enough, you’ll likely get to know the bubbly and infectious joy of Alysse Dalessandro of @ReadyToStare. Alysse is a long-time supporter and member of the TCF community, taking part in campaigns and speaking at the TCF Style Expo in the past.
Recently, she jumped BACK into the business of selling clothes, opening her plus size secondhand store, Secondhand Stare, online.
Finding secondhand vintage and thrift plus size clothing in-store can be difficult, and Alysse’s shop brings that fun “hunting through racks” experience to everyone via the internet! Also, as a fellow plus size LGBT blogger, I am overjoyed to sit down with Alysse to learn about her new brand and how the TCF community can support it.
How Secondhand Stare Got Started
From planning plus size and LGBT trips abroad to speaking at conferences about her experience with Diabetes, Alysse is a true Sagittarius in that she is always on the move. And like many entrepreneurs, Secondhand Stare is not Alysse’s first clothing and accessory business.
Dalessandro’s first vintage venture started with two friends when she was just a senior in college in Chicago, IL. When those friends moved to New York, she…
