For blazers, thrift shops are the way to go- if you find a shop in an area w/ lots of more professional people (ie, somewhere more suburban than college/trendy), you can get really good quality blazers cheaply.
That may also be the case w/ pants- aside from the price, there's just the thing where everything in a thrift shop has come off an actual female body before, which really isn't the case for department stores. Since my dressy pants are generally less fitted and more forgiving fabrics, this is actually much more or help w/ jeans- I can't remember when I last found jeans that actually fit in a regular store at a price I was even willing to consider.
Can't really reccomend second-hand shoes though-- I have over the years found a couple obviously unworn pairs, but second hand sandals would be really offputting...
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That may also be the case w/ pants- aside from the price, there's just the thing where everything in a thrift shop has come off an actual female body before, which really isn't the case for department stores. Since my dressy pants are generally less fitted and more forgiving fabrics, this is actually much more or help w/ jeans- I can't remember when I last found jeans that actually fit in a regular store at a price I was even willing to consider.
Can't really reccomend second-hand shoes though-- I have over the years found a couple obviously unworn pairs, but second hand sandals would be really offputting...