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Some people have Black Friday. Others have the Barneys Warehouse Sale. But my personal shopping mecca comes in the form of a small town rummage sale.

I make my pilgrimage twice a year to a church in a tony suburb 30 minutes north of NYC, where clothing, shoes, bags, jewelry, and category-less items (I think they label them “bric-a-brac”) take up an entire basketball court-sized room.

Crowds start lining up almost an hour before the sale opens, and I’m always there, ready to elbow my way in as soon as the doors open. If I’m lucky, my grandma (who told me about the sale and happens to be the coolest lady around) lets me get a head start by sneaking me in through the back entrance 15 minutes early.

In the past, I’ve scored a Burberry trench for $10, a Dior jacket for $7, and Ferragamo flats for $5, but the real reason I go is for the no-name gems (and, of course, the insane ’80s dresses I always seem to pick up).

The next sale is tomorrow, and I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t already plotting. Unlike other sales, you never quite know what to expect, but–fingers crossed–come Monday I should have a full report. Stay tuned…xxRebecca

We have a slight obsession with eBay in the office, even going so far as to challenge, “What’s the weirdest thing you’ve ever bought on eBay?!” when we’ve hit a slow moment.

Winning answers included:  A Michael Jackson lunch box, a hand puppet of Red the Fraggle, a Damien Hirst signed sketch, and every piece of Luella Bartley’s Fall ’07 collection to be found (okay fine, I’m the one bidding on that; it’s a sickness).

But today we can add something else to the list:

Old issues of Ray Gun, the ’90s glossy that eventually gave birth to NYLON!

Issues are going for $30 – $70.  I wish I still had some of mine, but I used to cut them up and paste them all over my bedroom, so they sort of got mutilated.  What a way to go though… xo faran

Three easy steps to making it big,

Courtesy of Diesel:

1. Submit your design

2. Win a trip to Italy

3. Wow the fashion world.

Take the first step here.

“Dear Faran,

This was on the dumpster next to my high school.

Thought it was fitting.

Love,

Gianna

Lincoln, Nebraska”

Awww.

If you fall in love with graffiti near you, snap it and send it to faran@nylonmag.com

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Here’s a little teaser of next week, when we’ll be reporting to you live from…

Copenhagen!

NYLON art babe Kelly Bruce will be in Denmark for Copenhagen Fashion Week, which starts next Tuesday.

Stay tuned for runways, street style, bands, clubs, and… um… danishes.  Apparently they actually eat those over there.

And if you’re actually in Denmark, email Kelly and let her know what to visit!

Hold the phone -

Is this a photo of Nicole Richie and Rachel Zoe… together?

Granted, Rachel looks about as happy as a losing beauty pageant contestant, and Nicole’s face says something like, “Okay, fine, I’m smiling,” but still, they seem to be… together.

The picture was taken at the Byron & Tracey Salon, and Rachel was hosting the party, so… guess they made up?

Next question:

Did Rachel pick out Nicole’s ISSA dress?

Or is she standing there like, “Bitch, I would have put you in McQueen” ?

Oh, the mystery.