Thick Thrift: LA marketplace is exclusively for plus-size shoppers

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Friends Courage J. and Taylor Buffin first heard about Thick Thrift on Instagram. “When I heard that it was primarily oriented for plus-sized people I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, that's perfect,’” says Buffin.

Friends Courage J. and Taylor Buffin first heard about Thick Thrift on Instagram. “When I heard that it was primarily oriented for plus-sized people I was like, ‘Oh, yeah, that's perfect,’” says Buffin. Photo by Andrea Bautista/KCRW.

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Credits

Host:

Steve Chiotakis

Producers:

Christian Bordal, Zoie Matthew, Giuliana Mayo