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"Weeks ago, the lovely Aussie actress Penelope Mitchell from Netflix&amp;#x27;s Hemlock Grove stopped by for an office visit. She was looking fab in a thrift-store frock, and I couldn&amp;#x27;t help but ask her to model for us some of her favorite vintage pieces from her closet. She tells me her vintage obsession comes &amp;quot;partly out of necessity, because I don&amp;#x27;t have much money, but also because of the history. I love putting on clothes that have had a past life.&amp;quot; Penelope describes her style as &amp;quot;whimsical yet pragmatic,&amp;quot; and jokes that she&amp;#x27;s someone &amp;quot;who wears cashmere but with practical shoes.&amp;quot; Here, three outfit ideas, courtesy of Penelope! Where she scours for vintage: &amp;quot;My hometown of Melbourne has some wonderful thrift stores. It&amp;#x27;s a big part of our culture. We call them opp-shops back there&amp;amp;#8212;bit of trivia for you!&amp;quot; The look: While on her friend Kate&amp;#x27;s bike in her hometown of Melbourne, Penelope rides around in Ralph Lauren glasses and a vintage romper from Ragg Mop Vintage in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. The romper is key for chic and easy riding. Her new thrift-store find in California: &amp;quot;I&amp;#x27;m still new to the U.S., but my favorite store, hands down, is Playclothes in Burbank. The ladies there are like family now; they always take such great care of me. Last time I went in they showed me pictures of the woman who had owned my garment in the 1950s. It was insane. Hollywood is wild like that!&amp;quot; The look: Caught on her way to a meeting, Penelope wears an Arabella Ramsay top, vintage shorts from St. Vincent De Paul thrift shop in Melbourne, a vintage Moschino belt from Creamy Velvet in Melbourne, Dries Van Noten heels from Decades in Los Angeles, and Chanel glasses. Her secret shopping weapon: &amp;quot;My mother is the most stylish and creative person I know. She spent a lot of time in Paris in her youth, so she has a sixth sense for envisioning how things will look on. She still sends me things in the mail, and they always fit perfectly. It&amp;#x27;s uncanny! We spent a lot of time digging through fripperies (French for thrift shops) in the Marais when I was younger, playing dress-up.&amp;quot; The look: Penelope wears her mom&amp;amp;#8217;s blouse and vintage silk Max Mara culottes. She breaks up the all-white look with a black belt to draw attention to her waistline and give the outfit a good shape. Hemlock Grove, which garnered two Emmy noms yesterday for Original Theme Music and Special Visual Effects, will premiere its second season in 2014. And if you haven&amp;#x27;t already, you can watch season one on Netflix now! Bike photo by: Kate Ballis What do you think about Penelope&amp;#x27;s vintage looks? Where are your favorite thrift stores around the country? Spill your shopping secrets!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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