We were at the Salvation Army Family Thift Store on Bethlehem Pike in Montgomeryville and Fortson-Williams, a/k/a the Glam Thrifter, was in hunt mode picking through piles of used merchandise for both herself and perhaps her just-opened store, Hidden Glam Clothing Boutique in Ambler, which sells new clothes but also some previously-owned treasures.
"You cannot beat the stuff that you find when you're in here," Fortson-Williams said as we cruised the aisles of the Salvation Army thrift shop.
"I got this from here. This was only 99 cents," she said, gesturing to the shiny, silver-sequined top that revealed her left shoulder "Flashdance"-style. "I come to this particular thrift store Wednesdays. I try to get here at 9 in the morning . . . The parking lot gets packed. It's crazy. I will sit in the parking lot and wait for them to open the doors.
"It's a way for me to maximize and not go broke. I started this when I was a poor college student with no money," added Fortson-Williams, 28, a senior reporter for TV2 News/Valley View. "They expect you to look good every day even if you don't have the money to."
At this point, we were in front of a rack of mostly nondescript, previously-owned dresses that Forston-Williams was rummaging through as if she was searching for the Holy Grail.
"Ooh," she said, pulling a purple, strapless, capri-length jumpsuit from out of nowhere. "It's not half off, but for $6, I can do that. Hello!"
