Finding cheap chic at Goodwill

I am 64 and suffered, along with my mother, trying to “fit in” to the images conveyed by the magazines during the “stylish” 1950s. (“A back-to-school break: Cheap is in,” Your Money, July 20.)

The freedom of today’s teenagers to express themselves through what they wear is truly a gift. I was surprised you did not include thrift stores in your listing of sources for independent dressing.

I can’t tell you how delighted I am to be perusing the jeans rack at my local Goodwill, find myself standing next to someone young enough to be my grandchild and be able to ask, “Do you think this is stylish?” The invariably friendly response reaffirms my belief that fashion no longer suffers from rigid barriers of style or age.

Ruth Kramer Ziony

Los Feliz