What Is 'Screen-Accurate' Shopping? How One Woman Collects Clothes Seen on Shows from “Friends” to “Gilmore Girls ”(Exclusive)
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Raíssa has dedicated nearly five years to documenting her favorite moments in '90s and '00s pop culture
Recently, Raíssa started collecting screen-accurate looks from some of her favorite TV shows
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A young woman is developing a wardrobe that sitcom bingers and cinephiles with an affinity for the '90s will for sure envy.
Raíssa runs an Instagram page, @NostalgiaChick, dedicated to '90s and '00s nostalgia content. It was in doing so that she learned about the world of screen-accurate shopping.
"I started almost five years ago. I ended up meeting people online because of the page and one of those people is the owner of a store called Cinema Spells. She sells screen-accurate clothing, accessories and household items," Raíssa tells PEOPLE. "She first started selling on eBay and was working on opening her own online store when she contacted me."
"She sent me three pieces — a mug, a denim jacket, and a sweater. One was from Friends, one was from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and one was from 10 Things I Hate About You," she recalls. "I couldn't believe it. It was so cool to have pieces that actually show up in TV and movies and since then I've been hooked."
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As she delved further into the screen-accurate item world, she acquired more pieces and even started sourcing some favorites herself.
"Once I got my first few pieces, I found so many stores that do this. I follow a bunch and am always looking at what they're posting. I also started sourcing things myself. It's a lot of research to discover actual brands," she says. "Sometimes you can find things that are similar but not an exact match. You just have to keep looking until you find the piece and hopefully at a good price."
It's a hobby that also works well for her passion running her nostalgia page across social media.
"I'm always watching old TV shows because this is what I like to do and what I go through for content on my page, good quotes and moments to post. Now, I'm always looking at the outfits," she says.
Her collection has some pieces she got just because, but Raíssa says, "When I look for stuff, I look for stuff that I would actually wear. I did get some things gifted to me that aren't really my style, but they're still part of my collection and I like having them. As far as sourcing for myself, I do it with the intention of wearing it."
Raíssa has a few pieces that stick out among her favorites.
"I would say there's one T-shirt that's like a fictional band T-shirt that Marissa Cooper wears in The O.C. I wear it on a regular basis. There's also this denim vest I got from Friends. Rachel Green wears it, and then Topanga wears the same one from the same brand in Boy Meets World," she says.
"A third favorite is my most recent favorite, a red flannel that Clark Kent wears in Smallville and Joey wears in Friends. I love when we have parallels where people from different shows wear the same stuff."
She's also enjoying opening screen-accurate shopping up to others who aren't familiar with the process.
"One thing I took from my recent comments is that sometimes people who are fans of a show or movie want something to show they like the show without getting merch with logos and stuff," she explains. "I feel like this is a good way to show that you're a fan of something without really showing. So for people that are a little bit more low-key, like I am, I'm not gonna go around wearing something like with a big like Gilmore Girls logo, but I do have a bunch of stuff from the show."
"It's fun for me and it's fun when people recognize it on this street sometimes," she adds. "I get so happy that someone recognizes it and it doesn't even have like a big logo calling it out."
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