07/13/2026
I genuinely don’t love horde-pile posts but I find myself in the middle of one. I guess this is really a post about the labor behind having a vintage store. Matt and I just spent a week in a basement, sorting through a beloved friend’s longtime collection that accidentally got flooded. The bottom layers were lost but there was plenty to save. This is me trying to decide what to squeeze into a couple of suitcases for August’s Louisiana Vintage Festival and sorting the rest into piles for next time round. When we get home there will be cleaning, mending, steaming, etc etc.- the slow fashion movement is real. Like fast food, fast fashion is so easy and so bad for you, the planet, for the exploitation of labor and natural resources. So why do people keep buying that crap? I’m often dumbfounded by the hypocrisy. Especially when I’m standing in a pile like this one. Nothing that we found is made of plastic. Much of this treasure is handmade vintage. It will take time to bring everything to the shop for your shopping pleasure, after crossing the country and being re-loved into near perfection. We’re flying home Wednesday to be back at the shop on Thursday, so we’ll see you soon with some real beauties. Please do yourself a favor and stop pushing that Temu button. There’s a person somewhere just like me fighting the landfill epidemic in order to bring you something you’ll never find anywhere else and doing the labor to make that possible. Sending love to my fellow vintage warriors, it takes a staunch heart to keep your chin up in these tough times, I see you and I love you for choosing heart over easy, ♥️
Three cheers to Jackie for holding down the shop these last two weeks, we really appreciate you being there and for being just the right person, Thank You friend.
