May Hotline
New stores, novelty bags, and the best designer shopping in Scottsdale
If you asked me in January where you could shop my vintage brand, I would’ve told you I was stocked in one store, with a few big market events each year.
Fast forward to now, just a few months later, and I’m stocked in three different stores and one luxury rental platform!
I joined Superette last month, which has been so fun. If you’re local, you can come visit me in the Chinatown shop most Tuesdays & Saturdays! As of last week, I’m now set up in a second Seven Wonders Collective location, our beautiful new store at 398 Atlantic Avenue in Boerum Hill. Later this week, I’m dropping off four new pieces to the Isle of Monday showroom, adding to my new selection of rare & designer vintage available for rent! Your girl is booked, busy, and feeling good.
I styled two fabulous shoots in April that I’m really looking forward to sharing with you! I have limited availability for styling in May & June - send me an email! Let’s make vintage magic.
My trip to see my family in Arizona was the perfect balance of work and play. I soaked up a lot of sun, ate a lot of amazing Mexican and Native American food, and took a day trip to see the otherworldly red socks of Sedona.
I had an empty checked bag worth of high hopes about the Phoenix secondhand scene, and I was not disappointed. I hit the ground running with an estate sale straight from the airport, where I scored three pairs of designer shoes at 75% off because I showed up 20 minutes before closing. I managed to stuff the suitcase with juuust under 50 pounds of true vintage and designer across some of my favorite categories: shoes, dresses, belts, and a truly fabulous 1970’s suede fringe cape. Scottsdale hasn’t seen the last of me, that’s for sure!
On My Calendar…
I’m going to my first ever press preview for a major fashion exhibit next week! More on that soon, I am so excited.
I almost skipped May Brimfield this season to save money, but thankfully my bestie talked me out of my responsible delusions and convinced me to make a short but sweet journey up to the hallowed fields of Brim. I’ll be in Massachusetts from the 12th-14th - keep an eye out for me and my wagon!
What Else is Happening in NYC Vintage, Fashion, and Art…
To Shop:
🪡 Pickwick Vintage Show is returning to Grand Central Terminal on Saturday, 5/9
🪡 The Brimfield Bus offers round trip daily transport from NYC to Brimfield! Buses depart from 8th Ave & 31st at 6 AM every morning from 5/12-5/17
To See:
🫧 Punk Politics/Camp Costuming is on view at La Sudestada until 5/10
🫧 Costume Art, the annual Met Costume Institute exhibition, opens on 5/10
🫧 Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses is opening at the Brooklyn Museum on 5/16
🫧 The Adventure of Domenico Gnoli at Lévy Gorvy Dayan gallery closes on 5/23
🫧 Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture at the Frick Collection closes on 5/25
In The Shop…
Now that I’m selling in three different locations, I’ll have even more data to share about what vintage lovers are buying in NYC. I’m stocked in Chinatown, the LES, and Boerum Hill, and I’m really interested to see how the shoppers differ in each neighborhood.
A lot of the items I sold this month were from my trip to Arizona. While I had big success at the estates, I was less impressed by the thrift stores and garage sales I visited. But there was one store in particular that I spent a lot of time in because I kept finding really crazy designer pieces for kind of shocking prices. It’s called…
