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Like snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef or dropping acid for the first time, diving headfirst into the dizzingly vast world of vintage clothing can be a little intimidating. It helps to have a knowledgable sherpa to keep you steady and pointed in the right direction. And as far as we re concerned, you d be hard-pressed to find a better vintage guru than Raggedy Threads founder Jaime Wong.
More than two decades ago, Wong got her start flipping throwback grails at L.A.’s legendary Rose Bowl Flea Market, before opening her own standalone shop in Downtown Los Angeles in 2002. In 2016, she cut the ribbon on a second Raggedy Threads outpost in Williamsburg, and it s been a beloved fixture in the neighborhood ever since brimming with all the mouthwatering shredded denim, perfectly faded sweatshirts, and pristine souvenir j
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Adrian Morales, right, and Ian Vizzerra work at Wang’s Vintage in downtown Phoenix, which sells graphic T’s and other merchandise. (Photo by Kelly Richmond/Cronkite News)
Wang’s Vintage curates and sells an assortment of band, tour and rocker T-shirts, along with Levi jackets. (Photo by Kelly Richmond/Cronkite News)
PHOENIX – Noah “Nemo” Vizzerra, 22, manager and creative director of Wang’s Vintage in downtown Phoenix, hovered over two hefty Carhartt jackets and a pair of utility pants arrayed on the floor in front of him.
His small gold chain and shock of faded blond highlights dangled just above his phone screen as he set up his frame and took a photo.
Many shoppers got there early for the VIP early admission, and they left with anything from chairs and frames, to plants and sculptures.
Kaitlyn Huynh and her friends woke up at 4:30 a.m. and they showed us their haul on the way out.
“I feel like LA specifically has a big scene for vintage clothing and my friends and I are invested in fashion, so we came here knowing it was a big flea market. Bigger than any other in LA,” Huynh said.
The doors for general admission opened at 9 a.m.
To go about a mile from Linda Vista Avenue to the parking lot, it took about 35 minutes.
Free People Celebrates Earth Month
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The lifestyle brand will be donating $100,000 to the National Park Foundation to Support Inclusive Crews PHILADELPHIA (PRWEB) April 08, 2021 Lifestyle brand Free People is committed to celebrating Earth Month all year. The brand continues to add new steps each year to make an impact on the earth and community.
“This Earth Month we’re proud to celebrate our commitment to Mother Nature through the lens of creative collaboration. We acknowledge that we absolutely cannot drive positive environmental change alone, and through closely collaborating with values-aligned partners, including Rose Bowl Vintage and the National Park Foundation, we’ve been able to make progress that we’re really proud of this year,” says Julie Verdugo, Free People’s Director of Sustainability.