UrbanVintageBazaar: New England

We are excited to introduce you to the fifteen vendors who will join us at the Urban Vintage Bazaar next Month! For this event, we are partnering with Fashion@Brown to kick off their Fashion Week event on campus, and will again have both Men's and Women's vintage clothing and accessories; hats, jackets, shoes, shirts, dresses, jewelry, neckties, skirts, blazers; you name it we'll have it! We are also pleased to be joined by some skilled vendors who make new items - jewelry, clothing and accessories- from repurposed vintage items!

Archetype Vintage
Kim of Archetype Vintage sells primarily online through her Etsy shop ArchetypeVintage. She will be bringing women's clothing (lots of coats, dresses and sweaters), men's clothing, shoes, hats, jewelry, bags and some linens. She also plans to bring a selection of killer designer vintage! This is her first time at the Urban Vintage Bazaar.

ElevenTwentyEight
Rachel redesigns vintage and used clothing into more modern, wearable, and unique styles. She also collects vintage pieces that have stood the test of time and are still fabulous just how they are. Her strong belief is that shopping vintage and redesigned not only allows you to have one of a kind pieces it also helps out the environment.(we agree!). Please visit her on line shop at etsy.com/shop/ElevenTwentyEight. Although no stranger to area vintage events, this is Rachel's first time at the Urban Vintage Bazaar

Eyecandy
Eyecandy Vintage is a subsidiary of "eyecandy wearable art from recycled materials". Designer/Owner Mari Katsigianis is one of the founding members of Boston's "TrashFashions" which premiered their recycled apparel at SOWA in Boston in 2003. Eyecandy Vintage utilizes vintage fabrics and sewing notions to craft mid-century style fashion. Mari also refurbishes existing vintage clothing pieces and accessories, updating them for sale to vintage aficionados. Her love for vintage goes back over 40 years when she discovered a treasure trove of 30's & 40's clothing in her grandmother's attic, wearing it in high school, college, and through to the present day.
Her work is currently showing at the following:
Out of The Blue Art Gallery, Cambridge, MA
The Peaceable Kingdom (Ives St.) & Spectrum (Thayer St.), Providence, RI, And also through her website: http://www.flamencobuzz.net/eyecandy.html
This is Mari's second time at the Urban Vintage Bazaar.

The Fox Affect
Valorie of The Fox Affect will bring a selection of women's vintage clothing and accessories ranging from the 60s to 80s. She will also bring all some items for the guys! She can be found on Etsy at The Fox Affect and on Facebook at The Fox Affect. This is her second time at the Urban Vintage Bazaar.

Gallery 2 Boutique
Deb will bring an extraordinary collection of antique, vintage & mid-century fine jewelry, vintage clothing & costume jewelry. Her motto is "We Preserve the Extraordinary!" Visit her brick and mortar shop at GALLERY 2 - bldg 26 - 2nd floor, WINSMITH MILL MARKET at Norwood Commerce Center, 61 Endicott St., Second Floor, Norwood, MA 02062 Visit www.mygallery2.com for directions and map. This is Deb's first time at the Urban Vintage Bazaar.

Guess What I Have
Mayra has been in the vintage business for well over a decade and, when not at live shows, can be found selling clothing, accessories, and funky housewares at her on-line shop Guess What I Have on Etsy. She always brings a variety of unusual and hard to find vintage items to our event - get there early before others snap them up! She is founding member of the Urban Vintage Bazaar.

Gypsy
Gypsy is a mobile shop that sells on-trend wearable vintage and high-end collectible clothing. They’ve got vintage designer items as well as the original pieces that likely inspired current designer collections...at a fraction of the cost, of course. They can be found regularly at The DavisFlea, SOWA Vintage Market and other pop-up events in the New England area. You can follow what is going on moment by moment at their GypsyShop Facebook page. They also have a web page at www.findgypsy.com. Ruth is the brains and brawn behind Gypsy and is a founding member of the Urban Vintage Bazaar.

Mardy Stark
Jessica Starkweather of Mardy Stark offers a wide range of trend led and unique vintage clothing for women and children. The collections span the early 1900s to the 1990s and can be found online at www.mardystark.com Jessica Starkweather has been collecting and selling vintage for over 4 years and is very excited to bring her Spring 2013 collection of Mardy Stark vintage to the Urban Vintage Bazaar for the first time.

NAVA
NAVA is all about new and vintage apparel and accessories. Unlike many online apparel stores, NAVA started out in May 2008 with a retail store located on Thayer Street in Providence, RI. It began as a dream between two roommates who transformed a rough old record store into a funky chic retail space. After demolishing several walls, putting up some new ones, painting every surface imaginable, and buying three mannequins we like to call Rudy and the Judys, NAVA opened its endearingly glass-paned door to offer stylish new and vintage clothes to every girl and guy with the sense to look good. With a penchant for cowboy boots, funky and fancy dresses, silk scarves and gold jewelry, we try to have a little bit of everything so that no one leaves NAVA empty-handed. You can visit them on-line at ShopNava, or, can visit their brick and mortar shop at 281 Thayer Street on the East Side of Providence. We are pleased to have NAVA join the Urban Vintage Bazaar for the first time.

Peacock Feathers
Betty of Peacock Feathers has been buying and selling vintage clothes and accessories for over 20 years and the collection of items she brings shows her vast knowledge of vintage and on-trend fashion! She regularly participates in shows and has a brick and mortar space at the New London Antiques Center. She will bring both Men’s and Women’s vintage clothing to the Bazaar as well as a variety of other vintage goodies. This will be her second time selling at the Urban Vintage Bazaar.

The Red Velvet Shoe
The Red Velvet Shoe features timeless, upscale vintage of impeccable taste and quality. The proprietress, Michelle, takes great pride in offering only the best items and providing fantastic customer service. Her blog, Tales from a Vintage Wardrobe explores the history of fashion and how vintage relates to the modern world. She is as meticulous as she is enthusiastic and a true ambassador for fine vintage. Visit her on line at The Red Velvet Shoe. The Red Velvet Shoe is a founding member of the Urban Vintage Bazaar.

Shoppe Pioneer
Natalie is the proprietor of Shoppe Pioneer, a women's store on South Main St on the East Side of Providence, right in the midst of the RISD campus. Her website is www.shoppepioneer.com. Shoppe Pioneer features mainly new Women's clothes but she accessorizes with Vintage bags and Jewelry. For the Urban Bazaar she will be showcasing Vintage's Women's clothing; a personal passion. Shoppe Pioneer is a founding member of the Urban Vintage Bazaar.

Swift and Faire Co.
Swift and Faire Co. is your source for stylish vintage clothing and accessories for men and women! They specialize in high-quality vintage and designer clothing from all eras, with an eye towards fashion forward trends as well as exceptional fabric, fit, and construction. They are regulars at Sundays at SOWA Vintage Market/Boston South End and are joining the Urban Vintage Bazaar for the second time.

Vintage Haven
Deb of Vintage Haven is a founding member of the Urban Vintage Bazaar. She can be found 24/7 on Etsy & Facebook at Vintage Haven. She also has a dealer booth at Farmstead Mercantile on Market St in Warren, RI. You may also have seen her at other shows in the New England area including The Vintage Bazaar in Salisbury, MA, The Top Shelf Flea Market in Somerville, The RI Vintage Antique Show and the Posh Upscale Vintage Boutique Bridal Show. She plans to bring clothing, hats, scarves, handbags, & jewelry . She will have primarily vintage items with a few antique items here and there. You never know what goodies you will find in Deb’s booth.

Carmen and Ginger
Christine of Carmen and Ginger is the organizer of the Urban Vintage Bazaar. She sells primarily on Etsy at Carmen and Ginger, as well as operating a brick and mortar vintage space at Vinny’s Antique Center. She has sold at many area events, including the Harvard Flea Market, The Vintage Bazaar of Salisbury, the Burlesque Expo in Cambridge, the Top Shelf Flea in Somerville and the Rock and Roll Yard Sales in both Somerville and Providence. She will bring both Men’s and Women’s vintage clothing and accessories to the UVB, jewelry, vintage bags and totes and more! Carmen and Ginger is a founding member of the Urban Vintage Bazaar.

What an amazing turnout we had this past weekend of people of all ages, backgrounds, shapes and sizes with one thing absolutely in common: love of vintage! We wish to thank everyone who came by, shopped, shared the event with friends, talked us up on the internet, and even returned a second day! A huge shout out as well to the Brown University student volunteers who created and hung posters, posted about us, and even showed up at the crack of dawn to help us unload and set up! A visual summary is below. Remember to like and follow our Facebook Page as well as this blog to stay informed of future events!

Archetype Vintage

Crystal Cat Vintage

Eyecandy

Guess What I Have?

Gypsy

Kim (Archetype Vintage - right) and her sister who helped her all weekend!

New Jersey Nan's Antiques

Peacock Vintage

Retreasured

Sarah from Brown (Event Organizer extraordinaire!) and Deb from Vintage Haven

Shoppe Pioneer

Swift & Faire Co.

The Fox Affect

The Naked Lady

Vintage Haven

Mayra (Guess What I Have?) and Talia (The Naked Lady)

Carmen and Ginger

We also wish to extend a HUGE Thank You to Dave of Y2K Records who filled in for us at the last minute Saturday when our previously-booked vendor had an unexpected commitment come up. We were so busy Saturday I never got a photo of Dave in his booth, but, you can see people diggin' in those bins in the room shots posted here, and, I heard people who returned Sunday dissapointed that Dave could not be with us two days as they said "That guy had really cool stuff!"