The Thrifty Goose at St. Martin’s Church is a cut above your ordinary church thrift, and it’s huge. This is primo vintage, lightly used clothing, and housewares. The site is fresh and clean and even has two changing rooms with mirrors. And . . . how do I say this? These contributions derive from a […]
(3.5) Head over to the WaterFire Arts Center this weekend for some super-curated indoor shopping, featuring vintage and pre-owned clothing, books, records, art, furniture, home decor, and more. The Little City Thrifty Vintage Market is a two-day shopping experience featuring the best vintage vendors around. Little City Thrifty is a curated shopping experience featuring 85+
A new guide to the local vintage shopping scene has been launched thanks to Christine Francis of Carmen & Ginger (formerly in the Arcade, now in Tiverton). While her first guide covered Providence, the new version includes vintage shops, pop-ups, and online sellers around the state. Hard copies can be found at participating vendors. I
(5.28) Buy, sell, browse. ‘Faded’ bills itself as a “one-day experience showcasing the art and business of vintage clothing.” The show will feature dealer booths, a designated trade pit, live auctions, and Faded, the gallery, a month-long exhibition at the WaterFire Arts Center showcasing the rarest vintage t-shirts. Look for special guest appearances from authors
(3.6) The WaterFire Arts Center will be hosting the Little City Thrifty vintage market both days this weekend. Little City Thrifty is gathering 85+ vendors for a curated indoor shopping experience, featuring vintage and pre-loved clothing, books, records, art, furniture, home decor, and more. . . . Come spend a few hours with us, have
(10.21) The Arcade has been hopping lately with new energy and new stores. Add to that the Fall Urban Vintage Bazaar and it’s a scene. (Facebook event page.) Over 25 vendors of quality vintage goods in one place for one day! Men’s and women’s vintage clothing and accessories, vinyl records, vintage cameras, lighting & housewares,
(5.28) Stop by What Cheer Records and Vintage this Sunday to share memories and wish owners Jennifer and Chris Daltry all the best as they move into the future. (For now they will continue to sell their wares online at Discogs and Etsy. Who knows what comes next.) Sunday may be a little crazy. But
Check out Chamonix Antiques the new antique home furnishings store on the Westminster side of the Arcade. The eclectic inventory includes posters, carpets, furniture, jewelry, lighting fixtures, wall art, vases, textiles, a globe, all with an emphasis on mid-century modern, art deco, and arts and crafts. But as owner Jess Rochefort explained earlier today, the
(10.22) Time for the Fall Urban Vintage Bazaar hosted by Carmen& Ginger. She seems to have several swell cameras on hand. Once again the Bi-annual Urban Vintage Bazaar comes to the Arcade in Downtown Providence! Over 20 vendors will set-up, rain or shine, for ONE day only, selling men’s and women’s vintage clothing & accessories,
Check out Nostalgia Providence at 236 Wickenden Street (just in from Brook Street, where ‘This & That’ used to be). They have three floors of vintage and antique goods including: clothing, furniture, jewelry, cameras, lamps, instruments, typewriters, glassware, wall art, tchotchkes, and this rather large and creepy ceramic pig for just $42. Owners Ren and
(4.25) Over 15 vendors of vintage clothing, housewares, accessories, jewelry for men and women, linens, ephemera, lighting, mid-century, books, vinyl will gather in the Providence Arcade Saturday for the Urban Vintage Bazaar. Rain or shine, natch — it is America’s oldest indoor shopping mall after all. The event is hosted by Carmen & Ginger purveyor
Happy hunting at Nostalgia Providence on Wickenden Street — three floors of collectibles, antiques, furniture, and lots of vintage clothing and accessories. Proprietors Mike and Karen (Ren) Antonowicz opened the store a little over a year ago. Ren Antonowicz teaches fashion classes at Johnson & Wales University and fashion history classes at Rhode Island School
(12.21) Head over to What Cheer Records and Vintage this Sunday for their 15th Annual Holiday Party. Food, drinks, sale, music! Performing holiday songs will be the one and only Emma Rome Corbin, and What Cheer’s Chris Daltry will play a few songs too. Sponsored by Narragansett Beer. This picture was taken last year, but
(11.29) Remember to support all the cool independently owned bricks-and-mortar shops around town. We’ve got plenty. Lots of vintage shops on the East Side and West End and downtown. They will each have a stack of the new Guide to Providence Vintage with a map so you can hit them all. Check out the shops
Providence is becoming a vintage mecca and they are getting organized. The new comprehensive ‘Guide to Providence Vintage’ will help you, your out-of-town guests, and returning college students, make sense of the burgeoning scene. There are 16 participating shops concentrated in three neighborhoods, including: downtown (Carmen & Ginger in the Arcade); the West End (Broadway,
The Providence Flea is up and running with many vendors scheduled for this week. Food trucks include: Like No Udder Noble Knots Paco’s Tacos Mexican Mix Presto-Strango Coffee Truck Rocket Fine Street Food Vagabond: Globally Inspired Street Food (Vegetarian) Woody’s Lemonade cart 10am to 4pm, Sundays through September 14th, South Main Street