We’ve heard of Record Store Day and Indie Bookstore Day. Now, there’s another day to that list — Vintage Store Day.
The day was announced shortly after Record Store Day, and looks like so much fun. There’s even a little passport that you can mail to Shop Rare Farm. You can view more information about it here.
Shopping vintage and thrifting has been something that has been more and more common than ever before due to cost, increased interest in getting more quality and unique pieces, and of course, the efforts to reduce the carbon input. For me, I personally try to shop vintage in the effort to find high quality pieces at accessible prices. Some of my favorite things to thrift include: vintage Coach bags from the 80s-2000s; quality clothes from brands such as Anthropologie, Loft, Athleta, and Good American; vintage Dooney and Bourke bags; and vintage jewelry.
For Jessica Pellegrino, owner of Oldest Daughter Thrift on Poshmark, she agrees, finding that “thrifting is a great way to get quality products, without having to break the bank.”
“With tariffs, and quality of goods plummeting, I think people are more likely to spend $20 on a second-hand wool, L.L. Bean sweater, than a polyester micro-trendy sweater from Amazon or SHEIN,” she said.
To get items for her online shop, Pellegrino treasure hunts at Goodwill and Savers as a side hustle in addition to being a barista. Pellegrino not only sources items for Oldest Daughter Thrift, but steams, washes if needed, and takes pictures for her shop as well.
That being said, she also notes that thrifting has several environmental benefits as well.
“Roughly 91 million tons of textiles end up in landfills every year. The main culprit is micro trends in fashion. Items like jeans, sweaters and jackets, which should last years, only last one season because they’re made of weaker, synthetic fibers,” she said. “The fibers also don’t break down in the same way as fabrics like cotton and linen. One person, deciding to shop second-hand for one year, would save 59lbs of textile waste from entering landfills.”
And we’ve seen so many different people getting out and thrifting, with TikTokers such as Monica Paulino who thrifts several high quality gems that always leave my jaw on the floor; Yoonie, who manages to take vintage Coach bags and make them new; and Madison Steffano, who shows how she thrifts for basic and fun pieces in her wardrobe. With all of these gems, one may wonder how can I get my hands on these?
Pellegrino says that it’s all about “trusting yourself.”
“If you touch an item and it feels luxurious in your hand, trust that instinct. If something looks so interesting you give it a second glance, pick it up,” she said.
Here are the CT Thrift Stores That Are Participating In Thrift Store Day In 2025:
- Vinanthro Vintage — New Haven, Conn.
- EBM Vintage — New Haven, Conn.
- The Mason Jar Thrift and Vintage — North Haven, Conn.
- Femme and Nest — Mystic, Conn.
- Witch Bitch Thrift — New Haven, Conn.
- Stay on Park — Mystic, Conn.
- Victoria Clare Vintage — Stonington, Conn.
- Mine in Mystic — Mystic, Conn.
- Renee’s Resell Outlet — Orange, Conn.
- Lost and Found
- Noir Vintage Co.
- The Shops At New Hartford — New Hartford, Conn.
- Fashionista Variety — New Haven, Conn.
- Fun and Funky Vintage — Stonington, Conn.
- WEHA Marketplace — West Hartford, Conn.
- Eco Evolution — Norwalk, Conn.
*Please note that these are as of Monday, May 12, 2025.
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