S7 Ep913 ASSASSIN VINTAGE: Tammy and Kay are friends with a shared love of vintage - on becoming business partners, and the vintage markets they’ve done across the country!

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Today’s show is with Tammy and Kay, founders of Assassin Vintage in St. Louis. They met over 12 years ago while working for Anthropologie, and became fast friends over a shared love of vintage clothing and music. 

Eventually, the duo decided to start a vintage business together, which began as an Etsy shop and doing local markets. They opened their brick-and-mortar shop on Cherokee Street in November of 2021, and now they do vintage markets all over the country including: Threadbare Show, Brimfield, The Sturbridge Show, Manhattan Vintage Show, and Randolph Street Market to name just a few.

We chat about all this and more on today’s show! It’s a really fun one, so  let’s just dive right in!

DISCUSSED IN THE EPISODE:

• [5:55] When Kay moved to St. Louis in the 90s, she went thrifting every weekend, and built up a collection fit to sell. 
• [11:16] After Tammy helped Kay with a few vintage shows, the duo decided it would be a good fit to go into business together!
• [14:50] On their vintage specialities, and how to make your brand uniquely stand out.
• [17:32] Chatting about how it used to be so much easier to find vintage from the 30s and 40s, and their best buy from this era.
• [19:13] How to know you and your business partner are a good fit, compatible to share the responsibilities of running the business.
• [23:57] Opening their brick-and-mortar location, after 2+ years of looking for the perfect spot, and how it has changed their operation.
• [29:13] On visible mends
• [35:00] The vintage markets Tammy and Kay have done all across the country
• [43:21] Personal style stories behind the vintage pieces they cherish!

EPISODE MENTIONS: 

• @assassin_vintage
• May’s Night Market
• Katie May on Pre-Loved Podcast
• Golden Gems
• EstateSales.net
• EstateSales.net on Pre-Loved Podcast
• Randolph Street Market in Chicago
• Threadbare Show
• Brimfield Antique Market
• Sturbridge Vintage Show
• Manhattan Vintage Show
• The New England Shakeup
• Ameripolitan Music Awards
• @kristipinkhamstyling
• @shopfromthepast
• @denny623
• @keiser.925

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