Shop mindfully this holiday season: Check secondhand vintage stores for gifts
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Secondhand stores aren’t always the first thing to come to mind for holiday shopping. A local vintage shop wants to change that.
Street Scene, a vintage clothing and home goods store in Lexington, has rolled out holiday goodies like ornaments, sweaters and stocking stuffers. Co-owners Madison Tyma and Jillian Wiseman said shopping vintage for gifts is a mindful way to get long-lasting gifts for your loved ones.
“Don’t knock it till you try it,” Wiseman said. “You can find better quality pieces than you’re going to find at your big box stores, because they’re made with real materials — your cotton, your wool, things like that — and they’re not all made in China.”
Name of business: Street Scene.
Co-owners: Madison Tyma and Jillian Wiseman.
Location: 2575 Regency Road, Lexington.
Hours: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday 10 a.m.- p.m.; Sunday, noon-5 p.m.
Merchandise and mission: Street Scene specializes in wearable vintage, interesting vintage home goods, unique modern gifts and accessories. Most of the vintage is sourced from the 1950s-1990s from local consignors.
Tyma said the store is a good way to give things a new purpose.
“We both really care about the stories behind items and giving people an opportunity to find their items a new home. Maybe they don’t have the ability to keep all of their family heirlooms, but they want to know that they’re going to a good place where they’ll be appreciated and will live on,” she said.
What is unique about this business: As one of the first curated vintage stores to open in Lexington, Street Scene has a unique style the co-owners described as “funky, girly and groovy.”
2024 Holiday Season: As holiday shopping has started to pick up, Street Scene has felt the love.
“We have a lot of people coming out to support us as a small business, and we’re grateful for that,” Tyma said. “Because we’re a vintage store selling mostly secondhand items, we have a lot of very mindful customers that are intentional about not over consuming.
To promote their business, Tyma and Wiseman are gearing up for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30, and Street Scene’s annual holiday open house on Dec. 14. Each of those events will feature new merchandise, giveaways and snacks for shoppers.
The pair has a special collaboration with Coffee Times Coffee House, which is next door, that will debut on Shop Small Saturday. Both stores will do a giveaway of that secret item.
The duo said they will know the holiday season was a success if the shelves are empty come January, and if they can create a meaningful shopping experience.
“People want to be in community together and want to celebrate. So, I think we’re really hopeful that we’ll have another great season. But you honestly never really know how it’s gonna go until it’s here,” Tyma said.
“So we obviously, every year, just do the best we can to create unique events and experiences for people and make it worth their while to come out.”
This story was originally published November 20, 2024 at 4:45 AM.
