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Beauty in the Beast
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The door opens and a chime rings throughout the store. Plates
thintricate designs painted on them are lovingly displayed on the
Ml from ceiling to floor. Displayed in a dowdy glass case are old-
ishioned baseball cards and rusty thimbles that trigger a curiosity
f their history.
Further down the road, a flight of unpolished stairs alongside a
oithgate building leads to the open walkway of Northgate Vintage
It welcomes students to mellow tunes, familiar atmosphere and
Ishirts to match. The laid-back staff emanates a vibe of comfort
lie offering a colorful array of classic pearl snap shirts, and faded
(liejean skirts alongside a stack of java-drinking art for those with
istethat is anything but mainstream.
Antique shops and vintage stores provide the adventurous cus-
itnerwith more than just a good bargain. They can enrich a shop-
itwith an untold story or recycle an adolescent fashion sense
iang forgotten.
‘ Mary Kennedy, owner of the Tin Bam Antiques and Collectibles
inBiyan, said she believes everybody has to love the antique quali-
lyofthings. Whether antiques help a self-employed business or are
isymbol of cherished teenage memories, Kennedy continues to
lelieve that every page torn or stored away hole-ridden item can and
illbefound with “a beauty in it.”
"When I was a kid, I was not taught to admire it (antiques),”
Kennedy said. “Now I see a personality and character that is brought
out of the object and wonderful to picture.”
Kennedy managed to see the light within these one-of-a-kind
ms through a chain of unfortunate events.
After her mother died, an inheritance was left to her and her sis
ter, Wanting to do something useful with the money, Kennedy decid
ed to open her business without having any knowledge about the
(image market.
Thirteen years later, Kennedy has expanded her inheritance
four times.
.Now Kennedy’s store is full of archaic items ranging from plates
topotsto books and bows, and each treasure contains its own sto-
ii{s,some of which are quite comedic.
' Kennedy laughs about one particular story of a woman who
fraught a pair of bright yellow vases that were “rough on the out
side.” The woman wanted to get rid of the glued-up vases for no
'jute than $3.
'.‘‘.faiedy began to grin as she saw something more to the rough
and wrote a $15 price tag on them instead. Years later,
another customer came in and brought the two vases
up to the little counter to purchase.
“It is not hard to sell things,” Kennedy said.
“There will always be the right thing for the right
person.”
If the right thing is vintage, then Aggie fans of
retro styles need look no further than the backyard of
Texas A&M.
Northgate Vintage, on the floor above the Nipa
Hot restaurant, offers students an alternative shop
ping experience. The Northgate store displays clas
sic cotton T-shirts that are adorned with a variety of
slogans, icons and shades.
“Our clothes help differentiate yourself from
everybody else,” said Donny Dao, a senior industrial
distribution major. “The comfort level of vintage
clothes is just unmatched.”
Dao reminisced of one occasion when he was
looking for a particular Ivy League T-shirt but could I
not find it for months. Finally, his friend Ryan *
Ewing, who now owns Northgate Vintage, discov
ered the shirt and passed the distinguished vogue to
Dao free of charge.
“I think the relaxing feel of a vintage T-shirt brings
a nostalgia and memory behind it that you can find
cool or just fun to laugh at,” Dao said.
Not only do vintage T-shirts bear fond memories of
popular icons from the ‘70s and ‘80s, they reignite a
trend of long-buried fashion while giving the vintage
shopper an original sense of style.
“The great thing about vintage shirts is that it still
retains the look of style at a better price. It used to be
just a way to be unique and different. Now, it’s just
the way to be,” said Mike Weeks, a junior communi
cations major.
Weeks, along with Dao, sees his hobby of vintage
shopping as an escape route back to the Michael Jackson-glove-
wearing days and away from the adult pressures and responsibili
ties of being a college student.
Unlike customers who actively seek to find that Victorian tea
pot or Rolling Stone concert T-shirt, Brooke McElroy, a senior
theater major, said she keeps everything she has collected in her
life protectively tucked away in her hometown closet.
“I don’t ever get to a point where I don’t have a place to put
something,” McElroy said.
McElroy’s collection has everything from prom decorations to
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duplicate programs of plays she participated in or saw in her
childhood.
She even has books from her junior high library that were
never returned.
“Everything has such sentimental value to it, and I don’t want
to feel guilty if I got rid of it,” McElroy said. “Some things though
are just irreplaceable.”
To reserve space for newfound memories, McElroy said she
occasionally donates to community theaters, her mother’s art
classroom and the Humane Society.
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