I started young. Barbie's first, then dressing myself. My mom and grandmother never threw anything of great quality away. They were mad shoppers, when there was a sale they would buy two of everything.

I started my collection at 12 years old. I studied each garment to understand its seams, its pleats its darts. I tried to mend things on my own to understand on a deeper level vintage construction at its best.

I played the piano. I went to music school. I sang in a punk band, kind of. I studied jazz piano and still couldn't play. But people liked the way I dressed. They knew me by my image, fashionably speaking.

I moved to San Francisco. I moved home. I got a cat and named her juju. I got my degree in Fashion Merchandising and became a vintage hoarder. I thought I was going to move to LA and become a stylist. I fell madly in love with my cat. I became obsessed with collecting vintage and retro goodies.

I got a boyfriend and we moved in together. He said, "You have too much stuff. You are talented. You need to open a shop."

So I did...
Come visit the shop in Point Breeze
6739 Reynolds Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15206