Craft Culture: Secondhand ethos, first-class fashion at Tandem Vintage

The Growler: “Everything that people get rid of goes to thrift stores or goes in the garbage,” the founder of Tandem Vintage explains. “Unless there are people out there who are bringing that back into their homes and giving it a second life, it all ends up in the landfill.”

Over the last couple of years, Amanda and her wife have adopted an immersive secondhand lifestyle. “My boots, my jumpsuit, my cardigan, my ring, my bandana—every single thing I’m wearing is secondhand,” she says. “Everything my wife wears is secondhand. Our whole house—kitchen table, couch, art, all of our planters, our bedspread, our dishes—is secondhand. I try really, really hard to give things another life.” 

by Lauren Sauer