Vintanthromodern

Specialties

Located at 938 State Street in the unique East Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Vintanthromodern features expertly curated vintage clothing, shoes, and accessories and small batch handmade goods. Support local designers by shopping in our monthly pop-​up shop that showcases products from small businesses and makers across the state of Connecticut. Vintanthromodern also hosts modern craft classes, meet up and shopping events for the community, and offers event space rental and planning.

History

Established in 2014.

Vintanthromodern Vintage

men /​women /​kiddos

Expertly Curated — Handpicked Daily

We scour the state of Connecticut (and the Midwest and Deep South from time to time) to bring you the very best clothing, shoes and accessories from times past. We focus on everyday, wearable vintage. You won’t find many costumes in our shop. 95% of our inventory is Made in the USA — and is often more well-​constructed than anything you can find today. Vintage is not just for costume parties and your grandma (even though she may be fabulous) — vintage is gaining popularity with everyone from eco-​conscious shoppers to high fashion devotees revolting against mass-​produced, poorly made, disposable clothing, shoes and accessories; Instead, our customers seek one-​of-​a-​kind, well-​made, on trend pieces that can be reinterpreted, and mixed and matched within their existing wardrobes — to express a unique personal style.

Meet the Business Owner

Melissa G.

Business Owner

From the Daily Nutmeg:

«She started Vintanthromodern Vintage in not-​so-​vintage 2011. She admits the business name is a mouthful, and it turns out that’s the point. „People suggested that I change it from the very beginning,“ she says, „but I’m really stubborn – I promise that once you figure out how to pronounce it, you won’t forget it and that’s what, I think, gives it a lot of character.“

An art teacher during the day, she works on Vintanthromodern much of the rest of the time, finding the right clothing and curating collections to sell. Her interest in historical fashion is longstanding; flip through her high school yearbook and you’ll find Gonzales decked out in a sweet vintage velour shirt amidst a rather dreary sea of Gap logo tees.

Over the years, Gonzales has relentlessly sifted, combed and browsed, accumulating quite a mass of clothing, jewelry and accessories…»