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It is April 6th, 2021, I’m Tom with Cottonuity, and this is the Vintage News. Brrrtual Flea and Thriftcon Well as we’ve mentioned before, open-air Markets, Swap Meets, and Flea Markets are coming back full swing. Famously the Brrrtual Flea and Thriftcon will both be this month, but as you’re aware, someone in your own city is probably hosting some sort of event you can vend at. Here at The Vintage News, we think it’s in all vintage vendors’ best interests to get out there and meet some people in your local community by selling vintage. Not only does this ... Read more

It’s March 30th, I’m Tom From Cottonuity, and this is The Vintage News. T Time Show First up – tee shirt archivist and all-around cool dude Perry Shall has been working incredibly hard on his show – @T Time, and if you missed it, he just had the Comedian and Podcaster Marc Maron on his show. Marc showed off some great Don Rock, vintage music, and comedy club tees. It’s interesting to see that even if you get your own show on Netflix, you’ll still hoard tees from the last thirty years in your home. Perry has been working for ... Read more

FULL DISCLOSURE: I only started paying attention to NFTs about three weeks ago. I am not an expert on any of this, quite the opposite really, the vast majority of it still baffles me. I’m the clueless person referred to in the headline. I was just barely smart enough to mint a vintage t-shirt so I figured I would share my experience with the community. This idea started when my pal Matt started talking about them and their potential in the world of vintage t-shirts. I pay attention when he’s spitballing ideas, he entered the vintage t-shirt game years before ... Read more

It is Tuesday, March 23rd, I’m Tom from @Cottonuity, and this is the vintage news. Thriftcon Thriftcon – one of the biggest vintage clothing markets was last weekend in Atlanta, and our sources tell us that it was an absolute doozy. Famous rappers like Lil Yachty, B.o.B., producer Jarren Benton and others pulled up, as well as thousands of others, creating an over 2-hour wait to get into the event. Sellers have reported nearly selling out their booths, so if you’re in Denver, you might want to think about signing up for their next event in April! There was a ... Read more

It is March 15th, 2021, I’m Tom from Cottonuity, and this is the vintage news. IG “Live Rooms”: Battle Royale & Royal Rumble At the top of the heap – Instagram has recently implemented the ability to have 4 people live at once. This is changing things up immensely for live auctions, and we are seeing new and exciting ways to offer vintage clothing through “Live Rooms” as Instagram calls them. @Vilecollects hosted a sort of live chat about classic video games and the state of the video game tee shirt market, with a few other enthusiasts. @1980somethingco has been ... Read more