Connoisseurs of boho-chic style can easily fall prey to local vendor Jozy DeFord’s Renegade Rustlers vintage goods. On Sundays, she can be found hustling and bustling around her trunk show on Lincoln Road or the Vintage Drippin’ Market at R House in Wynwood, talking up customers with the precision and speed of a skilled auctioneer.
So for those looking to save some cash, cut down on gluttonous consumerism, or avoid the impersonal exchange of gift cards, vintage vendors like Renegade Rustlers might just be the solution. Sure, thrift gifting might sound weird at first, and it will take some planning, but it’s all the latest rage in climate activist Greta Thunberg’s native Sweden where buying new now comes with a dirty word: köpskam, or the “shame of buying.”