For the past 26 years, LuCretia Sisk has been the sole owner of Room Service Vintage, one of Austin’s most beloved and acclaimed vintage stores. However, the store announced August 6 that Sisk will be handing the vintage reins over to a new owner, Audrie San Miguel.
San Miguel is best known as the co-owner of South Congress store Prototype Vintage, and has been in and out of Room Service, both as a shopper and employee, for nearly three decades. In fact, she was the very first employee back in 1999 when Sisk took over ownership of Room Service from original owner and founder Patsy Rocker.
The store was founded in 1981, when Rocker transformed a North Loop pharmacy into one of Austin’s first vintage stores. From its earliest days, Room Service has offered an eclectic mix of vintage furniture, decor, clothing, and rare finds for everyone from college students on a budget to discerning vintage collectors. Upon retirement in the late 90s, Rocker passed the torch to Sisk, and now Sisk passes it along to her protégé, San Miguel…