A couple from Grandville, Michigan, sells everything from golden loveseats and Coca-Cola fridges to license plates and comics at their thrift store, Le Vintage Rose, in Allen, Michigan.
The property of the Antique Village was abandoned and forgotten for more than a decade, until Mary Nguyen-Frei and her husband, Emerson, filled it with their collection of historical items.
“My dream was always to run a fun shop that has everything,” Nguyen-Frei said. “Because growing up, I didn’t have much. I was raised by my grandparents with 10 kids, so I had a lot of hand-me-downs, and that’s how I got into secondhand fashion. I learned that it’s actually a fun, cool, and affordable way to be different.”
Walking into the antique store, customers are greeted by old Hollywood faces in photographs and posters — people of the past who have marked the fashion industry. Racks of thrifted and collected clothing fill the room with all sorts of fabrics and patterns — denim, velvet, animal prints, and stripes — from various decades. Glass cases are filled with jewelry, watches, brooches, and masquerade masks…